Nasus vs Yasuo
How to Beat Yasuo as Nasus
based on 8,087 Nasus vs Yasuo matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nasus vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Nasus
Tips for Playing as Nasus against Yasuo
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 Yasuo
Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.
Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.
Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.
When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.
Nasus vs Yasuo Counter Stats
How to Counter Yasuo with Nasus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some important Nasus against Yasuo matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences between the two. Nasus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yasuo’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nasus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Yasuo..
Nasus usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Yasuo. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nasus and Yasuo
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Who is Better, Nasus or Yasuo?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nasus usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Yasuo, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Nasus makes an ok counter to Yasuo.
While Nasus does have a lower win rate compared to Yasuo, when on opposite teams, Nasus also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Nasus into Yasuo.
Moreover, Nasus also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yasuo. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nasus vs Yasuo matchups, Yasuo is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Nasus is a somewhat poor counter to Yasuo. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nasus against Yasuo.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Nasus to counter Yasuo during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nasus usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Yasuo. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Nasus versus Yasuo build include Thornmail, Frozen Heart, and Sundered Sky. When Nasus bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Yasuo than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Nasus had an average winrate of 49.4% battling Yasuo with this counter build.
To have the best probability of vanquishing Yasuo 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. Of all the rune sets players used for Nasus vs Yasuo battles, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.4% win rate overall.
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