# Nasus Build, Runes and Counters · 26.22

> Best build for Nasus: rune page, item set, summoner spells, skill order and counter picks — 26.22 patch, ranked match data.

Source: https://gamerone.org/en/champion/nasus · Patch: 26.22 · Top lane

## Nasus — the Curator of the Sands

- Tier: S (#10 of 134 in Top lane)
- Win rate: 50.7%
- Pick: 3.6%
- Ban: 11.3%
- Games: 15,697

## Runes

- **Precision**: Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Haste, Last Stand
- **Resolve**: Second Wind, Unflinching
- Ability Haste, Health scaling with level, Health scaling with level

## Summoner spells

Ghost, Teleport

## Items

- Starting items: Doran's Shield, Health Potion
- **Tank** (Win rate: 55.5% · Games: 4,518): Trinity Force → Frozen Heart → Spirit Visage → (Jak'Sho, The Protean / Thornmail) → (Jak'Sho, The Protean / Thornmail / Randuin's Omen)
- **Bruiser** (Win rate: 48.5% · Games: 1,680): (Jak'Sho, The Protean / Thornmail) → (Jak'Sho, The Protean / Thornmail / Randuin's Omen)
- Boots: Ionian Boots of Lucidity

## Skill order

Q > W > E

## Struggles against

- Karma: -11.5 pp win rate difference (13 games)
- Rengar: -8.8 pp win rate difference (17 games)
- Aurelion Sol: -8.3 pp win rate difference (36 games)
- Lissandra: -7.1 pp win rate difference (42 games)
- Katarina: -7.1 pp win rate difference (14 games)

## Strong against

- Locke: +19.6 pp win rate difference (23 games)
- Briar: +19.2 pp win rate difference (13 games)
- Sejuani: +16.7 pp win rate difference (18 games)
- Xin Zhao: +16.7 pp win rate difference (12 games)
- Smolder: +15.4 pp win rate difference (26 games)

The data is calculated per patch from ranked matches in the selected tier and region.

- [OTPs](https://gamerone.org/en/champion/nasus/otp)
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