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How to Win Ahri vs Nasus Counter MatchupAhri is in the b tier of champions

Ahri vs Nasus

How to Beat Nasus as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nasus as Ahri

based on 3,281 Ahri vs Nasus matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.53
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our dataset, Ahri battled Nasus in 3281 games. Including so many games with Ahri versus Nasus gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening statistics and a pro build to destroy your opponent. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Ahri fights Nasus in only 2.9% of her games.

Ahri vs Nasus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri has done a dismal job of countering Nasus. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.3% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Ahri against Nasus games, Ahri’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Nasus.

Best Ahri vs Nasus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceLiandry's TormentMalignanceCryptbloom

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level upq
>
Second ability for Ahri to level upw
>
Last skill for Ahri to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
3
E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Nasus

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

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.

Ahri vs Nasus Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Nasus Image
6
< Kills >
4.9
5.3
< Deaths >
5.1
7.4
< Assists >
5
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.13
163
< Minions Killed >
164
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.61
1,497
< Physical Damage >
13,097
14,789
< Magic Damage >
5,204
5,507
< True Damage >
410
21,794
< Damage Dealt >
18,711
19,594
< Damage Taken >
36,811
11,038
< Gold Earned >
11,435
1.96
< Towers >
2.59
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,799
< Total Healing >
13,745
14,104
< Experience >
14,911
19
< Vision Score >
15
9
< Wards Placed >
8
70
< Time Dealing CC >
493

How to Counter Nasus with Ahri in LoL

The stats provided here show some valuable Ahri versus Nasus counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences between the pair. Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nasus’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Nasus..

Ahri typically has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. On average, she takes less damage than Nasus. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ahri and Nasus

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Nasus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Nasus

Who is Better, Ahri or Nasus?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ahri usually loses when trying to fight Nasus, with a 47.3% win rate. Therefore, Ahri makes a poor counter to Nasus.

While Ahri does have a lower winrate than Nasus, when facing one another, Ahri also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ahri into Nasus.

Moreover, Ahri has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nasus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Ahri is a garbage counter to Nasus. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ahri against Nasus.

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Nasus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nasus as Ahri, we analyzed 3,281 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 Ahri 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 Ahri to counter Nasus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Nasus. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Ahri versus Nasus build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Ahri used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Nasus than with many other common builds. In fact, Ahri boasted an average win rate of 47.3% when countering Nasus with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Nasus as Ahri, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Ahri vs Nasus LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nasus as Ahri are given for all skill levels, merged. To filter the stats and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.