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How to Win Zilean vs Nasus Counter MatchupZilean is in the s tier of champions

Zilean vs Nasus

How to Beat Nasus as Zilean in LoLZilean is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nasus as Zilean

based on 1,242 Zilean vs Nasus matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
3.28
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds each week. Within our data, Zilean did battle with Nasus in 1242 rounds. With so many matchups for Zilean vs Nasus gives us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare actionable data and a recommended build to suppress your opposition. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Zilean is forced to battle against Nasus in only 2.8% of his games.

Zilean vs Nasus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zilean does a below average job of beating Nasus. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Zilean vs Nasus matches, Zilean’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Nasus.

Best Zilean vs Nasus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Zilean Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongZaz'Zak's RealmspikeImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassSolstice SleighCosmic DriveMorellonomicon

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotRelentless Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Zilean's passive ability p
Zilean's q ability q
Zilean's w ability w
Zilean's e ability e
Zilean's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Zilean

Tips for Playing as Zilean against Nasus

Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.

Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.

You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.

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.

Zilean vs Nasus Counter Stats

Zilean Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Nasus Image
2.6
< Kills >
4.9
4.7
< Deaths >
5.1
12.8
< Assists >
5.1
0.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
59
< Minions Killed >
172
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.57
1,110
< Physical Damage >
14,700
11,039
< Magic Damage >
5,350
808
< True Damage >
438
12,958
< Damage Dealt >
20,488
18,417
< Damage Taken >
38,626
9,116
< Gold Earned >
11,758
2.05
< Towers >
2.59
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,948
< Total Healing >
14,719
12,190
< Experience >
15,390
51
< Vision Score >
15
22
< Wards Placed >
8
181
< Time Dealing CC >
542

How to Counter Nasus with Zilean in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several valuable Zilean vs. Nasus matchup stats that may help us explain the differences between the pair. As an example, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nasus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nasus. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Zilean often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Nasus. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zilean and Nasus

Damage Types Compared

Zilean
Nasus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zilean
Nasus

Who is Better, Zilean or Nasus?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zilean usually loses when trying to fight Nasus, with a 48.4% win rate. Thus, Zilean makes a poor counter for Nasus.

While Zilean does have a lower win rate compared to Nasus, when they face off with one another, Zilean also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to learn. You should be careful when picking Zilean into Nasus.

Moreover, Zilean has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nasus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Zilean is a somewhat poor counter for Nasus. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zilean against Nasus.

Additional Information for Zilean Players

How We Calculated Our Zilean vs Nasus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nasus as Zilean, we analyzed 1,242 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 Zilean 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

If you would like to truly master Zilean to counter Nasus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zilean on average picks up less CS relative to Nasus. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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 need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Zilean versus Nasus build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Nasus than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Zilean boasted an average winrate of 48.4% when countering Nasus with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Nasus as Zilean, Zilean players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Zilean vs Nasus matchups, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.4% win rate overall.

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