Nasus vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Nasus
based on 11,087 Nasus vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nasus vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Nasus vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Nasus
Tips for Playing as Nasus against Caitlyn
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 Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Nasus vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Nasus in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show some strategic Nasus vs. Caitlyn counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Nasus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Caitlyn’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nasus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Caitlyn..
Nasus normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Caitlyn. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nasus and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Nasus or Caitlyn?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nasus usually fairs equally well when taking on Caitlyn, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Nasus makes an ok counter for Caitlyn.
While Nasus does have a higher winrate than Caitlyn, when facing one another, Nasus also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nasus into Caitlyn.
Additionally, Nasus has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Nasus vs Caitlyn matchups, Nasus is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Nasus is a decent counter to Caitlyn. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nasus against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Nasus to counter Caitlyn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nasus on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Caitlyn. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot 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 best items to focus on in your Nasus versus Caitlyn build consist of Trinity Force, Hullbreaker, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Nasus used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Caitlyn than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Nasus had an average winrate of 50.4% when countering Caitlyn with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of crushing Caitlyn as Nasus, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Nasus vs Caitlyn LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.4% win rate overall.
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