Why do idiots build Swifties into Nasus? Which is more important? His W or Q?

MakishiEFB·Apr 3, 2018·2 votes·1,211 views

Reduce the severity of a practical perma-slow that he can spam by 25%

30 Armor and 10% less damage on his spammable on-hit damage Q?

Priorities people, come on.

11 Comments

redniwediSApr 3, 20186 votes

People overestimate the value of 10% less damage. Sure, it's 10% less for free, but if you would have taken 1k damage you're still taking 900 damage. Might as well try and not take the damage in the first place.

MakishiEFBApr 3, 20182 votes

100 plus however much is remove by the 30 armor.

How much does item 3009 reduce?

SuperspickApr 3, 20182 votes

Potentially your entire life bar from avoiding him getting in range. See, champions sometimes have peel, or a way to kite. Or, they can tank some autos instead of all the autos thanks to the slow protection.

I'd suggest you re-evaluate both your priorities and your knowledge.

redniwediSApr 3, 20181 votes

As I and others have said, Swifties are about avoiding damage in the first place, not tanking the damage more effectively. You're making a poor comparison here.

ArammusApr 3, 20183 votes

i prefer swifts. because if his w hits me, im dead. with swifts i got a chance. that 10% less dmg vs a 500+ trinity stacks wont do much

MakishiEFBApr 3, 20182 votes

Why did he get to 500 trinity?

Probably because you went item 3009

DuskDaUmbreonApr 3, 20183 votes

You forget: Nasus's W is a giant middle finger to moving.

Are you melee? Unless you have a dash/blink/some other gap closer that isn't running and CC, you can't engage. Are you ranged? Well, you're a balloon, so you need to be able to stay the fuck away from him (or you get two-shot - three-shot with Tabis).

If you can't outrange him (Meaning: You aren't a Xerath, Cait with RFC, or Lux), or you can't ignore the W (Such as Olaf, Yi, or someone like Leona or Ornn), the most vital thing is not letting him right-click you to death.

Imagine a Darius you can't escape. No amount of armor is going to save you from him, so work on being able to escape him.

Sp33d Zer0Apr 3, 20182 votes

Reducing the severity on most ADCs means I can out kite him with my built in peel. That means he never touches me.

Dokueki KenshinApr 3, 20181 votes

Honestly, depending on who you’re playing as against Nasus, Swift boots are definitely more useful. If you’re a melee duelist who’s expecting to have to engage in a slugfest all the time with him, then of course, but if you’re strategy is to kite him and keep him at arms length with constant harassment, like I do with Quinn, then heck yeah I’m going Swifties over Tabi. Infinitely more useful considering my kit.

SuperCommanderApr 3, 20181 votes

Swift or mercs are probably best vs Nasus unless you are planning on tanking him (which is usually not a good idea unless you are a tank). If he can't reach you he wont deal damage or heal making him a pretty easy target.