Diana vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Diana
based on 4,659 Diana vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Diana vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Diana vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Diana
Tips for Playing as Diana against Nasus
Use Moonfall and Lunar Rush to stay on targets and activate Moonsilver Blade for extra damage.
Consider when to cast Lunar Rush without Moonlight and when to wait for another Crescent Strike.
Landing Crescent Strike is critically important, but don't be afraid to miss. The cooldown is short and the mana cost is low.
Advice to Win Against Nasus
Nasus is prone to being kited. Try not to engage him at full Health.
Max rank Wither is a very effective counter to Attack Damage characters, so try to avoid getting caught alone by it.
While transformed by his ultimate, Nasus is stronger than most champions in the League. Engage him only if you have a clear advantage.
Diana vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Diana in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight several influential Diana vs. Nasus counter stats that may help us interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Diana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nasus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Diana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Nasus..
Diana typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Nasus. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Diana and Nasus
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Who is Better, Diana or Nasus?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Diana usually fairs equally well when facing off against Nasus, with a 49.3% win rate. Therefore, Diana makes an ok counter to Nasus.
While Diana does have a lower winrate compared to Nasus, when on opposite teams, Diana also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Diana into Nasus.
Additionally, Diana has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nasus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Diana vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Diana is a somewhat poor counter to Nasus. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Diana against Nasus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Diana to counter Nasus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Diana typically picks up less CS as Nasus. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Diana versus Nasus build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Diana included at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better countering Nasus than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Diana boasted an average winrate of 49.3% battling Nasus with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of crushing Nasus as Diana, Diana players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Diana vs Nasus fights, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.3% win rate overall.
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