Nasus vs Irelia

Nasus
vs
53.6%

over 502 games

Irelia

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageSplit pushSustained DPSHigh burst

Build vs Irelia

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Nasus: Trinity Force, Frozen Heart, Spirit Visage, Plated Steelcaps, Thornmail, Bramble Vest, Iceborn Gauntlet, Jak'Sho, The Protean.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Trinity Force
1
Frozen Heart
2
Spirit Visage
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Thornmail
5

Summoner spells

HasteTeleport45%
FlashTeleport25%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Thornmail
Bramble Vest
Iceborn Gauntlet
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Dead Man's Plate
Randuin's Omen
Force of Nature
Essence Reaver
Sundered Sky
Fiendhunter Bolts
Protoplasm Harness
Bandlepipes
Lord Dominik's Regards
Quicksilver Sash
Mortal Reminder
Sterak's Gage
Unending Despair
Death's Dance
Infinity Edge
Dark Seal
Hullbreaker
Spear of Shojin
Mercurial Scimitar
Kaenic Rookern
70.2% WR47 games
PrecisionPrecision
Fleet FootworkFleet Footwork
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
UnflinchingUnflinching
Second WindSecond Wind
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Irelia's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Ionian Fervor (P)

When Irelia strikes enemies with spells she gains stacking bonus Attack Speed. At maximum stacks she also gains bonus damage on hit.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
310s20s16s–
68s20s16s2m05
96s18s16s2m05
116s16s16s1m45
166s12s13s1m25
186s12s10s1m25

Playing as Nasus

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Last-hit with Siphoning Strike

    Last-hit minions with Siphoning Strike (Q): each kill with the spell permanently increases its damage, by more on large minions and champions.

  2. Wither their carry

    In teamfights, cast Wither (W) on their carry: the slow grows stronger over the spell's duration and also reduces their attack speed.

  3. Fury of the Sands as the fight starts

    Cast Fury of the Sands (R) as you enter a teamfight: for 15 seconds, you gain health and resistances, damage nearby enemies, and Siphoning Strike (Q) comes back faster.

  4. Farm instead of forcing early

    Early on, farm rather than force trades: Siphoning Strike (Q) stacks are permanent, and every minion you last-hit makes you stronger later.

Playing against Irelia

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Stay away from low-health minions

    Don't stand near your low-health minions: Bladesurge (Q) resets when it kills, so she chains dashes from minion to minion until she reaches you.

  2. Dodge the line of her blades

    As soon as the first blade of Flawless Duet (E) lands, change direction: the stun only hits enemies caught between the two blades.

  3. Trade before her passive stacks

    Take your trades when Ionian Fervor (passive) isn't stacked: she builds stacks with her abilities, and at max stacks her autos deal more damage.

  4. Wait out her Defiant Dance

    Save your burst for after Defiant Dance (W): while charging, she takes much less damage, but she can't do anything else.

  5. Dodge her blade ult

    Dodge Vanguard's Edge (R): its blades make you Unsteady, which resets Bladesurge (Q) on you, and the cage they form damages and slows anyone who crosses it.

Patch 16.21.1