Tier list / Mid / Nasus

Nasus matchups

Tier 5#48 Mid2Full build
You playNasus

Tier 551.6% win · #48 mid

An even matchup50.6%Nasus wins 50.6% of games into Zed, a little below the 51.6% Nasus wins overall.
AgainstZed

Tier 249.0% win · #10 mid

50.6%50.5%

421 gamesSample A 50.0%Sample B 53.5%Sample C 50.0%Gold at 15 −600Sample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Nasus: Gold 52.4% · Plat 51.4% · Emerald 51.3% · Diamond 46.2%Zed: Gold 49.5% · Plat 48.9% · Emerald 49.5% · Diamond 49.2%

Lane plan

No lane tip for this matchup yet; the facts on the right still hold.

  • Trinity Force

    You complete Trinity Force at ~14 min; Zed completes Voltaic Cyclosword at ~11 min. 3 minutes where Zed is ahead.

  • Level 3: Zed's Living Shadow (W) is 20s, your Wither (W) is 15s, so you're back first. Level 6: both ultimates 120s.

  • Ignite

    Zed takes Flash + Ignite in 90.1% of games. You take Flash + Ghost (49.2%).

Build into Zed

Sample B · Emerald+ · 181 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

    Doran's Shield + Health Potion

    72.9% of games · 53.8% win

  2. First back

    SheenGlowing MoteCloth Armor

    Sheen, Glowing Mote, Cloth Armor

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item14 min

    Trinity Force

    Trinity Force

    53.0% of games · 52.1% win
    • Iceborn Gauntlet54.5%

  4. 2nd item20 min

    Frozen Heart

    Frozen Heart

    42.5% of games · 53.3% win

  5. Boots9 min

    Ionian Boots of Lucidity

    Ionian Boots of Lucidity

    51.9% of games · 59.6% win
    • Plated Steelcaps43.5%

Runes

Most played page, 138 games

PrecisionPrecision

  1. Fleet FootworkFleet Footworkpicked in 76.2%
  2. TriumphTriumphpicked in 63.0%
  3. Legend: HasteLegend: Hastepicked in 76.8%
  4. Last StandLast Standpicked in 74.0%

ResolveResolve

  1. Second WindSecond Windpicked in 69.1%
  2. UnflinchingUnflinchingpicked in 52.5%

Shards

Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth ScalingAbility Haste · Health Scaling · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

Skill order

Most played order, 55 games
Q14579
W38101213
E21415
R611

Max

  1. QWE88.3% pick · 158 games52.5%

Zed: Q start, max QEW10,520 games

Summoner spells

FlashGhostFlash + Ghost49.2% pick

FlashIgniteZed: Flash + Ignite, 90.1%33,126 games

Play against Zed

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Zed's abilities

Your opponent · uses energy
  1. P Contempt for the WeakPassive
  2. Q Razor Shuriken6s cooldown · 75 / 70 / 65 / 60 / 55 energy · 900 range6s6s6s6s
  3. W Living Shadow20 / 19 / 18 / 17 / 16s cooldown · 40 / 35 / 30 / 25 / 20 energy · 650 range—20s20s20s
  4. E Shadow Slash5 / 4.5 / 4 / 3.5 / 3s cooldown · 40 energy · 290 range—5s5s3.5s
  5. R Death Mark120 / 110 / 100s cooldown · No cost · 625 range——120s120s

Living Shadow (W) is the long one early: 20s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Nasus's abilities

You · uses mana
  1. P Soul EaterPassive
  2. Q Siphoning Strike7.5 / 6.5 / 5.5 / 4.5 / 3.5s cooldown · 20 mana · 255 range7.5s7.5s5.5s3.5s
  3. W Wither15 / 14 / 13 / 12 / 11s cooldown · 80 mana · 700 range—15s15s13s
  4. E Spirit Fire12s cooldown · 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 mana · 650 range—12s12s12s
  5. R Fury of the Sands120 / 100 / 80s cooldown · 100 mana · 400 range——120s100s

Wither (W) is the long one early: 15s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 1 mid matchups

Nasus's win rate into each one · green beats Nasus's average, rose falls short
50.0%52.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.