Nasus vs Yasuo

Nasus
vs
56.5%

over 556 games

Yasuo

Favorable matchup

Heavy AD damageSustained DPSHigh burstDive threat

Build vs Yasuo

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Nasus: Trinity Force, Frozen Heart, Spirit Visage, Plated Steelcaps, Thornmail, Iceborn Gauntlet, Randuin's Omen, Bramble Vest.

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

HasteTeleport46%
FlashHaste28%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Thornmail
Iceborn Gauntlet
Randuin's Omen
Bramble Vest
Essence Reaver
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Dead Man's Plate
Force of Nature
Sundered Sky
Fiendhunter Bolts
Kaenic Rookern
Protoplasm Harness
Sterak's Gage
Bandlepipes
Zeke's Convergence
Lord Dominik's Regards
Serpent's Fang
Death's Dance
Heartsteel
Infinity Edge
Quicksilver Sash
Endless Hunger
Spear of Shojin
Tear of the Goddess
Voltaic Cyclosword
Hullbreaker
Mortal Reminder
54.3% WR105 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

Yasuo's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Way of the Wanderer (P)

Yasuo's Critical Strike Chance is increased. Additionally, Yasuo builds toward a shield whenever he is moving. The shield triggers when he takes damage from a champion or monster.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
34s25s0.5s–
64s25s0.5s1m10
94s23s0.5s1m10
114s21s0.5s50s
164s17s0.3s30s
184s17s0.1s30s

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 Yasuo

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Pop his shield first

    Hit him with a cheap attack to trigger the Way of the Wanderer (passive) shield, then start the real trade: otherwise, it absorbs your best damage.

  2. Wait for his Wind Wall

    If you have projectiles, save them for after Wind Wall (W): it blocks them all for 4 seconds, on a 25 to 17 second cooldown. Other spells go through it.

  3. Don't give him minions

    Don't stand right behind your minions: each one gives him a target for Sweeping Blade (E), and he gets closer to you with every dash.

  4. Dodge his whirlwind

    Get out of the line of his whirlwind, the third Steel Tempest (Q): without a knock-up, he can't cast Last Breath (R).

  5. Judge him by his crit items

    Judge his threat by his crit items more than his level: Way of the Wanderer (passive) raises his critical strike chance, so each crit item does more for him.

Patch 16.21.1