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Yone vs Nasus

How to Beat Nasus as Yone in LoLYone is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nasus as Yone

based on 7,321 Yone vs Nasus matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
1.79
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our dataset, Yone faced off against Nasus in 7321 games. Having so many matchups for Yone vs Nasus gives us faith in our capacity to produce actionable statistics and a solid build to crush Nasus. This matchup is relatively rare. Yone has to counter Nasus in only 3.1% of his matches.

Yone vs Nasus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Yone has done a dismal job of countering Nasus. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of games the champions face each other in. In Yone vs Nasus matches, Yone’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Nasus.

Best Yone vs Nasus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yone Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The ProteanImmortal ShieldbowDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yone to level upq
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Second ability for Yone to level upe
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Last skill for Yone to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Yone's passive ability p
Yone's q ability q
Yone's w ability w
Yone's e ability e
Yone's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Yone

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.

Yone vs Nasus Counter Stats

Yone Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Nasus Image
6.7
< Kills >
5.1
6.6
< Deaths >
5.3
5.1
< Assists >
5.4
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
180
< Minions Killed >
165
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.54
17,352
< Physical Damage >
13,515
5,042
< Magic Damage >
4,909
3,047
< True Damage >
429
25,442
< Damage Dealt >
18,854
25,793
< Damage Taken >
37,032
12,355
< Gold Earned >
11,526
2.12
< Towers >
2.53
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,259
< Total Healing >
13,719
15,053
< Experience >
15,108
16
< Vision Score >
15
8
< Wards Placed >
8
201
< Time Dealing CC >
597

How to Counter Nasus with Yone in LoL

The stats provided here show some important Yone against Nasus matchup stats that may help you explain the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Yone’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nasus’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Yone may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nasus..

Yone often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Nasus. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yone and Nasus

Damage Types Compared

Yone
Nasus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yone
Nasus

Who is Better, Yone or Nasus?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yone usually fairs equally well when playing against Nasus, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Yone makes an ok counter to Nasus.

While Yone does have a lower winrate than Nasus, when they face off with one another, Yone also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yone into Nasusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Yone 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 isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yone 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 team members during late stage team fights.

Yone is a somewhat poor counter to Nasus. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Yone against Nasus.

Additional Information for Yone Players

How We Calculated Our Yone vs Nasus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nasus as Yone, we analyzed 7,321 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Nasus as Yone comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Yone to counter Nasus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yone usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Nasus. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Yone versus Nasus build include Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Kraken Slayer. When Yone incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Nasus than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Yone boasted an average winrate of 49.4% when countering Nasus with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Nasus as Yone, Yone players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Yone vs Nasus battles, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nasus as Yone are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.