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How to Win Nasus vs Illaoi Counter MatchupNasus is in the a tier of champions

Nasus vs Illaoi

How to Beat Illaoi as Nasus in LoLNasus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Illaoi as Nasus

based on 2,390 Nasus vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
45.3 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League matches each and every week. Within our data, Nasus engaged Illaoi in 2390 games. With so many games with Nasus vs Illaoi gives us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare actionable statistics and a supported build to smash Illaoi. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Nasus encounters Illaoi in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Nasus vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nasus has done a terrible job of beating Illaoi. On average, he wins a lowly 45.3% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Nasus versus Illaoi rounds, Nasus’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Illaoi.

Best Nasus vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Nasus Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageBlack CleaverJak'Sho, The ProteanDead Man's Plate

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nasus to level upq
>
Second ability for Nasus to level upe
>
Last skill for Nasus to max outw

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorArmor
Nasus's passive ability p
Nasus's q ability q
Nasus's w ability w
Nasus's e ability e
Nasus's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Illaoi as Nasus

Tips for Playing as Nasus against Illaoi

Paying attention to last hitting with Siphoning Strike will have a large impact at the end of a game.

If you're solo, Spirit Fire is a great way to farm a lane. It can be bad if you're in a lane with 2 and you push too far. Find the right balance between Siphoning Strike last hits and AoE farming.

If you have low defenses, people will focus you down even during your ultimate. Try buying some survivability items even in your DPS builds.

Advice to Win Against Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Nasus vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Nasus Image
Win Rate
45.3 %
VS
Win Rate
54.7 %
Illaoi Image
4.9
< Kills >
5.6
5.2
< Deaths >
6.3
5.6
< Assists >
4.3
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
156
< Minions Killed >
199
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.68
13,506
< Physical Damage >
29,516
5,890
< Magic Damage >
984
451
< True Damage >
441
19,848
< Damage Dealt >
30,941
38,296
< Damage Taken >
36,757
11,341
< Gold Earned >
12,489
2.19
< Towers >
3.1
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
13,912
< Total Healing >
9,842
15,141
< Experience >
15,741
14
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
515
< Time Dealing CC >
462

How to Counter Illaoi with Nasus in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several important Nasus against Illaoi counter stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Nasus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Illaoi’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nasus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Illaoi..

Nasus often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Illaoi. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nasus and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Nasus
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nasus
Illaoi

Who is Better, Nasus or Illaoi?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nasus usually loses when taking on Illaoi, with a 45.3% win rate. Therefore, Nasus makes a bad counter for Illaoi.

While Nasus does have a much lower winrate compared to Illaoi, when facing one another, Nasus also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Nasus into Illaoi.

Additionally, Nasus has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Illaoi. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nasus vs Illaoi matchups, Illaoi is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Nasus is a terribly counter for Illaoi. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nasus against Illaoi.

Additional Information for Nasus Players

How We Calculated Our Nasus vs Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Nasus, we analyzed 2,390 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Illaoi as Nasus comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Nasus to counter Illaoi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nasus on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Illaoi. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The best items to use in your Nasus versus Illaoi build include Spirit Visage, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Nasus used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Illaoi than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Nasus had an average win rate of 45.3% when playing against Illaoi with this build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Illaoi as Nasus, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Nasus vs Illaoi clashes, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.3% win rate overall.

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