Nasus
Champions that beat Nasus
- Aatroxtop
Aatrox edge-knocks Nasus with The Darkin Blade (Q3) whenever he walks up to stack Siphoning Strike (Q); Wither (W) sits on an 18s cooldown rank 1, leaving long windows where Infernal Chains (W) can lock him for the full combo.
- Ambessatop
Ambessa's level 2-6 power bullies Nasus before he ramps Siphoning Strike (Q) stacks. Drakehound's Step (P) dash chains weave around Wither (W) slow, and Sundering Slam (Q2) % max HP burst beats his Soul Eater lifesteal in short trades.
- Camilletop
The Hextech Ultimatum (R) arena traps Nasus in 1v1 before Siphoning Strike (Q) stacks online. Hookshot (E) knockup interrupts Spirit Fire (E) cast, and Tactical Sweep (W) slow nullifies Wither (W) trade pattern.
- Dariustop
Nasus first 6 levels are passive — Apprehend (E) pull + Crippling Strike (W) shove him off the wave repeatedly, killing him before Siphoning Strike (Q) stacks come online. Wither (W) slow cannot stop Decimate (Q) outer-blade trades.
- Fioratop
Fiora bullies Nasus off the wave from level 2 with Lunge (Q) resets, killing or shoving him under tower before Siphoning Strike (Q) stacks come online. Riposte (W) parries Wither (W) slow application, denying his trade pattern.
- Gangplanktop
Parrrley (Q) reaches 625 units, far outside Siphoning Strike (Q) farm range. He has no dash to punish a chained Powder Keg (E), and Wither (W) only matters in melee — Gangplank stays outside that bubble. Trinity Force comes online before Nasus stacks scale.
- Garentop
Decisive Strike (Q) silence interrupts the Siphoning Strike (Q) empowered cast right before each stack; Judgment (E) spin chips Nasus out of Spirit Fire (E) regen radius. Perseverance (P) heal beats his HP-stack regen cycle in extended trades.
- Gnartop
Mini Boomerang Throw (Q) plus Hyper (W) shoves the wave and denies Siphoning Strike (Q) stacks under tower. Wither (W) only matters in melee — Hop (E) leaves the bubble before the slow lands, and Fury of the Sands (R) cannot catch Mini Gnar form.
- Heimerdingertop
Nasus has no dash to dodge the turret nest setup; Siphoning Strike (Q) stacking requires standing in melee at minion line — every step inside H-28 G Evolution Turret (Q) range racks beam damage. Wither (W) is useless on stationary turrets and Heimer kites freely.
- Illaoitop
His first 6 levels are passive Siphoning Strike (Q) farming. Test of Spirit (E) chips Nasus off the wave for free and turns him into a Vessel; Tentacle Smash (Q) doubles every spirit-echo hit. Wither (W) is wasted when Illaoi commits to Leap of Faith (R) burst window.
- Jaxtop
Siphoning Strike (Q) is an empowered auto Counter Strike completely dodges, neutralizing the only burst Nasus has on lane. Without dashes he cannot escape the AOE stun on recast, and Wither (W) lasts shorter than the Relentless Assault stack window Jax needs.
- Jaycetop
Siphoning Strike (Q) only stacks on last-hit kills — Cannon Shock Blast (Q) shoves the wave from 1000+ range and denies the stacks Nasus needs. Wither (W) telegraph is dodged behind minions, and Hammer Thundering Blow (E) knockback walks him out of Fury of the Sands (R).
- Karthusjungle
Nasus needs 25+ minutes of Siphoning Strike (Q) stacking to scale — Karthus wins every level 6 skirmish around drake before he reaches that window. Requiem (R) global snipes Nasus during his Baron solo timing, and Wall of Pain (W) slow neutralizes Wither (W) chase.
- Kayletop
Siphoning Strike (Q) only burst Nasus has — Kayle's level 11 ranged auto-attacks kite him from outside Wither (W) slow range. Soul Eater (P) sustain cannot catch Kayle in melee once Divine Ascent (P) unlocks ranged form, and Fury of the Sands (R) loses to AOE on-hit waves.
- Neekotop
Blooming Burst (Q) pokes safely beyond Siphoning Strike (Q) reset range and Tangle-Barbs (E) roots Nasus before he can Wither (W) Neeko. Pop Blossom (R) AOE punishes Soul Eater (P) stacking pattern at melee range and Spirit Fire (E) zone is dodgeable on clone bait.
- Olaftop
Nasus's first 6 levels are passive farming — Olaf Q-pokes him off the wave with Undertow slow chip, E-bursts him at sub-40% HP under Berserker Rage, and snowballs Stridebreaker before Siphoning Strike stacks reach the kill threshold.
- Ornntop
Nasus has no dash and Wither slow does not interrupt Searing Charge into Brittle stun. Ornn shoves him off the wave with Volcanic Rupture, denying Siphoning Strike stack farming, and Living Forge passive bonus resists shrug off Spirit Fire armor shred.
