Matchup of the Day

Kayle vs. Nasus (Top Lane)

A detailed breakdown of the lane, from early game to late.

Winrate: 49.4%Patch 15.1983 Matches

Matchup Win Rate

49.4%

Gold Diff @ 15

-265g

Gold Diff @ End

+416g

Average KDA

5/5/6

Master Tier Analysis

Your Win Condition

Kill him before 6. Survive after six.

General Strategy

3Q>E Max Go Doran’sShield against him if he has aery otherwise go Doran’sBlade. Ignite is viable PTA is also viable Try to bait out his w and hard trade when it is down. Track his jungler so you do not get ganked pre six. Swiftness boots are recommended.

Trading Patterns

Short trades against nasus are not favored since Nasus has a high amount of sustain with his passive and often buys sheen. Utilizing your lethal tempo and passive auto damage to take extended fights is key to winning trades. You have to do enough damage to him in long trades that your e active auto does enough damage to really pressure him off the wave. When you are both six, you have to play to bait out his wither. Whenever his wither is down you do a significant amount of damage to him whenever your lethal tempo stacks are up.

Wave Management

You want the wave on your side of the turret pre six so you can run him down early game. Post six you also want the wave on your side so he cannot run you down with ult and you can safely bait his wither. Try not to push the wave when you are farming or poking with q.

Their Win Condition

Nasus wants to stack up and run you down with his wither. His attack speed slow will make it so you will never win a 1v1 fight against him when he has points into it. Generally he wants to play safe in the early game then setup a freeze and look to run you down.

Build & Rune Breakdown

Match Flow Visualization

Kayle

Combat Stats

Nasus
5/5/6KDA5/4/5
36%Kill Participation34%
49%Win Rate51%

Damage Dealt @ 15 min

Kayle
8,103
Nasus
4,499

Damage Dealt @ End

Kayle
24,654
Nasus
17,680

Damage Taken @ End

Kayle
17,680
Nasus
24,654

Who wins this matchup?

Kayle
Nasus
Skill Matchup

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