Kalista vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Kalista
based on 955 Kalista vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kalista vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Kalista vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Kalista
Tips for Playing as Kalista against Nasus
Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.
Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.
Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.
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.
Kalista vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Kalista in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some significant Kalista versus Nasus matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between the pair. As an example, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nasus’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Nasus. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.
Kalista normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes less damage than Nasus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kalista and Nasus
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Who is Better, Kalista or Nasus?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kalista usually loses when facing off against Nasus, with a 46.9% win rate. As a result, Kalista makes a bad counter to Nasus.
While Kalista does have a lower winrate compared to Nasus, when they face off with one another, Kalista also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Kalista into Nasusas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Kalista also 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 fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Kalista is a garbage counter for Nasus. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kalista against Nasus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kalista in order to counter Nasus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kalista on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Nasus. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Kalista versus Nasus build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista used at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better against Nasus than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Kalista boasted an average winrate of 46.9% when countering Nasus with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating Nasus as Kalista, Kalista players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Kalista vs Nasus counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.9% win rate overall.
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