Sylas vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Sylas
based on 3,542 Sylas vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sylas vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Sylas vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Sylas
Tips for Playing as Sylas against Nasus
Clever use of enemy ultimates can open up new possibilities to approach teamfights.
Wait for you or your enemy to reach low health before using Kingslayer for maximum effect.
Space out your ability usage to get maximum effect from Petricite Burst.
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.
Sylas vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Sylas in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature several valuable Sylas vs. Nasus counter statistics that may help you understand the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nasus’s ratio of NaN, showing that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nasus. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Sylas typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Nasus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Sylas and Nasus
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Who is Better, Sylas or Nasus?
Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sylas usually fairs equally well when taking on Nasus, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Sylas makes an ok counter for Nasus.
While Sylas does have a higher winrate compared to Nasus, when they face off with one another, Sylas also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sylas into Nasus.
Furthermore, Sylas has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nasus. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Nasus matchups, Sylas is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Sylas is a decent counter for Nasus. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Sylas against Nasus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Sylas to counter Nasus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sylas most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Nasus. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Sylas versus Nasus build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Sylas included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Nasus than with many other typical builds. In fact, Sylas boasted an average win rate of 50.7% when playing against Nasus with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of beating Nasus as Sylas, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Sylas vs Nasus counters, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.7% win rate overall.
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