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Aurelion Sol vs Nasus

How to Beat Nasus as Aurelion Sol in LoLAurelion Sol is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nasus as Aurelion Sol

based on 1,966 Aurelion Sol vs Nasus matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.75
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Nasus as Aurelion Sol resulted from an analysis of 1966 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Aurelion Sol is forced to battle against Nasus in only 3.2% of his rounds.

Aurelion Sol vs Nasus Matchup Summary

Aurelion Sol has done a good job of beating Nasus. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.2% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Aurelion Sol versus Nasus rounds, Aurelion Sol’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Nasus.

Best Aurelion Sol vs Nasus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandAmplifying Tome

Core Aurelion Sol Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameVoid StaffLuden's CompanionRabadon's Deathcap

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearMinion Dematerializer
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Aurelion Sol's passive ability p
Aurelion Sol's q ability q
Aurelion Sol's w ability w
Aurelion Sol's e ability e
Aurelion Sol's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Aurelion Sol

Tips for Playing as Aurelion Sol against Nasus

You can use Comet of Legend's flight to grow Starsurge to massive proportions.

Comet of Legend allows you to move quickly around the map; use it to put pressure on other lanes.

Save Voice of Light to use as a defense against melee opponents if you need to - otherwise, use its slow to start a fight at long range.

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.

Aurelion Sol vs Nasus Counter Stats

Aurelion Sol Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Nasus Image
7.3
< Kills >
4.8
5.5
< Deaths >
5.5
7.8
< Assists >
5.1
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.1
185
< Minions Killed >
171
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.56
377
< Physical Damage >
13,637
24,687
< Magic Damage >
5,112
808
< True Damage >
402
25,873
< Damage Dealt >
19,151
20,796
< Damage Taken >
38,828
12,607
< Gold Earned >
11,742
1.73
< Towers >
2.55
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,711
< Total Healing >
14,198
15,279
< Experience >
15,330
17
< Vision Score >
15
9
< Wards Placed >
8
349
< Time Dealing CC >
484

How to Counter Nasus with Aurelion Sol in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some vital Aurelion Sol against Nasus counter stats that may help us explain the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Aurelion Sol’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nasus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Aurelion Sol may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nasus..

Aurelion Sol typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Nasus. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aurelion Sol and Nasus

Damage Types Compared

Aurelion Sol
Nasus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aurelion Sol
Nasus

Who is Better, Aurelion Sol or Nasus?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aurelion Sol usually wins when trying to fight Nasus, with a 52.2% win rate. Therefore, Aurelion Sol makes a good counter for Nasus.

While Aurelion Sol does have a higher win rate compared to Nasus, when they face off with one another, Aurelion Sol also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Aurelion Sol into Nasusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Aurelion Sol has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nasus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Aurelion Sol vs Nasus matchups, Aurelion Sol is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Aurelion Sol is an above average counter for Nasus. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Aurelion Sol against Nasus.

Additional Information for Aurelion Sol Players

How We Calculated Our Aurelion Sol vs Nasus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nasus as Aurelion Sol, we analyzed 1,966 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 Aurelion Sol 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 truly master Aurelion Sol in order to counter Nasus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aurelion Sol usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Nasus. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Aurelion Sol versus Nasus build include Seraph's Embrace, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Aurelion Sol included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Nasus than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Aurelion Sol had an average winrate of 52.2% battling Nasus with this build.

To have the best probability of beating Nasus as Aurelion Sol, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Minion Dematerializer runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Aurelion Sol vs Nasus matchups, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nasus as Aurelion Sol are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.