Early game nerfs to Nasus. Late game buffs

Bolwinkel·Jan 30, 2016·2 votes·314 views

Question: I've noticed that Nasus has been fairly strong in the early game with Grasp of The Undying. So would possibly lowering his passive lifesteal but increase it's scaling for the late game, would that be alright to counter act the mastery and the sustain that it gives him? I've noticed that he's strong early even without it but it could just be me. I've only noticed it this season though. Please let me know as this is just what I think.

Edit: What I loved about playing Nasus was his high risk high reward play style. He had a very weak laning phase compared to other top laners but if played right, he could come and absolutely dominate the mid game and his team would snowball off of it. However, he shouldn't be able to be ganked multiple times and still have 300-400 stacks at 20 minutes because he still has the sustain to win against his lane opponent.

15 Comments

weeaboomerJan 30, 20163 votes

His early game could use some tuning.. by like lv 9 he already outscaled his lane opponent....

BolwinkelJan 30, 20161 votes

He's just too safe right now. He needs some nerfs to make him less safe in lane but more rewarding later in the game.

ShonjlJan 31, 20161 votes

The only thing I can say is how would you suggest going about it? Nasus is in such a condition that even a small change can entirely ruin him. He has already been considered the absolute worst champ in the game not too long ago. We don't need it happening again.

He is meant to be not tanky at all in the beginning other than his passive sustain. If he is somehow beating you prior to like 9-10 then maybe it is the player being the problem than Nasus :L Anyone that knows how to be aggressive without being stupid will auto win against Nasus.

ModWulf HelhammerJan 30, 20161 votes

I would be ok with that.

WoonStruckJan 30, 20161 votes

If he needs nerfs anywhere, its mid-game. He should be fairly weak for a long time considering what he has going for him.

TroiannJan 30, 20162 votes

Nasus is supposed to be amazing mid game. Late game he's useless because he gets kited so hard, and unless he has like 2k stacks he can't damage tanks with 300+ armor.

BolwinkelJan 30, 20161 votes

Nasus is supposed to be fairly weak in laning phase because of how strong he can get in mid game and possibly late game. He's not supposed to be safe in early game so he gets an easy time to go and absolutely dominate the whole game.

ShonjlJan 31, 20161 votes

He isnt safe early, he has literally the least base armor and mr out of just about any top laner and his SOLE reason he can survive is his small passive LS. If someone isn't poking a Nasus out of lane.....really not sure what to say.

DreadlocksJan 30, 20161 votes

I actually like where Nasus is now, it doesn't take 20 minutes for him to fight, I can usually get him to duel me around lvl 6-9 now. Can't complain. Plus, his late game scaling isn't as stressful to deal with as it use to be.

BolwinkelJan 30, 20161 votes

But isn't that the point of Nasus? Stay in a lane and farm up for 20 minutes so you can absolutely demolish the enemy team in fights?

DreadlocksJan 30, 20161 votes

Not at all, Nasus wants to stay in Top lane all game and take turrets in 3 Qs lol.

BolwinkelJan 30, 20161 votes

How Nasus should be played is farm until 20 minutes where you should have 200-300 stacks if you were playing right. Then go and group with your team mid and win team fights so your team can snowball off of the wins. Then go back top and split push since the enemy team can do nothing against your fed team or you.

DreadlocksJan 31, 20161 votes

Not from what ive seen Sirhcez play.. I mean, sure its not the only way to play Nasus, it just seems to be the most desired way to play him for the best results.

TohobJan 30, 20161 votes

his lifesteal is overwhelming in lane if you don't have a good poke champion. if you don't just outright fight him at all times in the early game, he can shrug off your harass completely and all you'll be doing is throwing your mana at him. it seems like he's able to sit in the middle of top lane and farm safely starting far too early in the game, provided he isn't against someone with strong poke.

ShonjlJan 31, 20161 votes

His LS is overwhelming......I have to seriously ask....really?

Its 10%.....His Q in the beginning only hits like 100 at most....wow an amazing 10hp....There is some champs that heal that much per AA or passively.

Quit acting like he is invincible just because you are that bad that you can only attack him once every 20 seconds. 1 AA from just about any champ hits at least 50, that would take him about 4 Qs to get that hp back....