Nasus vs Aurelion Sol
How to Beat Aurelion Sol as Nasus
based on 1,966 Nasus vs Aurelion Sol matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nasus vs Aurelion Sol Matchup Summary
Best Nasus vs Aurelion Sol Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aurelion Sol as Nasus
Tips for Playing as Nasus against Aurelion Sol
Paying attention to last hitting with Siphoning Strike will have a large impact at the end of a game.
If you're solo, Spirit Fire is a great way to farm a lane. It can be bad if you're in a lane with 2 and you push too far. Find the right balance between Siphoning Strike last hits and AoE farming.
If you have low defenses, people will focus you down even during your ultimate. Try buying some survivability items even in your DPS builds.
Advice to Win Against Aurelion Sol
He gains speed while chasing in a straight line, but taking damage makes him lose that momentum.
Try to get inside his orbit, since his stars can't hurt you up close.
His stars disappear while stunned or silenced, giving you an easy opportunity to fight him.
His Starsurge ability can grow to cover a huge area - don't stay in the same place too long!
Nasus vs Aurelion Sol Counter Stats
How to Counter Aurelion Sol with Nasus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several vital Nasus vs. Aurelion Sol matchup stats that can help us appreciate the differences between this set of champs. Nasus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aurelion Sol’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nasus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Aurelion Sol..
Nasus often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Aurelion Sol. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nasus and Aurelion Sol
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Who is Better, Nasus or Aurelion Sol?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nasus usually loses when facing off against Aurelion Sol, with a 47.8% win rate. As a result, Nasus makes a bad counter to Aurelion Sol.
While Nasus does have a lower winrate compared to Aurelion Sol, when facing one another, Nasus also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Nasus into Aurelion Sol.
Additionally, Nasus also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aurelion Sol. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nasus vs Aurelion Sol matchups, Aurelion Sol is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Nasus is a terribly counter to Aurelion Sol. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nasus against Aurelion Sol.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Nasus in order to counter Aurelion Sol during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nasus usually gets a similar amount of CS as Aurelion Sol. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Nasus versus Aurelion Sol build consist of Spirit Visage, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Nasus incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Aurelion Sol than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Nasus boasted an average winrate of 47.8% battling Aurelion Sol with this build.
To have the highest chance of beating Aurelion Sol as Nasus, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Nasus vs Aurelion Sol counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.8% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Aurelion Sol as Nasus are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.