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How to Win Nasus vs Zeri Counter MatchupNasus is in the a tier of champions

Nasus vs Zeri

How to Beat Zeri as Nasus in LoLNasus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zeri as Nasus

based on 1,158 Nasus vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
54.1 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Zeri as Nasus resulted from an analysis of 1158 ranked rounds where both champs opposed one another. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Nasus is forced to battle against Zeri in only 1.0% of his rounds.

Nasus vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Nasus has done a great job of beating Zeri. On average, he wins a whopping 54.1% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Nasus versus Zeri rounds, Nasus’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood against Zeri.

Best Nasus vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Nasus Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageThornmailTrinity Force

Optional Items

Force of NatureJak'Sho, The ProteanFrozen HeartSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nasus to level upq
>
Second ability for Nasus to level upw
>
Last skill for Nasus to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Nasus's passive ability p
Nasus's q ability q
Nasus's w ability w
Nasus's 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
8
W
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Q
10
W
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Zeri as Nasus

Tips for Playing as Nasus against Zeri

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 Zeri Counter Stats

Nasus Image
Win Rate
54.1 %
VS
Win Rate
45.9 %
Zeri Image
5
< Kills >
6.8
5
< Deaths >
5.9
5.5
< Assists >
6.7
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
169
< Minions Killed >
187
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.63
< Inhibitors >
0.49
14,215
< Physical Damage >
13,883
5,460
< Magic Damage >
6,481
416
< True Damage >
616
20,092
< Damage Dealt >
20,981
37,243
< Damage Taken >
22,857
11,746
< Gold Earned >
12,544
2.7
< Towers >
2.34
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
14,180
< Total Healing >
4,238
15,247
< Experience >
12,852
15
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
534
< Time Dealing CC >
125

How to Counter Zeri with Nasus in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some influential Nasus versus Zeri counter stats that may help us explain the differences between these two champs. Nasus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zeri’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nasus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zeri..

Nasus typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Zeri. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nasus and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Nasus
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nasus
Zeri

Who is Better, Nasus or Zeri?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nasus usually wins when facing off against Zeri, with a 54.1% win rate. As a result, Nasus makes a great counter for Zeri.

While Nasus does have a much higher winrate compared to Zeri, when they face off with one another, Nasus also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Nasus into Zeri.

Additionally, Nasus has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zeri. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nasus vs Zeri matchups, Nasus is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Nasus is a great counter to Zeri. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nasus against Zeri.

Additional Information for Nasus Players

How We Calculated Our Nasus vs Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Nasus, we analyzed 1,158 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 Zeri 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nasus in order to counter Zeri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nasus usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Zeri. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Nasus versus Zeri build consist of Spirit Visage, Thornmail, and Trinity Force. When Nasus incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Zeri than with most other common builds. In fact, Nasus boasted an average win rate of 54.1% when playing against Zeri with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Zeri 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 builds players picked for Nasus vs Zeri counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 54.1% win rate overall.

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