Vladimir vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Vladimir
based on 3,108 Vladimir vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vladimir vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Vladimir vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Nasus
Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.
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.
Vladimir vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Vladimir in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some vital Vladimir against Nasus matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences between this set of champions. Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nasus’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nasus..
Vladimir usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Nasus. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Vladimir and Nasus
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Who is Better, Vladimir or Nasus?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually loses when playing against Nasus, with a 48.8% win rate. As a result, Vladimir makes a poor counter for Nasus.
While Vladimir does have a lower winrate compared to Nasus, when on opposite teams, Vladimir also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vladimir into Nasusas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Vladimir also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nasus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Vladimir is a somewhat poor counter to Nasus. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Vladimir against Nasus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vladimir in order to counter Nasus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vladimir usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Nasus. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Vladimir versus Nasus build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Riftmaker, and Shadowflame. When Vladimir used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Nasus than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Vladimir had an average win rate of 48.8% when playing against Nasus with this build.
To have the best likelihood of beating Nasus as Vladimir, you should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Vladimir vs Nasus counters, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.8% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nasus as Vladimir are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.