Malphite vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Malphite
based on 4,060 Malphite vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Nasus
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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.
Malphite vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Malphite in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore some vital Malphite against Nasus matchup stats that can help us understand the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nasus’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nasus..
Malphite typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Nasus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Nasus
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Who is Better, Malphite or Nasus?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Malphite usually loses when playing against Nasus, with a 47.6% win rate. Thus, Malphite makes a bad counter for Nasus.
While Malphite does have a lower winrate compared to Nasus, when on opposite teams, Malphite also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Malphite into Nasus.
Furthermore, Malphite also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nasus. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Malphite is a bad counter for Nasus. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malphite against Nasus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Malphite to counter Nasus during both the early game 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 listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Nasus. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Malphite versus Nasus build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Malphite used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Nasus than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Malphite boasted an average win rate of 47.6% when playing against Nasus with this build.
To have the highest chance of beating Nasus as Malphite, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Malphite vs Nasus LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.6% win rate overall.
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