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Nasus is in a bad spot in my opinion.

ChibiKamisama·4/18/2016, 9:27:33 PM·2 votes·941 views

I know juggernauts are supposed to be slow and short ranged, but with Nasus, he currently has big weaknesses that is abused to quite a few levels compared to other top laners in general. I know Nasus is a tank, has 10% lifesteal thanks to his passive, and can do tons of damage, but i feel like he is basically very easy to poke and hit and run with. He has no way of poking or trading pokes, besides using his e, but does little damage and wastes mana. Secondly, since he is slow, he can just get easily get harassed by ranged top laners who can just poke Nasus obnoxiously, like Xerath, Gangplank, Ekko, or a few champions who aren't usually top like Jhin (I know Jhin is rarely top, but he can harrass hard.) The poking that Nasus can receive from certain champions can go so bad, that Nasus cant even farm or stack his Q or even go NEAR the minions without being poked to death. The damage he receives can potentially out weight the amount of health he receives from life steal. Nasus currently struggles against a lot of match ups and he just falls off more compared to some other top laners.

18 Comments

EndlessSorcerer4/18/2016, 9:34:59 PM5 votes
  1. Nasus having weak trades early-game is entirely intentional
  2. Nasus has a montrous mid-game if you can farm semi-competently.
  3. Nasus prioritizes CDR and resistance items, making his sustain far more valuable.

Nasus is not a tank; he's a fighter. Fighters are a threat to the enemy team primarily due to their damage; tanks are a threat to the enemy team primarily due to their utility.

Nasus is one of the best scaling top laners in the game. While he does fall off a little after mid-game against competent teams, he is by no means weak.

I'm sorry if this comes off as rude or condescending, but this is definitely an issue on your end. Nasus is quite strong in the hands of a competent player at most stages of the game and can survive early-game against most opponents fairly easily if you play the lane correctly.

EcchiOtakuTM4/18/2016, 10:07:11 PM2 votes

They need to cap nasus' stacks at like 300-500 and make every "x" amount of stacks give a bonus effects like the sated devourer rework, farming nasus is boring.

ModWulf Helhammer4/18/2016, 9:30:13 PM1 votes

If a Nasus is even moderately competent, a minimally stacked Q can heal back even Jayce level poke.

Varys of Lys 4/18/2016, 9:30:59 PM1 votes

Thing is with susan...

He's supposed to farm early

Buff his early game too much and he is a terror not only late game if he has managed to farm, but also in lane

Mecha MaIphite4/18/2016, 9:54:49 PM1 votes

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he can just get easily get harassed by ranged top laners who can just poke Nasus obnoxiously, like Xerath, Gangplank, Ekko

when was Xerath a top laner