What are you're new rune builds for Nasus?

MadViking··1 votes·2,618 views

What kind of ideas have people crafted up so far? I've been messing around with the new runes a little bit, and based on what I know of the abilities so far it seems like it could be an indirect nerf maybe? I usually run 30% scaling CDR, or 15% flat + 5% from Intelligence mastery with Nasus, and I can't even get close to that much with the new runes.

The most I'm able to get so far is 10% from Transcendence in sorcery, and 5% Cosmic insight from Inspiration. The Transcendence only comes into effect after level 10 as well. Cosmic Insight also gives you 5% max reduction as well as cool downs on items, and summoner abilities.

I rolled with Sorcery as primary with Phase Rush.

My minor Runes...

The Ultimate Hat - which seems OP with Nasus. Reduces CD on Ult by 5% and 2% more for a total of 5 stacks each time it goes on Cool down. (Is the CDR here accounted differently than your overall CDR? Do they stack? If I have 40% CDR and 5 stacks of this which will give me 15% CDR on ult will that make it 55% reduction or will it still be 45%?)

Transcendence -- 10% flat CDR at level 10. Not sure how I feel about that. Each percent of CDR exceeding the cap gives you bonus damage and ap. Something Nasus doesn't really need but I guess its pretty neat.

Waterwalking -- Bonus movement speed and damage/ap in river.

Secondary I took Inspiration

Cosmic Insight -- 5% CDR, 5% Max CDR, 5% item CDR, 5% Summoner CDR.

Magical Footware - Free boot at 10 minutes, cannot buy boots before then and they give additional MS.

There are a lot of cool abilities in the tank tree too but.... no CDR sadly. And the Sorcery tree gives plenty of power to his ult and MS buffs to help him from being kited.

Thoughts?

4 Comments

warpenguin5551 votes

I don't have a rune page but I do want to say that I think the new runes will be a big buff to Nasus

MadViking1 votes

Nasus loses a lot of CDR. I can start a game with 20% flat CDR, and be at the cap in 10 minutes (45%). No way it can be done with new rune system. Unless the meta changes in Nasus's favor, I feel like this is a indirect nerf. The abilities are cool, not going to lie -- but CDR is his most important stat.

The Resolve as primary and Sorcery secondary seems viable too. Gives him better team fighting potential, some CDR. But he's more kitable.

Wafflessssss1 votes

No nasus main worth his salt is going to be taking the sorcery tree. The tank masteries are far better.

MadViking1 votes

Only time will tell. I wish I could get into the PBE and try out these combinations on Nasus.

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