Vel'Koz Mid
HardWin Rate36.4%
Games195
Champion Counters
Nasus Counters
Find Nasus counters, difficult matchups and champions Nasus performs well against.
Jungle Patch 16.13.1 Updated Jul 2, 2026 op.gg data · Emerald+ ranked games, all regions
Weak Against10
Strong Against10
Best CounterVel'Koz (36.4%)
Best MatchupMel (59.8%)
S+ Current tier: S+ Top — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Nasus
Win rate shown from Nasus's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Gwen Mid
HardWin Rate42.2%
Games204
Anivia Mid
HardWin Rate42.2%
Games727
Aurelion Sol Mid
HardWin Rate42.5%
Games642
Lissandra Mid
HardWin Rate44.2%
Games1,021
Urgot Top
HardWin Rate47.6%
Games1,907
Shen Top
HardWin Rate47.7%
Games3,524
Tahm Kench Top
HardWin Rate47.7%
Games1,872
Strong Against — Champions Nasus Counters
Mel Mid
EasyWin Rate59.8%
Games336
Vayne Top
EasyWin Rate59.4%
Games1,674
Udyr Top
EasyWin Rate58.7%
Games462
Naafiri Mid
EasyWin Rate58.4%
Games161
Vladimir Top
EasyWin Rate57.6%
Games1,096
Azir Mid
EasyWin Rate57.5%
Games421
Brand Mid
EasyWin Rate57.1%
Games191
Zed Mid
EasyWin Rate57.0%
Games2,621
All Nasus Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vel'Koz | Mid | Counter | 36.4% | 195 | — |
| Gwen | Mid | Counter | 42.2% | 204 | — |
| Anivia | Mid | Counter | 42.2% | 727 | — |
| Aurelion Sol | Mid | Counter | 42.5% | 642 | — |
| Lissandra | Mid | Counter | 44.2% | 1,021 | — |
| Urgot | Top | Counter | 47.6% | 1,907 | — |
| Shen | Top | Counter | 47.7% | 3,524 | Matchup |
| Tahm Kench | Top | Counter | 47.7% | 1,872 | — |
| Garen | Top | Counter | 48.0% | 10,914 | — |
| Camille | Top | Counter | 48.2% | 3,745 | — |
| Mel | Mid | Favorable | 59.8% | 336 | — |
| Vayne | Top | Favorable | 59.4% | 1,674 | — |
| Udyr | Top | Favorable | 58.7% | 462 | — |
| Naafiri | Mid | Favorable | 58.4% | 161 | — |
| Vladimir | Top | Favorable | 57.6% | 1,096 | — |
| Azir | Mid | Favorable | 57.5% | 421 | — |
| Brand | Mid | Favorable | 57.1% | 191 | — |
| Zed | Mid | Favorable | 57.0% | 2,621 | — |
| Kennen | Top | Favorable | 56.5% | 1,767 | — |
| Dr. Mundo | Top | Favorable | 54.5% | 2,996 | — |
How to Use Nasus Counter Data
This page tracks every meaningful Nasus counter in League of Legends for the JUNGLE role, built from real ranked matchup statistics rather than opinion. Right now the hardest opponents for Nasus are Quinn, Kled, Volibear — in these matchups Nasus’s win rate drops the furthest below its average. The single strongest counter is Quinn, where Nasus wins just 40.7% of 113 recorded games. Nasus itself counters Locke, Fizz, Pantheon — favorable matchups worth exploiting in champion select.
Each card shows the win rate from Nasus’s perspective and the number of games behind it — a matchup with tens of thousands of games is far more trustworthy than one with a few hundred. The Easy/Even/Hard labels are computed from those win rates (below 48% reads as Hard, above 52% as Easy); they are a reading aid, not a separate source stat. Data comes from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions, so the numbers reflect the meta. Counters are only half the picture: check the current Nasus build for the strongest items and runes, or the Nasus champion page for abilities and full details.
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Nasus Counters — FAQ
Vel'Koz is currently the strongest counter to Nasus — Nasus wins only 36.4% of 195 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Nasus performs best against Mel, winning 59.8% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
From ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions.
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.