Builds — official CN server data (patch 7.2)
Three reads of the same champion, computed by our engine on official CN server data (current-patch stats, ratios and prices): a reliable base to adapt to your game. Why this data? →
Vs AD comps
14,250 — total cost
Vs AP comps
14,500 — total cost
Recommended bootsPlated Steelcaps
Recommended runes
Power spikes (computed)
Early (1-5)2/10
Mid (6-10)2/10
Late (11-15)1/10
Lv 3 E rank 1Lv 5 UltimateLv 11 Warmog's Armor
Situational adaptations
Chempunk ChainswordAgainst healing (Soraka, Aatrox, lifesteal…)
Divine SundererAgainst 2+ tanks / HP stackers
Death's DanceAgainst AD burst (assassins, Zed, Rengar…)
Kaenic RookernAgainst AP burst (Syndra, Fizz, Evelynn…)
StridebreakerAgainst heavy mobility
The detailed guide below dates from patch 7.0e and is being rewritten — for the current meta, rely on the variants above.
Nasus wins through scaling, not early impact. His build must let him survive long enough to stack and turn each hit into a threat.
Recommended Build
Starter
Ruby Crystal
Trinity Force
Proc Sheen on Q Siphoning Strike stacké, heavy burst
Sundered Sky
Heal on-hit on Q empowered, sustain in duels
Thornmail
Anti-heal + armor, Nasus fights in melee with W slow
Final Build
Boots & enchant
Plated Steelcaps
Alternative vs AP / CC
Mercurys Treads
Mercurys Treads
Skill order
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1468
2121415
371011
5913
Runes
Fleet Footwork
Mobility for to chase or escape and sustain in lane during his stacking of Q Siphoning Strike.
Nullifying Orb
Extra shield mages that poke him at range to block his stacking.
Second Wind
Stacks with W Wither for a sustain in lane suffisant to continuer of stack.
Overgrowth
HP massive combined with the R Fury of the Sands to be a monstrous tank in late game.
Transcendence
Reduces cooldown of the W Wither to slow enemies more often during of the stacking.
Situational Items
vs Crowd Control
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Quicksilver
Quicksilver
Situational Runes
vs Crowd Control
Overgrowth
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Perseverance
Overgrowth
Perseverance
Build timing
First item
Divine Sunderer allows winning all short trades with Q.