Nasus vs Kha'Zix
How to Beat Kha'Zix as Nasus
based on 2,992 Nasus vs Kha'Zix matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nasus vs Kha'Zix Matchup Summary
Best Nasus vs Kha'Zix Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kha'Zix as Nasus
Tips for Playing as Nasus against Kha'Zix
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 Kha'Zix
Taste Their Fear deals bonus damage to targets that are isolated. Gain an advantage by fighting near allied minions, champions, or turrets.
Leap and Void Assault have long cooldowns. Kha'Zix is very vulnerable when these are not available.
Nasus vs Kha'Zix Counter Stats
How to Counter Kha'Zix with Nasus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify some important Nasus vs. Kha'Zix matchup stats that can help you realize the differences between the pair. As an example, Nasus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kha'Zix’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nasus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kha'Zix..
Nasus typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Kha'Zix. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nasus and Kha'Zix
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Who is Better, Nasus or Kha'Zix?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nasus usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kha'Zix, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Nasus makes an ok counter to Kha'Zix.
While Nasus does have a higher win rate compared to Kha'Zix, when facing one another, Nasus also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nasus into Kha'Zix.
Additionally, Nasus has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kha'Zix. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nasus vs Kha'Zix matchups, Nasus is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Nasus is a decent counter to Kha'Zix. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nasus against Kha'Zix.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nasus to counter Kha'Zix during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nasus often racks up much more CS compared to Kha'Zix. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Nasus versus Kha'Zix build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Frozen Heart. When Nasus combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Kha'Zix than with most other common builds. In fact, Nasus boasted an average winrate of 50.5% when countering Kha'Zix with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of annihilating Kha'Zix as Nasus, Nasus players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Nasus vs Kha'Zix counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.5% win rate overall.
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