Nasus vs Fiddlesticks
How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Nasus
based on 1,934 Nasus vs Fiddlesticks matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nasus vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary
Best Nasus vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Fiddlesticks as Nasus
Tips for Playing as Nasus against Fiddlesticks
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.
Nasus vs Fiddlesticks Counter Stats
How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Nasus in LoL
The stats shown here feature some vital Nasus against Fiddlesticks matchup stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Nasus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Fiddlesticks’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nasus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Fiddlesticks..
Nasus usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Fiddlesticks. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Nasus and Fiddlesticks
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Who is Better, Nasus or Fiddlesticks?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nasus usually wins when taking on Fiddlesticks, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Nasus makes a good counter for Fiddlesticks.
While Nasus does have a higher win rate compared to Fiddlesticks, when they face off with one another, Nasus also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nasus into Fiddlesticks.
Additionally, Nasus also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Fiddlesticks. This often 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 in League of Legends, in Nasus vs Fiddlesticks matchups, Nasus is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Nasus is a decent counter to Fiddlesticks. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nasus against Fiddlesticks.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nasus in order to counter Fiddlesticks during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nasus often gets much more CS compared to Fiddlesticks. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to use in your Nasus versus Fiddlesticks build include Spirit Visage, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Nasus bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Fiddlesticks than with many other common builds. In fact, Nasus had an average win rate of 51.0% when countering Fiddlesticks with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of annihilating Fiddlesticks as Nasus, Nasus players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Nasus vs Fiddlesticks LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.0% winrate overall.
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