Game patch, matey 26.21Data Dragon 16.21.1

Arrr, reference patch 16.20.1

Nasus

the Curator of the Sands

Nasus be a durable champion who creates space through control, protection or a committed front line. This overview keeps th' explanation practical and leaves patch-sensitive numbers to Riot's structured data and th' present in-battle tooltip.

TopsideArrr, mostly physical damageArrr, melee attacks

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Arrr, usual roleTopside

ClassArrr, fighter · Tank

DifficultyArrr, medium · 6/10

Arrr, basic attacksMeleeArrr, melee basic attacks · 125 range.

Arrr, damage profileArrr, mostly physical damageMost normal kit pressure be physical. Armour may lend a hand, but inspect whether attacks or tricks be th' main source.

Arrr, reference patch16.20.1

Arrr, strengths and limits

What Nasus does well, and what can go wrong

These be kit-level patterns, nay a promise that every course or matchup plays th' same way.

Arrr, good patterns

Arrr, combines damage and durability in committed skirmishes or extended exchanges.
Arrr, creates space through durability, control or a reliable front-line threat.

Arrr, limits to respect

Can be worn down or controlled afore reaching th' range where th' kit be strongest.
Durability does nay make an unsupported engage seaworthy or guarantee enough damage to finish a target.
Basic attacks require belay access, so foe range, slows and displacement can deny a clean trade.

Arrr, riot ally tips

Use these while learning th' champion

Paying attention to last aboard hitting wit' Siphoning Strike will have a large impact at th' end o' a battle.

If ye're solo, Spirit Fire be a great way to farm a course. It can be bad if ye're in a course wit' 2 and ye push too far across th' waters. Seek th' right balance betwixt Siphoning Strike last aboard hits and AoE farming.

If ye have low defenses, people will focus ye down even during yer ultimate. Try buying some survivability gear even in yer DPS builds.

Riot foe tips

What an foe be told to watch fer

While transformed by his ultimate, Nasus be stronger than most champions in th' League. Engage him only if ye have a clear th' deck advantage.

Max rank Wither be a very effective counter to Attack Damage characters, so try to avoid getting caught alone by it.

Nasus be prone to being kited. Try nay to engage him at full Hull.

Arrr, practical champion reading

Arrr, how to read Nasus in a real fight

Use these patterns to ask better questions afore choosing an gear, target or commitment. They describe th' kit, nay a promised result.

Arrr, damage delivery

Arrr, primarily physical pressure

Armour can reduce th' broad physical profile. Separate basic attacks from physical tricks afore relying on an gear passive that only affects attacks.

Arrr, fight rhythm

Arrr, repeated access matters

Th' threat grows while this champion can keep attacking a useful target. Break target access, create distance or use control afore th' repeated pattern settles in.

Arrr, range and access

Needs belay access fer basic attacks

Range, slows, displacement and terrain can deny th' clean contact this champion wants. Course th' course in as carefully as th' damage after arrival.

Typical crew job

Arrr, create space and absorb attention

Th' kit be most often most valuable when it controls an entrance, protects a carry or begins a fight crewmates can actually reach. Durability does nay make an isolated engage seaworthy.

Control inspect

Identify th' exact movement restriction

Tenacity can shorten only eligible control. Displacements, airborne effects and repeated slows need their own positioning, blocking or movement captain's answer.

Arrr, protection and sustain

Inspect whether recovery changes th' fight

Anti-heal or anti-shielding be situational. Buy it only when th' effect be materially protecting targets and yer champion can apply th' captain's answer reliably.

Arrr, resource pattern

Arrr, mana and cooldowns both matter

A spell being available does nay mean th' shipshape sequence be sustainable. Watch th' resource bar as well as th' setup and escape cooldowns.

Defensive gear reference

What can help against Nasus?

Set sail wit' th' threat that be actually affecting th' clash. These be conditional comparisons, nay an automatic counter loadout.

Pre-battle choices

Arrr, dEFENSIVE BOOTS

Plated Steelcaps most often fit better

Armour and attack reduction address repeated physical basic attacks. Th' passive does nay reduce every physical trick.

Pick Mercury's Treads instead when magic damage or reducible crowd control across th' full crew matters more booty.

Arrr, repeated attacksSlowsArrr, healing or sustain

Arrr, pHYSICAL DEFENCE

Arrr, physical defence

Armour · health · role-appropriate defence

Armour can reduce physical damage, but Plated Steelcaps' passive be specific to attacks.

Clash th' gear to attacks, critical strikes or trick burst rather than buying armour from th' label alone.

Arrr, rEPEATED ATTACKS

Arrr, repeated attacks

Plated Steelcaps · Frozen Heart

These can reduce attack-focused pressure when their stats fit yer champion.

Do nay use this as an captain's answer to physical spells that be nay attacks.

Arrr, rEPEATED SLOWS

Arrr, repeated slows

Boots of Swiftness

Slow resistance can be more booty useful than Tenacity when repeated slowing strength be th' main problem.

