Zed vs Nasus

Not enough games

Split pushHeavy AD damageVery tankySustained DPS

Build vs Nasus

The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup

Starting items

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Core build

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Standard

4CDR

5—

Summoner spells

100%

Anti CC

4vs CC

Other options

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Inspiration

First Strike

Cash Back

Triple Tonic

Cosmic Insight

Domination

Treasure Hunter

Sudden Impact

Strength by game phase

Passive, spells and ultimate

Soul Eater (P)

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

Cooldowns by spell rank

Level	Q	W	E	R
3	7.5s	15s	12s	–
6	5.5s	15s	12s	2m
9	3.5s	14s	12s	2m
11	3.5s	13s	12s	1m40
16	3.5s	11s	12s	1m20
18	3.5s	11s	12s	1m20

Tips to maximize your impact

Combo with two shadows
To kill, cast Death Mark (R), then Living Shadow (W), Shadow Slash (E) and Razor Shuriken (Q): with two shadows, you throw three shurikens.
Dodge with Death Mark
Cast Death Mark (R) just as the enemy casts their decisive spell: during the dash, you're untargetable.
Save the swap back to your shadow
After Death Mark (R), save the recast to get out: you swap places with the shadow left at your starting point, far from the fight.
Save your energy
Save enough energy for a full combo rather than casting your spells for nothing: Living Shadow (W) refunds energy when you and your shadow hit the same target.
Flank to reach the carry
In teamfights, go around the sides and save Death Mark (R) for an isolated target: going in from the front exposes you to the whole team's CC.

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

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.
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.
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.
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