So nasus

legionnaire99·Nov 21, 2016·2 votes·1,092 views

How do I counter play his W?

44 Comments

BeatzBoyFTWNov 21, 20164 votes

item 3140

legionnaire99Nov 21, 20162 votes

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6.6 sec after when it's back up?

BeatzBoyFTWNov 21, 20161 votes

Then stop playing Vayne or other ADCs at top lane.

legionnaire99Nov 21, 20161 votes

I don't the main reason I brought this up was my friend wanted to try league and watch me play a match and he noticed how crippling nasus W is why 0 way to outplay it

BeatzBoyFTWNov 21, 20161 votes

Cz when his W is down, you're suppose to poke him back when it's on cooldown as mentioned by Quepha. His W also has a high mana cost, so it's a best trade.

QuephaNov 21, 20161 votes

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6.6 sec after when it's back up?

You're supposed to capitalize on that six second window, not just sit there with your thumb up your butt waiting for Nasus' abilities to come off cooldown.

legionnaire99Nov 21, 20161 votes

cool on ap or ad nasus he dies but that's it why he is a tank

Big LincolnNov 21, 20162 votes

be Olaf MasterYi

or be a strong duelist that doesn't rely so much on attack speed Darius

legionnaire99Nov 21, 20162 votes

So counter picking is his only counter also the attack speed slow part counter them both

Big LincolnNov 21, 20163 votes

if you want to consider his W in a vacuum and not think about the rest of his kit, sure

legionnaire99Nov 21, 20162 votes

I mean the rest of his kit has counterplay if he had a dif or weaker W

Big LincolnNov 21, 20161 votes

forgot to mention

Garen can cleanse the slow and he doesn't care about attack speed at all, Gangplank can cleanse also but I'm pretty sure he still loses to Nasus

redniwediSNov 21, 20161 votes

GP scales really hard on damage. If you play the lane well he can completely zone Nasus from minions and set him back to the point where he simply isn't useful anymore.

In an evenly skilled matchup GP should win lane.

Big LincolnNov 21, 20161 votes

i've never lost the lane so I'm just going off anecdotal evidence

redniwediSNov 21, 20161 votes

I suppose I am too. Just got out of a game with that particular matchup. GP had his way with me from the start of the game to the very end...

Need Gold 4 TentNov 21, 20161 votes

GP won't win this lane. He won't lose it since he scales hard too, but he's not kicking Nasus out of lane. It does boil down to a skill matchup of sorts, because it depends partly on Nasus farming off his barrels on the drop, preventing explosions and adding a Q stack at the same time. Even without that though, a GP still does not have enough poke to kick a specifically setup Nasus out of lane, i.e. Lifesteal quints +Warlord's. And it becomes an uphill battle as Nasus rushes armor, where it's usually just wiser to afk farm while waiting for ganks.

VeterenMantisNov 21, 20161 votes

Its not the only counter if you want to be technical Grievous wounds is the best counter, we are just saying some champions work better against others.

Something with grievous wounds>Dead mans plate> Randuins Omen, there is tons of ways to counter Nasus. we are just suggesting champions that are good places to start.

agbudarNov 21, 20162 votes

Garen his Q counters it Evelynn her W counters it Gangplank his oranges Olaf his ult Alistar his ult Braum laughs at nasus face for missing his W

Plastic Mem0riesNov 21, 20161 votes

With escape.

That's about it, unless you wanna buy a QSS.

legionnaire99Nov 21, 20161 votes

And when he dose it 6.6 sec later

Plastic Mem0riesNov 21, 20161 votes

Then hope you have your escape up or hope you can 1v1 him

legionnaire99Nov 21, 20161 votes

I mean allot of champions could but a 95% slow with a 47% as slow makes it hard

Plastic Mem0riesNov 21, 20161 votes

Mhm, that's why you'd pick something that doesn't rely on AA's that much

legionnaire99Nov 21, 20161 votes

Hmm and if I pick before him?

