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Need some Gameplay help for ranked

Flambarge·6/7/2016, 12:54:17 PM·2 votes·620 views

Greetings fellow players, I am a mid silver level player (keep juggling silver 3-4) and have am having problems currently winning games. Firstly I am a top lane Nasus main, last two seasons i had almost above 60% win rate with Nasus, but recently I am facing difficulties winning games with him, i also play other fighters/tanks in the top lane like but Nasus is my to go champion. I do not know where i am doing wrong now a days because clearly i am seeing that the enemy team is either better organized than mine most of the time, or the enemy top laner is having better clutch plays, for example earlier i was easily able to dive most champions post 6 and kill them but now, i am not able to do that, furthermore I used to have 350+ stacks (which i think is okay for my elo) earlier, now sometimes i am stuck with 250ish stacks in 20 mins, which kinda sucks. I am trying to practice in normal where everything is okay, but as i come back to ranked things start to go south all over again. I was so high on confidence at the start of the season, but now i am very under-confident regarding my champs which is making me drift away from Nasus as my main champ, I want to have faith in my skill as a Nasus main but having several loosing streaks is not helping it one bit. Any advice to a fellow top laner?

5 Comments

ChocoBean6/7/2016, 10:11:18 PM1 votes

I would just say, take a break from the game, because the more you stress it, the less its going to help it.

Noksterz6/7/2016, 10:31:57 PM1 votes

Seems like maybe you've grown stagnant with Nasus. Playing one champion over and over again can have that affect. You become too comfortable and unconsciously stop playing your hardest. Anytime ive ever felt that way with a champion i expand my champion pool. Playing and learning new champs and then taking them into ranked is a way i keep myself constantly entertained. It keeps the game new and fresh, while also keeping the excitement level up.

Swiftstrike46/7/2016, 11:09:45 PM1 votes

I am a Gold IV Nasus main.

You can friend me on League if you want advice and we can talk about your games.

Some quick tips from looking at your stats:

Some of your builds are suboptimal - You should never build - Nasus has enough lifesteal that you should be building resistances, health, and/or both. Also, thornmail isn't a great item unless you have multiple armor items since is scales of bonus Armor.
I notice you don't build - this is a good item to rush early for an earlier power spike - I am mixed about it as well since it shoves the wave and I still prefer triforce. But triforce is very expensive.
Your CS per game could be a bit higher as well as your gold per game
Run attack speed runes with Nasus for early last hitting (3-4)
Your stacks are low if you are at 250 at 20, even in a rough game - make every Q count don't waste it hitting opponents unless you plan to kill them or the jungler is coming
Don't spam spirit fire - this is actually very common for Nasus players. Never use it to harass. Your limit should be never more than 2x prior backing and typically for an all-in only.
Don't grab corrupting potion it is sort of a trap item for Nasus. You lose your mastery bonus for biscuits and typically you are not hitting enemies early to make good use of the item. It is better to start armor pot 4, ruby and 2 pots, or 1 pot and MR item and do an early back.
I don't think zzrot is great anymore since the changes, it is a situational buy and I think GA is better due to cost and the passive.
Overall, it seems you have good mechanics and your builds are decent. I really think your issue may just be decision-making. Knowing when to farm and when to push. I REALLY pay attention to the map when it comes to split-pushing and that just developed over time.

You may want to watch sirhcez on twitch. He is a high Diamond Nasus player. When I got stuck in mid silver last season I started watching him. It helped me recognize some mistakes I was making and different builds to try. Watching him definitely got me to Gold last season because he demonstrates good habits. He plays a pretty flawless Nasus game. He sometimes loses games because of opponent's comps and his stubbornness in his experimental builds, but decison-making is really superb.