Zilean vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Zilean
based on 1,242 Zilean vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Nasus
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
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.
Zilean vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Zilean in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several valuable Zilean vs. Nasus matchup stats that may help us explain the differences between the pair. As an example, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nasus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nasus. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Zilean often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Nasus. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zilean and Nasus
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Who is Better, Zilean or Nasus?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zilean usually loses when trying to fight Nasus, with a 48.4% win rate. Thus, Zilean makes a poor counter for Nasus.
While Zilean does have a lower win rate compared to Nasus, when they face off with one another, Zilean also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to learn. You should be careful when picking Zilean into Nasus.
Moreover, Zilean has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nasus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Zilean is a somewhat poor counter for Nasus. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zilean against Nasus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Zilean to counter Nasus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean on average picks up less CS relative to Nasus. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Zilean versus Nasus build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Nasus than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Zilean boasted an average winrate of 48.4% when countering Nasus with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Nasus as Zilean, Zilean players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Zilean vs Nasus matchups, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.4% win rate overall.
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