Orianna vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Orianna
based on 1,545 Orianna vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Orianna vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Orianna vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Orianna
Tips for Playing as Orianna against Nasus
Command: Protect can be used on yourself to return the Ball back to you quickly. Combine this with Command: Attack for a quick harassment.
Command: Dissonance is a very powerful escape tool if Orianna has the Ball. The combination of speed and leaving a slowing obstacle can be quite powerful.
Command: Shockwave can be used to drag enemies towards you or away from you if you position the Ball properly.
Advice to Win Against Nasus
Nasus is prone to being kited. Try not to engage him at full Health.
Max rank Wither is a very effective counter to Attack Damage characters, so try to avoid getting caught alone by it.
While transformed by his ultimate, Nasus is stronger than most champions in the League. Engage him only if you have a clear advantage.
Orianna vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Orianna in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several critical Orianna versus Nasus counter statistics that can help us realize the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Orianna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nasus’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Orianna may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Nasus..
Orianna usually has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. On average, she takes less damage than Nasus. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Orianna and Nasus
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Who is Better, Orianna or Nasus?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Orianna usually loses when trying to fight Nasus, with a 46.5% win rate. Thus, Orianna makes a poor counter to Nasus.
While Orianna does have a lower winrate compared to Nasus, when they face off with one another, Orianna also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging character to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Orianna into Nasusas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Orianna also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nasus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Orianna vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Orianna is a terribly counter for Nasus. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Orianna against Nasus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Orianna in order to counter Nasus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Orianna usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Nasus. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Orianna versus Nasus build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Orianna incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better against Nasus than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Orianna boasted an average win rate of 46.5% when countering Nasus with this build.
To have the highest chance of beating Nasus as Orianna, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Orianna vs Nasus counters, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.5% winrate overall.
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