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League Classic matchup

Karthus vs Nasus

The lane, from both sides

Karthus’s side

  • Strong against Nasusfrom the AP Control Mage build (Mid)

    Lay WasteLay WasteQActive: Karthus conjures a blast at the target location that detonates after 0.5 seconds, granting sight of the area and dealing magic damage to all enemies within, doubled when only one target is struck. farms from outside auto range while Nasus has to stand in the minions for Siphoning StrikeSiphoning StrikeQActive: Nasus empowers his next basic attack within 10 seconds to deal bonus physical damage. If Siphoning Strike kills the target, Nasus permanently gains 3 stacks, increased to 6 if the target is a champion, large minion, or large monster. Siphoning Strike resets Nasus' basic attack timer.. WitherWitherWActive: Nasus ages the target enemy champion for 5 seconds, slowing them by 35% and crippling them by 17.5%, both increasing every second over the duration. is a slow on a champion who was never going to move.

How Karthus plays it

AP Control Mage
Mid21/0/9
Max
1–3
FlashTeleport
  • Rod of Ages
  • Sorcerer's Shoes
  • Rabadon's Deathcap

Nasus’s side

No note from Nasus’s side yet; the silence is a gap, not a verdict.

How Nasus plays it

Top AD Juggernaut
Top9/21/0
Max
1–3
FlashTeleport
  • Mercury's Treads
  • Spirit Visage
  • Frozen Heart

The kits at a glance

  • Death Defied
  • Lay Waste
  • Wall of Pain
  • Defile
  • Requiem
  • Soul Eater
  • Siphoning Strike
  • Wither
  • Spirit Fire
  • Fury of the Sands

Base stats, side by side

StatKarthusNasus
Health465 (+75)500 (+90)
HP regen1.21 (+0.11)1.68 (+0.18)
Mana331 (+61)245 (+45)
Attack damage45.45 (+3.25)56.8 (+3.5)
Armor18.5 (+3.5)22.5 (+3.5)
Magic resist3031.25 (+1.25)
Attack speed0.625 (+2.11)0.638 (+3.48)
Move speed335350
Attack range450125

Level-1 values with per-level growth in parentheses, read from the Classic client and re-checked against it on every update.

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