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Nasus vs Ezreal

How to Beat Ezreal as Nasus in LoLNasus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ezreal as Nasus

based on 6,452 Nasus vs Ezreal matchups
Win Rate
54 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
5.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our database, Nasus battled Ezreal 6452 times. Including so many games with Nasus vs Ezreal provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare enlightening data and a supported build to suppress Ezreal. This champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Nasus fights Ezreal in only 5.7% of his games.

Nasus vs Ezreal Matchup Summary

Nasus has done a great job of beating Ezreal. Normally, he wins a terrific 54.0% of games the champions fight each other in. In Nasus vs Ezreal games, Nasus’s team is 0.2% less expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Ezreal.

Best Nasus vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Nasus Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageTrinity ForceDead Man's Plate

Optional Items

Sterak's GageJak'Sho, The ProteanHullbreakerBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Ability HasteMagic ResistMagic Resist
Nasus's passive ability p
Nasus's q ability q
Nasus's w ability w
Nasus's e ability e
Nasus's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ezreal as Nasus

Tips for Playing as Nasus against Ezreal

Paying attention to last hitting with Siphoning Strike will have a large impact at the end of a game.

If you're solo, Spirit Fire is a great way to farm a lane. It can be bad if you're in a lane with 2 and you push too far. Find the right balance between Siphoning Strike last hits and AoE farming.

If you have low defenses, people will focus you down even during your ultimate. Try buying some survivability items even in your DPS builds.

Advice to Win Against Ezreal

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.

Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.

Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Nasus vs Ezreal Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Ezreal with Nasus in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several influential Nasus against Ezreal counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Nasus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ezreal’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nasus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ezreal..

Nasus normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Ezreal. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nasus and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Nasus
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nasus
Ezreal

Who is Better, Nasus or Ezreal?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nasus usually wins when playing against Ezreal, with a 54.0% win rate. As a result, Nasus makes a great counter to Ezreal.

While Nasus does have a much higher win rate compared to Ezreal, when on opposite teams, Nasus also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Nasus into Ezreal.

Additionally, Nasus also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ezreal. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nasus vs Ezreal matchups, Nasus is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Nasus is a great counter for Ezreal. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nasus against Ezreal.

Additional Information for Nasus Players

How We Calculated Our Nasus vs Ezreal Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ezreal as Nasus, 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 Ezreal as Nasus 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 Nasus in order to counter Ezreal during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nasus typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Ezreal. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Nasus versus Ezreal build include Spirit Visage, Trinity Force, and Dead Man's Plate. When Nasus incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Ezreal than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Nasus had an average win rate of 54.0% when playing against Ezreal with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Ezreal as Nasus, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Nasus vs Ezreal counters, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 54.0% winrate overall.

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