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Fiddlesticks vs Nasus

How to Beat Nasus as Fiddlesticks in LoLFiddlesticks is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nasus as Fiddlesticks

based on 1,934 Fiddlesticks vs Nasus matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Nasus as Fiddlesticks came out of an examination of 1934 ranked matches where both champs opposed one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Fiddlesticks is forced to battle against Nasus in only 3.0% of his matches.

Fiddlesticks vs Nasus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Fiddlesticks does a poor job of countering Nasus. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.0% of the time the champions face each other in. In Fiddlesticks against Nasus rounds, Fiddlesticks’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Nasus.

Best Fiddlesticks vs Nasus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Fiddlesticks Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceHextech RocketbeltZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentVoid StaffShadowflameRabadon's Deathcap

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeTriple TonicFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Fiddlesticks's passive ability p
Fiddlesticks's q ability q
Fiddlesticks's w ability w
Fiddlesticks's e ability e
Fiddlesticks's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Fiddlesticks

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.

Fiddlesticks vs Nasus Counter Stats

Fiddlesticks Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Nasus Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.1
6
< Deaths >
5.2
8.7
< Assists >
5.3
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
41
< Minions Killed >
170
1.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.56
323
< Physical Damage >
14,102
18,051
< Magic Damage >
5,412
1,176
< True Damage >
415
19,551
< Damage Dealt >
19,929
33,199
< Damage Taken >
37,719
11,186
< Gold Earned >
11,773
1.19
< Towers >
2.6
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
17,533
< Total Healing >
14,121
12,943
< Experience >
15,301
45
< Vision Score >
15
3
< Wards Placed >
8
740
< Time Dealing CC >
510

How to Counter Nasus with Fiddlesticks in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several significant Fiddlesticks against Nasus counter stats that can help us interpret the differences between the pair. Fiddlesticks’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nasus’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Fiddlesticks may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nasus..

Fiddlesticks normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Nasus. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Fiddlesticks and Nasus

Damage Types Compared

Fiddlesticks
Nasus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Fiddlesticks
Nasus

Who is Better, Fiddlesticks or Nasus?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Fiddlesticks usually fairs equally well when facing off against Nasus, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Fiddlesticks makes an ok counter to Nasus.

While Fiddlesticks does have a lower win rate compared to Nasus, when facing one another, Fiddlesticks also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Fiddlesticks into Nasusas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Fiddlesticks is a somewhat poor counter for Nasus. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Fiddlesticks against Nasus.

Additional Information for Fiddlesticks Players

How We Calculated Our Fiddlesticks vs Nasus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nasus as Fiddlesticks, we analyzed 1,934 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 Fiddlesticks 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Fiddlesticks in order to counter Nasus during both the lane 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 shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Fiddlesticks often accumulates a lot less CS as Nasus. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Fiddlesticks versus Nasus build include Malignance, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Fiddlesticks incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Nasus than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Fiddlesticks had an average win rate of 49.0% when playing against Nasus with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Nasus as Fiddlesticks, you should take the First Strike, Triple Tonic, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Fiddlesticks vs Nasus battles, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nasus as Fiddlesticks are given for every ranked division. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.