Yorick vs Nasus

Yorick
vs
50.0%

over 88 games

Nasus

Skill matchup

Split pushHeavy AD damageVery tankySustained DPS

Build vs Nasus

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Yorick: Trinity Force, Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, Plated Steelcaps, Executioner's Calling, Hullbreaker, Voltaic Cyclosword, Serylda's Grudge.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Trinity Force
1
Black Cleaver
2
Spear of Shojin
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Executioner's Calling
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport47%
FlashDot36%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Executioner's Calling
Hullbreaker
Voltaic Cyclosword
Serylda's Grudge
Eclipse
Sterak's Gage
Thornmail
Chempunk Chainsword
Bramble Vest
Liandry's Torment
Mortal Reminder
Bastionbreaker
Heartsteel
Iceborn Gauntlet
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Randuin's Omen
Frozen Heart
Spirit Visage
Dead Man's Plate
Guardian Angel
60.0% WR5 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
OvergrowthOvergrowth
PrecisionPrecision
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodline
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Nasus's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Soul Eater (P)

Nasus drains his foe's spiritual energy, giving him bonus Life Steal.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
37.5s15s12s–
65.5s15s12s2m
93.5s14s12s2m
113.5s13s12s1m40
163.5s11s12s1m20
183.5s11s12s1m20

Playing as Yorick

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Prepare your graves

    Hit a champion or last-hit a minion with Last Rites (Q) to dig a grave: with three graves nearby, recast the spell to raise Mist Walkers from them.

  2. Mark your target with your Mist

    Hit your target with Mourning Mist (E): your nearby graves keep raising Mist Walkers, the target loses armor, and your units rush toward them.

  3. Wall in your target

    Trap your target in Dark Procession (W): the wall blocks enemies but not your allies, and your Mist Walkers hit them in the meantime.

  4. Split push with your Maiden

    After 10 seconds, recast Eulogy of the Isles (R) to send the Maiden of the Mist to push the nearest lane, but you lose a big part of your power.

Playing against Nasus

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Deny his farm early

    Early on, take a trade whenever he steps up to last-hit a minion: each kill with Siphoning Strike (Q) increases its damage for the whole game.

  2. Freeze near your tower

    Freeze the wave near your tower: to farm with Siphoning Strike (Q), he then has to step up and expose himself to ganks.

  3. Wait out his storm

    Once he hits level 6, don't engage during Fury of the Sands (R): for 15 seconds, he gains health and resistances, and his area damage scales with your max health.

  4. Hit him while backing off

    In teamfights, if you're ranged, hit him while backing off: he has no dash, only Wither (W), a slow that grows stronger over time.

Patch 16.21.1