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How to Win Ezreal vs Nasus Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Nasus

How to Beat Nasus as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nasus as Ezreal

based on 6,452 Ezreal vs Nasus matchups
Win Rate
46 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Nasus as Ezreal came out of an analysis of 6452 ranked rounds where both champs fought one another. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Ezreal fights Nasus in only 2.8% of his rounds.

Ezreal vs Nasus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal does a terrible job of countering Nasus. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.0% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Ezreal against Nasus matches, Ezreal’s team is 0.2% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Nasus.

Best Ezreal vs Nasus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerTear of the Goddess

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaBloodthirsterTrinity Force

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinNavori QuickbladesRavenous HydraSerylda's Grudge

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ezreal to level upq
>
Second ability for Ezreal to level upe
>
Last skill for Ezreal to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
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R
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Nasus as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Nasus

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

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.

Ezreal vs Nasus Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
46 %
VS
Win Rate
54 %
Nasus Image
6.5
< Kills >
5
5.6
< Deaths >
5.1
6.8
< Assists >
5.4
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
170
< Minions Killed >
170
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.6
16,056
< Physical Damage >
14,188
7,234
< Magic Damage >
5,463
622
< True Damage >
439
23,913
< Damage Dealt >
20,091
20,222
< Damage Taken >
38,026
11,764
< Gold Earned >
11,735
2.25
< Towers >
2.68
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,456
< Total Healing >
14,410
12,701
< Experience >
15,301
16
< Vision Score >
15
8
< Wards Placed >
8
89
< Time Dealing CC >
560

How to Counter Nasus with Ezreal in LoL

The stats shown here show several critical Ezreal versus Nasus matchup stats that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nasus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nasus..

Ezreal typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Nasus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ezreal and Nasus

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Nasus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Nasus

Who is Better, Ezreal or Nasus?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when playing against Nasus, with a 46.0% win rate. Thus, Ezreal makes a poor counter for Nasus.

While Ezreal does have a lower winrate compared to Nasus, when they face off with one another, Ezreal also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Ezreal into Nasusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Ezreal has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nasus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Ezreal is a trash counter to Nasus. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ezreal against Nasus.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Nasus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nasus as Ezreal, we analyzed 6,452 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 Ezreal 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 Ezreal to counter Nasus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal often picks up a similar amount of CS as Nasus. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Ezreal versus Nasus build include Muramana, Bloodthirster, and Trinity Force. When Ezreal bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Nasus than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ezreal boasted an average win rate of 46.0% when playing against Nasus with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Nasus as Ezreal, you should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Ezreal vs Nasus fights, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nasus as Ezreal are given for all skill levels, merged. To filter the stats and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu located above.