Viktor vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Viktor
based on 1,633 Viktor vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Viktor vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Viktor vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Viktor
Tips for Playing as Viktor against Nasus
Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.
Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.
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.
Viktor vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Viktor in LoL
The stats shown here show some significant Viktor vs. Nasus counter statistics that can help you understand the distinctions between the pair. Viktor’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nasus’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Viktor may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nasus..
Viktor typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Nasus. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Viktor and Nasus
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Who is Better, Viktor or Nasus?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Viktor usually fairs equally well when playing against Nasus, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Viktor makes an ok counter to Nasus.
While Viktor does have a lower winrate than Nasus, when on opposite teams, Viktor also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Viktor into Nasusas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Viktor 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 facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Viktor vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Viktor is a somewhat poor counter for Nasus. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Viktor against Nasus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Viktor in order to counter Nasus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Viktor usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Nasus. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Viktor versus Nasus build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Viktor used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Nasus than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Viktor boasted an average win rate of 49.8% when countering Nasus with this build.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Nasus as Viktor, Viktor players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Viktor vs Nasus clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.8% winrate overall.
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