Plastic Mem0riesNov 21, 20161 votes

Then early game you go ham on him. Level 1 and 2 make his life hell. Keep hitting him when he tries to CS so he gets scared, and try to freeze lane. Get a kill if you can. Messing up a Nasus early game and ending the game early helps.

legionnaire99Nov 21, 20161 votes

And after level 3 when he gets a target point and click slow. Or if I'm poke and his passive heal past it

warpenguin555Nov 21, 20161 votes

cant you QSS it still

legionnaire99Nov 21, 20161 votes

I mean yes but 6.6 seconds later when it's back up?

VeterenMantisNov 21, 20161 votes

well, The best way to be Nasus is play a ranged top lane. Ziggs top works fine, he has to choose between taking your bull shit poke and getting stacks. Get a grevious wounds item early (Morellonumicon specifically) and he will be effectively worthless, an easy first blood and he won't get a lot of stacks.

Or play vayne top, If you get fed you carry hard core, If not you safely farm lane from a distance. for the vayne build I recommend blade of the ruined king>Attack speed boots>Phantom dancer>Frozen mallet>Tank items With this set up most top laners won't be able to touch you, and you're vayne, you come with true damage just get some armor shred and you'll be all right.

legionnaire99Nov 21, 20161 votes

So gnar if we need a real top laner?

redniwediSNov 21, 20161 votes

Depends on the champ. You can jump a wall, CC him, try to kill him with abilities, or even not stand in a place where he can follow up on his own W. Usually you want to pick ability based champions against him, but particular auto attack champs can handle him too, like Teemo due to his blind and the ability to set up a defensive field of mushrooms to retreat through.

The main thing is to go out there and experiment. Figure out what works well for you and practice. Learn how to beat him with champions who are strong against him and apply that knowledge to champions you like playing. Who knows, with a bit of work you might never have a problem fighting Nasus again.

legionnaire99Nov 21, 20161 votes

I mean I did that and found a champion I love to play Darius (my main) But it's when I'' not playing him like when he is banned

ok sirNov 21, 20161 votes

nobody can solo nasus. nobody has the mid-game damage to 1v1 nasus, please dont go top if you see nasus close your eyes and imagine you do damage.

redniwediSNov 21, 20162 votes

GP, Darius, Kennen, Irelia, Jax, Shyvanna, Yorick, Vlad, and even Urgot can 1v1 Nasus. Not all of them are reliable matchups, and not all of them can stand there and brawl with Nasus, but they can all beat Nasus in a 1v1 matchup and can get solo kills on him at every stage of the game.

ok sirNov 21, 20161 votes

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GP, Darius, Kennen, Irelia, Jax, Shyvanna, Yorick, Vlad, and even Urgot can 1v1 Nasus. Not all of them are reliable matchups, and not all of them can stand there and brawl with Nasus, but they can all beat Nasus in a 1v1 matchup and can get solo kills on him at every stage of the game.

they dont carry heavy mid-game they literally reverse their power and get smashed

legionnaire99Nov 21, 20161 votes

I mean I do main Darius so nasus normally is easy as pie. It when he banned I need champions to counter him he seem so broken with his passive W and R

redniwediSNov 21, 20161 votes

You're funny. If you actually think this and are not trolling there's nothing we can do to help you. Have fun.

PermabannedGarenNov 21, 20161 votes

With equal gold, no champ 1v1s a fairly well-stacked Nasus mid game except maybe Yi or Olaf.

Late game, pretty much no one except Yi or a Vayne with a mercurial scimitar.

There is no counterplaying his W.

legionnaire99Nov 21, 20161 votes

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With equal gold, no champ 1v1s a fairly well-stacked Nasus mid game except maybe Yi or Olaf.

Late game, pretty much no one except Yi or a Vayne with a mercurial scimita

So it's unhealthy?

SasogwaNov 21, 20161 votes

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So it's unhealthy?

No? What's unhealthy about a champion which whole point is getting good in 1v1's lategame? It would be unhealthy if he got beaten easily, because he'd be utter garbage.

Dominick DestineNov 21, 20161 votes

Tenacity, slow resist, quicksilver sash....

Failing that, just stay out of his fairly low range.

legionnaire99Nov 21, 20161 votes

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Tenacity, slow resist, quicksilver sash....

Failing that, just stay out of his fairly low range.

I mean I do but witer has a 700 range I think the normal auto attack is 550 for ranged

Dominick DestineNov 21, 20161 votes