Aphelios vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Aphelios
based on 2,512 Aphelios vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Aphelios vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Aphelios vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Aphelios
Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Nasus
Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.
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.
Aphelios vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Aphelios in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore some vital Aphelios vs. Nasus counter stats that can help us distinguish the distinctions between these two champions. Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nasus’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nasus..
Aphelios typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Nasus. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Aphelios and Nasus
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Who is Better, Aphelios or Nasus?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when playing against Nasus, with a 48.7% win rate. Thus, Aphelios makes a bad counter to Nasus.
While Aphelios does have a lower win rate than Nasus, when on opposite teams, Aphelios also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Aphelios into Nasusas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Aphelios also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nasus. This often 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 overall in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Aphelios is a somewhat poor counter to Nasus. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aphelios against Nasus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Aphelios in order to counter Nasus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Aphelios on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Nasus. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Aphelios versus Nasus build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Aphelios bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Nasus than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Aphelios had an average winrate of 48.7% battling Nasus with this build.
To have the best likelihood of crushing Nasus as Aphelios, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Aphelios vs Nasus clashes, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.7% winrate overall.
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