How to Win Nasus vs Zac Counter Matchup Nasus is in the a tier of champions

Nasus vs Zac

How to Beat Zac as Nasus in LoL Zac is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zac as Nasus

based on 1,574 Nasus vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our database, Nasus fought Zac in 1574 matches. Using so many games with Nasus vs Zac provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide useful stats and a recommended build to crush Zac. This pairing is somewhat rare. Nasus encounters Zac in only 2.5% of his games.

Nasus vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nasus does a below average job of beating Zac. On average, he wins a lowly 47.3% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Nasus against Zac rounds, Nasus’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Zac.

Best Nasus vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Rejuvenation BeadHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Nasus Items

~22 Mins
Divine SundererSpirit VisageThornmail

Optional Items

Gargoyle StoneplateFrozen HeartForce of NatureHullbreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nasus to level up q
>
Second ability for Nasus to level up w
>
Last skill for Nasus to max out e

Runes

Precision Fleet Footwork TriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
Resolve Second WindUnflinching
CDRScaling MagicRes MagicRes
Nasus's passive ability p
Nasus q ability q
Nasus w ability w
Nasus e ability e
Nasus's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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R
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Zac as Nasus

Tips for Playing as Nasus against Zac

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 Zac

Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.

Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.

Nasus vs Zac Counter Stats

Nasus Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Zac Image
4.6
< Kills >
5.2
5.4
< Deaths >
4.5
5.4
< Assists >
11.1
1.04
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
160
< Minions Killed >
48
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
1.32
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.47
13,092
< Physical Damage >
1,190
5,873
< Magic Damage >
15,063
811
< True Damage >
1,363
19,777
< Damage Dealt >
17,617
35,179
< Damage Taken >
36,988
11,376
< Gold Earned >
10,962
2.52
< Towers >
1.51
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
4,256
< Total Healing >
35,998
14,541
< Experience >
13,314
15
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
402
< Time Dealing CC >
500

How to Counter Zac with Nasus in LoL

The stats provided here show several vital Nasus vs. Zac matchup stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Nasus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zac’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nasus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zac..

Nasus normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Zac. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nasus and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Nasus
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nasus
Zac

Who is Better, Nasus or Zac?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nasus usually loses when trying to fight Zac, with a 47.3% win rate. As a result, Nasus makes a poor counter for Zac.

While Nasus does have a lower winrate than Zac, when on opposite teams, Nasus also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Nasus into Zac.

Furthermore, Nasus has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zac. This often 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 Zac matchups, Zac is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Nasus is a bad counter for Zac. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nasus against Zac.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nasus

Nasus Loses Against

Janna Janna 46.1% winrate Kalista Kalista 46.4% winrate Anivia Anivia 46.5% winrate Singed Singed 46.8% winrate

Nasus Wins Against

Ivern Ivern 58% winrate Zoe Zoe 57.7% winrate Lee Sin Lee Sin 57.6% winrate Jarvan IV Jarvan IV 57% winrate

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Additional Information for Nasus Players

How We Calculated Our Nasus vs Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Nasus, we analyzed 1,574 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Zac as Nasus comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Nasus Build Zac Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Nasus to counter Zac during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nasus most often picks up much more CS compared to Zac. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Nasus versus Zac build consist of Divine Sunderer, Spirit Visage, and Thornmail. When Nasus incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Zac than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Nasus boasted an average win rate of 47.3% when countering Zac with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Zac as Nasus, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Nasus vs Zac battles, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zac as Nasus are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.