Ryze vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Ryze
based on 1,020 Ryze vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ryze vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Ryze vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Ryze
Tips for Playing as Ryze against Nasus
Spell Flux's short cooldown allows it to be used to spread Flux to many enemies.
Use Overload's passive to optimize for maximum damage or maximum speed.
Ryze can move and cast other spells while Realm Warp is charging without cancelling the portal.
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.
Ryze vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Ryze in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight some strategic Ryze vs. Nasus matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nasus’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nasus..
Ryze often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Nasus. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ryze and Nasus
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Who is Better, Ryze or Nasus?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ryze usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Nasus, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, Ryze makes an ok counter to Nasus.
While Ryze does have a lower win rate compared to Nasus, when they face off with one another, Ryze also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ryze into Nasusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Ryze has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nasus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Ryze is a somewhat poor counter for Nasus. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ryze against Nasus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ryze to counter Nasus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ryze on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Nasus. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Ryze versus Nasus build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Nasus than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Ryze had an average win rate of 49.4% battling Nasus with this build.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Nasus as Ryze, Ryze players should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Ryze vs Nasus counters, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.4% win rate overall.
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