the Curator of the Sands
Roles and difficulty from the global official site, lane from the China-server official site
| Rank tier | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Ban Rate | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ranks | 47.1% | 8.6%#6 | 2.8% | B |
| Diamond+ | 46.0% | 6.4%#9 | 3.2% | B |
| Master+ | 45.8% | 5.9%#11 | 3.1% | C |
| Challenger | 45.1% | 4.2%#15 | 2.0% | D |
| Rift Apex | 45.3% | 3.4%#21 | 2.3% | D |
| Rank tier | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Ban Rate | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ranks | No data | |||
| Diamond+ | 48.2% | 1.2%#39 | 3.2% | D |
| Master+ | 48.0% | 1.3%#39 | 3.1% | D |
| Challenger | 49.5% | 1.4%#37 | 2.0% | D |
| Rift Apex | 48.6% | 1.3%#38 | 2.3% | D |
The tier list shows Master+ figures by default.
Taken from the in-game loadout screen as of 2026-10-07. The pick count and win rate are shown exactly as the game reports them.
Max the skill that provides your damage and stacks first, then level the skill that heavily Slows enemies.
Early on, focus on last-hitting minions with Skill 1 to build stacks. Your laning is among the weakest of any champion. Avoid pointless trades, stay under tower, and conserve HP and mana.
As stacks build, the list of enemies you beat in a 1v1 grows. Keep split-pushing side lanes and take towers. Stack along the way.
Force the enemy to send multiple people with split-pushing, or teleport in behind a teamfight. In fights, make sure Skill 2 (Wither) lands on the enemy ADC. Cutting their attack and movement speed shuts down their damage.
Use Ult to grow and hold the frontline with the extra HP and resistances. Walk straight toward the enemy carries. A well-stacked Skill 1 (Siphoning Strike) takes a large chunk out of their backline.
Avoid trading with the enemy early when you have no stacks. Nasus keeps killing minions with Skill 1 (Siphoning Strike) and comes online later in the game. Endure under tower until level 5 and focus on farming.
Slow with Skill 2, shred armor with Skill 3, then land the heavy strike from Skill 1.
| Details | LVL 1 | LVL 2 | LVL 3 | LVL 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooldown | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Base Damage | 20 | 50 | 80 | 110 |
| Details | LVL 1 | LVL 2 | LVL 3 | LVL 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooldown | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| AS Reduction | 22.5% | 30% | 37.5% | 45% |
| Slow | 45% | 60% | 75% | 90% |
| Details | LVL 1 | LVL 2 | LVL 3 | LVL 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | 110 | 120 | 130 | 140 |
| Base Damage | 55 | 110 | 165 | 220 |
| Armor Reduction | 20% | 25% | 30% | 35% |
| Bonus Damage | 11 | 22 | 33 | 44 |
| Details | LVL 1 | LVL 2 | LVL 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooldown | 90 | 80 | 70 |
| HP | 300 | 450 | 600 |
| Armor | 40 | 50 | 60 |
| Magic Resist | 40 | 50 | 60 |
| Base Damage | 3% | 4% | 5% |
A three-step guide set by the official champion library. For difficulty, a higher number means harder to play.
Critical damage is 200% for every champion. These figures exclude items and runes.
Our take
Like other scaling picks, Nasus had become impossible to punish. Six less base armor makes his early lane noticeably softer and gives his opponent a reason to commit. His ultimate now costs 15 more seconds at rank 1, so he can no longer pop it to start any fight he likes — misjudge the timing and the gap before it returns is long.
Our take
Recent tower changes had made Nasus's early farming safe, while Wither's slow had become miserable to play against. Soul Eater now ramps in four steps instead of three, dropping physical vamp from 8% to 6% at level 1 and from 16% to 12% at level 5, which makes sitting in lane and healing through trades harder. Wither takes 5s instead of 4s to reach full strength and no longer holds at maximum, so the target gets a window to break away. Pushing 24% vamp back from level 9 to level 13 also cuts into how long he can hold a fight in the mid game.
Our take
Four base AD comes off, and it shows up immediately in lane trades and last-hitting. Nasus trades early weakness for late-game strength, so a slower start compounds on itself. He can still get there once grown, but avoiding unnecessary early fights matters more than it did.
