Yorick vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Yorick
based on 3,481 Yorick vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yorick vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Yorick vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Yorick
Tips for Playing as Yorick against Nasus
You do not need to cast Awakening to regain the ability to cast Last Rites.
You can send the Maiden down a lane alone, be careful though, as she represents a large portion of your combat power.
The Maiden will attempt to assist you in a fight, so choose your targets well.
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.
Yorick vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Yorick in LoL
The stats provided here show several influential Yorick vs. Nasus counter statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the pair. Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nasus’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nasus..
Yorick normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Nasus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Yorick and Nasus
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Who is Better, Yorick or Nasus?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Yorick usually fairs equally well when playing against Nasus, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Yorick makes an ok counter for Nasus.
While Yorick does have a lower win rate than Nasus, when they face off with one another, Yorick also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yorick into Nasus.
Furthermore, Yorick also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nasus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Yorick is a somewhat poor counter to Nasus. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Yorick against Nasus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Yorick in order to counter Nasus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yorick often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Nasus. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Yorick versus Nasus build include Trinity Force, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Yorick combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Nasus than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Yorick boasted an average win rate of 49.3% when playing against Nasus with this build.
To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Nasus as Yorick, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Legend: Bloodline, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Yorick vs Nasus counters, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.3% win rate overall.
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