Especially after the buffs to Liandrys and rylais, which make his damage pretty silly. You will likey lose out on Q farm but you'll still be building CDR via Athenes and Ionian boots. His sieging gets pretty silly with a low CD AOE nuke that's impossible to miss and he's very good in lane as AP since he can push and harass at the same time.
This is the build I'm working on right now, feel free to offer anything up.
Koldheartedjsp2 votesshhh pls no
my champion that 2 shots turrets must be kept in the shadows
it used to be so fun when revive was around
Sakura Mirage1 votesBuild is pretty squishy would take out lich bane for like death cap hourglass or void staff I don't see anyone getting away with auto's off with a squishy melee build unless you are doing split pushing than ya go ahead.
HateDaddy1 votes[{quoted}](name=Janna Smurf,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=lEFU68aM,comment-id=0000,timestamp=2015-09-18T02:38:47.856+0000)
Build is pretty squishy would take out lich bane for like death cap hourglass or void staff I don't see anyone getting away with auto's off with a squishy melee build unless you are doing split pushing than ya go ahead.
It's more about sieging than it is team-fighting, you kinda wanna avoid teamfighting with a build like this. Now if I wanted a more bruiser like build, I'd take out lich bane entirely and go Sunfire Cape. Less Q damage but more AoE burn.
HateDaddy1 votesCould also do something like
RoA, Ionian boots, Rylais, Liandrys, Frozen Heart and Abyssal for more of a bruiser build
Would certainly take out the need to rush Mana Regen and leave you significantly more durable
laughup021 votesI like getting 500 stacks at 20 mins though q.q
The only thing that stops me playing AP Nasus is just wanting as much stacks as possible.
Fadedpf1 votesExcept you have the same problems of "being Nasus" and that is being focused, kited and killed like that. Plus when it comes down to it he can't 100 to 0 people. His AP E is great but the rest of his kit is obviously not meant for him to be a mage.
ltmetal1 votesMy favorite build...
Starting Items: 
Core Items: 
Offense: 
Defense: 
So I'm sure right now you're asking, "Why is core? Where is the 
? Who let the dogs out?"
's ult does 3%/4%/5% + 1% per 100 AP capped at 240 magic damage every second for 15 seconds. Your ult continues to damage through the active. If you combine that with Rylai's slow and 300/450/600 bonus health plus your resistances, you can stick to your target or bait with your active effect to get the maximum burn in teamfights. A full Nasus ult does a maximum of 45%/60%/75% + 15% per 100 AP capped at 3600 magic damage, and this is what makes AP Doge secret OP. (This is the same reason why you want )
Nasus has a historically abysmal early game, only able to safely CS when his lifesteal, potions, or items sustain him through enemy damage. Building AP allows you to safely CS while shoving with no personal risk. Therefore, I recommend you don't even put a point in Q until forced to, getting more slow from your W instead. If you are in range to autoattack, you should be ulting or running away, so buying a sheen can almost bait you into feeling like you need to get close to a minion wave you could easily evaporate with an E.
I don't know who let the dogs out, try asking the Baja Men.