Vayne vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Vayne
based on 6,810 Vayne vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vayne vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Vayne vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Vayne
Tips for Playing as Vayne against Nasus
Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.
Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.
Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.
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.
Vayne vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Vayne in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show several critical Vayne vs. Nasus matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nasus’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Nasus..
Vayne normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Nasus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Vayne and Nasus
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Who is Better, Vayne or Nasus?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vayne usually fairs equally well when taking on Nasus, with a 49.2% win rate. Thus, Vayne makes an ok counter for Nasus.
While Vayne does have a lower win rate than Nasus, when on opposite teams, Vayne also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vayne into Nasusas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Vayne also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nasus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vayne vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Vayne is a somewhat poor counter for Nasus. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Vayne against Nasus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Vayne in order to counter Nasus 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 mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vayne most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Nasus. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Vayne versus Nasus build consist of Bloodthirster, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Vayne bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs Nasus than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Vayne had an average win rate of 49.2% when countering Nasus with these items in her kit.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Nasus as Vayne, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Vayne vs Nasus battles, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.2% winrate overall.
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