- Quinntop
Nasus has no dash — Blinding Assault denies him the autos and the Siphoning Strike Q stack on the killing blow, breaking his entire farm scaling pattern. Vault leaves Wither slow range before he engages, and Heightened Senses speed kites him out of Spirit Fire AoE chip damage.
- Renektontop
Nasus's first 6 levels are passive farm — Renekton's level 2-3 empowered Ruthless Predator stun plus Cull the Meek AoE shoves him off the wave, denying Siphoning Strike Q stack progression.
- Riventop
Siphoning Strike (Q) is the only stack source and needs an in-melee auto reset, while Wither (W) has a long cooldown. Riven bullies him pre-6 with Broken Wings (Q) cancel combos plus Ki Burst (W) stun, denying farm before Fury of the Sands (R) scaling kicks in.
- Rumbletop
Siphoning Strike (Q) needs an in-melee auto reset to stack, so Flamespitter (Q) burn pushes him off the wave and denies last hits. The Equalizer (R) drops on the lane while he stacks Q, and Electro Harpoon (E) chips through his low pre-6 magic resist.
- Singedtop
Siphoning Strike (Q) needs minion stacks to scale and Nasus has no dash — only the Wither (W) slow targets Singed. Singed proxies the wave away through the river, killing both his income and Q stack timer, while Poison Trail (Q) chips him whenever he chases through the cloud.
- Teemotop
Nasus's Siphoning Strike Q is auto-based and Soul Eater passive lifesteal depends on landing autos. Blinding Dart Q kills the Q-stack farm chain in lane, Toxic Shot E poison chips him under Wither W slow,
- Trundletop
Nasus needs to stack Siphoning Strike Q on minions to ramp damage and his Soul Eater passive lifesteal needs auto-attack chain. Chomp Q steals his AD on every trade in lane, Frozen Domain W drops a sustain patch on the wave,
- Vaynebot
Vayne sits outside Siphoning Strike (Q) range and chips Nasus's HP for free with Silver Bolts (W) percent-HP true damage autos. Tumble (Q) repositions out of Wither (W) range and Condemn (E) knock-back interrupts Fury of the Sands (R) chase.
- Wukongtop
Crushing Blow (Q) bonus range out-trades Nasus Siphoning Strike (Q) auto window, denying his stack accumulation under tower. Wither (W) slow does not stop Nimbus Strike (E) dash and Fury of the Sands (R) HP buff cannot save him from Cyclone (R) knock-up at four items.
- Yonetop
Mortal Steel Q plus Soul Unbound E out-trades Nasus before his Siphoning Strike Q stacks scale. Wither W slow is point-and-click but does not stop Soul Unbound E spirit dash, and Fury of the Sands R cannot peel Yone's Fate Sealed R pull in skirmish.
- Yoricktop
Nasus stacks passively for 6 levels on Siphoning Strike Q minion kills. Last Rites Q digs graves on every minion kill and Mourning Mist E denies his stacks under tower. Wither W slow does not stop the Maiden of the Mist R pushing the side lane unchecked.
- Zaahentop
Aureate Rush E closes the gap on demand and Dreaded Return W pulls Nasus out of point-blank Siphoning Strike Q range. Wither W slow is point-and-click but does not stop the E dash, and Spirit Fire E zone deals only sustained low damage Zaahen heals through Q.
Champions Nasus beats
- Kennentop
Wither (W) cripples both Move Speed and Attack Speed — exactly the stats Lightning Rush (E) repositioning and Mark of the Storm (P) stun-stack auto cadence rely on. Once Wither (W) hits, Kennen cannot kite Siphoning Strike (Q) range and Slicing Maelstrom (R) channels stationary.
- Setttop
Nasus only loses lane when he is poked from range — Sett has to walk into Siphoning Strike (Q) range to do Knuckle Down (Q) damage. Nasus gets free stacks every wave while Wither (W) keeps Sett slowed off Facebreaker (E) plus Haymaker (W) all-in attempts.
- Vladimirtop
Vladimir loses 39.13% vs Nasus — Wither slow disables Sanguine Pool kiting and Siphoning Strike stacks scale beyond Vlad's late-game burst threshold
- Volibeartop
Nasus only loses lane when he is poked from range — Volibear has to walk into Siphoning Strike (Q) range to do Thundering Smash (Q) damage. Nasus gets free stacks every wave while Wither (W) keeps Volibear slowed off Sky Splitter (E) plus Stormbringer (R) all-in.
- Yasuomid
Wither (W) cripples both Move Speed and Attack Speed — exactly the stats Sweeping Blade (E) dash chain and Way of the Wanderer (P) crit auto rely on. Once Wither (W) hits, Yasuo cannot chain Steel Tempest (Q3) tornado knock-up before Siphoning Strike (Q) reset chunks him.