It gives no armour or magic resistance, so compare th' rest o' th' opposing crew.

Arrr, mEANINGFUL HEALING

Arrr, meaningful healing

Bramble Vest or Thornmail · Morellonomicon · Mortal Reminder

A role-appropriate Grievous Wounds gear can reduce healing.

Buy it only when healing be materially changing fights and yer champion can apply it reliably.

Normal Draft and Ranked role sea chart

Where Nasus fits on Summoner's Rift

Each course be assessed separately. Unfurl a role to reach its queue-specific loadout and matchup preparation.

TopsideArrr, primary role

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Nasus has an established solo-course course wit' th' income and space needed to trade, manage waves and influence a side course.

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JungleSecond berth

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Nasus Jungle be a reviewed secondary role. Jungle camps provide repeatable Siphoning Strike stacks and safer scaling, but early prizes and lanes can be exposed afore his first aboard completed gear.

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MidshipsSailor-chosen flex

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Nasus can be picked here as a deliberate sailor-chosen strategy, but it be nay a primary role. Th' pick still needs a matchup and crew course.

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BottomsideUnestablished course

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Nasus be normally played Top and does nay currently have a reviewed Bot course. Bot most often needs dependable duo-course scaling and sustained damage wit' shared early pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.

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SupportUnestablished course

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Nasus be normally played Top and does nay currently have a reviewed Support course. Support most often needs useful engage, peel or utility while operating on low doubloons income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.

Inspect this role

Arrr, kit reference

Nasus tricks

Trick names, descriptions and numeric fields come from Riot Data Dragon. Practical reads be independently written; th' present in-battle tooltip remains authoritative.

Tricks Data Dragon 16.20.1Wait fer reload (s) / Cost / Charted reach (units) Data Dragon 16.20.1

Passive

Soul Eater

Arrr, what it doesEnglishNasus drains his foe's spiritual energy, giving him bonus Life Steal.

Q trick

Siphoning Strike

Arrr, what it doesEnglishNasus strikes his foe, dealing damage and increasing the power of his future Siphoning Strikes if he slays his target.

Wait fer reload (s)7.5/6.5/5.5/4.5/3.5Cost20Charted reach (units)255

W trick

Wither

Arrr, what it doesEnglishNasus ages an enemy champion, decelerating their Move Speed and Attack Speed over time.

Wait fer reload (s)15/14/13/12/11Cost80Charted reach (units)700

E trick

Spirit Fire

Arrr, what it doesEnglishNasus unleashes a spirit flame at a location, dealing damage and reducing the Armor of enemies who stand on it.

Wait fer reload (s)12Cost60/70/80/90/100Charted reach (units)650

Ultimate

Fury of the Sands

Arrr, what it doesEnglishNasus unleashes a mighty sandstorm that batters nearby enemies. While the storm rages, he gains increased Health, Attack Range, damages nearby enemies, has a reduced cooldown on Siphoning Strike, and gains bonus Armor and Magic Resistance.

Wait fer reload (s)120/100/80Cost100Charted reach (units)400

Arrr, levels 1–18

Nasus · Health, arr / Mana, arr · Tricks

Base values exclude gear, runes, temporary buffs and mode-specific modifiers. Cooldowns be th' listed base cooldown afore trick haste.

Arrr, level 1650 Health, arr326 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 3803 Health, arr417 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 61,061 Health, arr571 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 111,563 Health, arr870 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 162,155 Health, arr1,223 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 182,418 Health, arr1,380 Mana, arr

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Basic trickSiphoning Strike

Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Arrr, rank 17.5Arrr, rank 26.5Arrr, rank 35.5Arrr, rank 44.5Arrr, rank 53.5

Basic trickWither

Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Arrr, rank 115Arrr, rank 214Arrr, rank 313Arrr, rank 412Arrr, rank 511

Basic trickSpirit Fire

Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Arrr, all ranks12

UltimateFury of the Sands

First aboard rank becomes available at level 6; later ranks normally become available at levels 11 and 16.

Arrr, rank 1120Arrr, rank 2100Arrr, rank 380

Unfurl every levelHull and mana from level 1 to 18

Rank	Health, arr	Mana, arr	Trick milestone
1	650	326 Mana, arr	Pick th' first aboard basic trick
2	725	371 Mana, arr	Stow another basic trick or rank
3	803	417 Mana, arr	Stow another basic trick or rank
4	886	466 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
5	971	518 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
6	1,061	571 Mana, arr	First aboard ultimate rank normally available
7	1,154	626 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
8	1,251	684 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
9	1,351	744 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
10	1,455	806 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
11	1,563	870 Mana, arr	Arrr, second ultimate rank normally available
12	1,674	936 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
13	1,789	1,005 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
14	1,907	1,076 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
15	2,030	1,148 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
16	2,155	1,223 Mana, arr	Arrr, final ultimate rank normally available
17	2,285	1,301 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
18	2,418	1,380 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point

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