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Irelia vs Nasus

How to Beat Nasus as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nasus as Irelia

based on 2,825 Irelia vs Nasus matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
1.84
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Nasus as Irelia came out of an evaluation of 2825 ranked games where both champs clashed against one another. This pairing is relatively rare. Irelia is forced to battle against Nasus in only 2.8% of her rounds.

Irelia vs Nasus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Irelia has done a dismal job of countering Nasus. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.2% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Irelia vs Nasus matches, Irelia’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Nasus.

Best Irelia vs Nasus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Titanic HydraTrinity ForceSterak's GageExperimental Hexplate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Irelia to level upq
>
Second ability for Irelia to level upw
>
Last skill for Irelia to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Nasus

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

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.

Irelia vs Nasus Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Nasus Image
7.2
< Kills >
5.4
6.7
< Deaths >
5.3
5.1
< Assists >
5.6
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
206
< Minions Killed >
168
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.59
16,849
< Physical Damage >
14,363
6,306
< Magic Damage >
5,381
797
< True Damage >
577
23,953
< Damage Dealt >
20,322
31,160
< Damage Taken >
36,242
12,781
< Gold Earned >
11,731
2.25
< Towers >
2.67
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
10,805
< Total Healing >
13,454
14,906
< Experience >
15,194
17
< Vision Score >
15
8
< Wards Placed >
8
115
< Time Dealing CC >
599

How to Counter Nasus with Irelia in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several valuable Irelia vs. Nasus matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nasus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Nasus..

Irelia often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she receives less damage than Nasus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Irelia and Nasus

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Nasus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Nasus

Who is Better, Irelia or Nasus?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Irelia usually loses when playing against Nasus, with a 48.2% win rate. Thus, Irelia makes a poor counter for Nasus.

While Irelia does have a lower winrate than Nasus, when on opposite teams, Irelia also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Irelia into Nasus.

Moreover, Irelia has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nasus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Irelia is a somewhat poor counter for Nasus. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Irelia against Nasus.

Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Nasus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nasus as Irelia, we analyzed 2,825 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 Nasus as Irelia 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Irelia in order to counter Nasus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Nasus. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Irelia versus Nasus build consist of Guardian Angel, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Irelia used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs Nasus than with many other common builds. In fact, Irelia boasted an average winrate of 48.2% when playing against Nasus with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Nasus as Irelia, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Irelia vs Nasus counters, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nasus as Irelia are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.