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How to Win Lee Sin vs Nasus Counter MatchupLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin vs Nasus

How to Beat Nasus as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nasus as Lee Sin

based on 3,047 Lee Sin vs Nasus matchups
Win Rate
45.9 %
K/D/A
2.5
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Nasus as Lee Sin came out of an examination of 3047 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Lee Sin encounters Nasus in only 2.7% of his rounds.

Lee Sin vs Nasus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin has done a awful job of beating Nasus. Typically, he wins a lowly 45.9% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Lee Sin versus Nasus matches, Lee Sin’s side is 0.2% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Nasus.

Best Lee Sin vs Nasus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Guardian AngelMaw of MalmortiusSterak's GageBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
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Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
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Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Nasus

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

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.

Lee Sin vs Nasus Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
45.9 %
VS
Win Rate
54.1 %
Nasus Image
6.9
< Kills >
4.9
6
< Deaths >
5.1
8.1
< Assists >
5.5
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
35
< Minions Killed >
169
1.49
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.59
13,567
< Physical Damage >
13,935
2,798
< Magic Damage >
5,244
1,024
< True Damage >
420
17,389
< Damage Dealt >
19,599
35,139
< Damage Taken >
36,586
11,613
< Gold Earned >
11,584
1.38
< Towers >
2.7
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
16,607
< Total Healing >
13,655
13,133
< Experience >
14,990
24
< Vision Score >
15
11
< Wards Placed >
8
432
< Time Dealing CC >
531

How to Counter Nasus with Lee Sin in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some valuable Lee Sin vs. Nasus matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nasus’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nasus..

Lee Sin usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Nasus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lee Sin and Nasus

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Nasus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Nasus

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Nasus?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lee Sin usually loses when playing against Nasus, with a 45.9% win rate. Thus, Lee Sin makes a poor counter to Nasus.

While Lee Sin does have a much lower winrate compared to Nasus, when facing one another, Lee Sin also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Lee Sin into Nasus.

Furthermore, Lee Sin has some 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 a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Lee Sin is a garbage counter to Nasus. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Lee Sin against Nasus.

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Nasus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nasus as Lee Sin, we analyzed 3,047 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 Lee Sin 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 truly master Lee Sin in order to counter Nasus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin on average gets a lot less CS relative to Nasus. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Lee Sin versus Nasus build consist of Spear of Shojin, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Lee Sin bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Nasus than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Lee Sin had an average win rate of 45.9% when playing against Nasus with this build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Nasus as Lee Sin, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Lee Sin vs Nasus fights, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 45.9% win rate overall.

If you want to see Lee Sin x Nasus tips and counter stats for a an individual player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and guides shown are computed using all games with data with both champs.