Kassadin vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Kassadin
based on 1,467 Kassadin vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kassadin vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Kassadin vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Kassadin
Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Nasus
Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.
Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.
Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.
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.
Kassadin vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Kassadin in LoL
The stats shown on this page emphasize some important Kassadin against Nasus counter stats that may help us interpret the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nasus’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nasus. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.
Kassadin normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Nasus. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kassadin and Nasus
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Who is Better, Kassadin or Nasus?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kassadin usually wins when trying to fight Nasus, with a 51.1% win rate. As a result, Kassadin makes a good counter to Nasus.
While Kassadin does have a higher win rate compared to Nasus, when facing one another, Kassadin also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Kassadin into Nasusas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kassadin also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nasus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Nasus matchups, Kassadin is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Kassadin is a decent counter for Nasus. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kassadin against Nasus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kassadin in order to counter Nasus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kassadin on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Nasus. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Kassadin versus Nasus build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin used at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Nasus than with many other common builds. In fact, Kassadin boasted an average win rate of 51.1% battling Nasus with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Nasus as Kassadin, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Kassadin vs Nasus clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.1% winrate overall.
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