Naafiri vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Naafiri
based on 1,523 Naafiri vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Naafiri vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Naafiri vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Naafiri
Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Nasus
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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.
Naafiri vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Naafiri in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some valuable Naafiri versus Nasus matchup statistics that can help us figure out the distinctions between the two. For instance, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nasus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Nasus. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Naafiri often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their opponent does. On average, they receives less damage than Nasus. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Naafiri and Nasus
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Who is Better, Naafiri or Nasus?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Naafiri usually loses when playing against Nasus, with a 45.7% win rate. Thus, Naafiri makes a bad counter to Nasus.
While Naafiri does have a much lower win rate compared to Nasus, when facing one another, Naafiri also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Naafiri into Nasus.
Additionally, Naafiri has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nasus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Naafiri is a bad counter to Nasus. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Naafiri against Nasus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Naafiri to counter Nasus during both the early game 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 listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Naafiri typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Nasus. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Naafiri versus Nasus build include Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Naafiri included at least these three pieces in their build, they did significantly better versus Nasus than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Naafiri boasted an average win rate of 45.7% when playing against Nasus with these items in their kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Nasus as Naafiri, Naafiri players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Naafiri vs Nasus face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 45.7% win rate overall.
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