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League Classic matchup

Malzahar vs Nasus

The lane, from both sides

Malzahar’s side

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

    Malefic VisionsMalefic VisionsEActive: Malzahar infects the target enemy's mind, dealing them magic damage every 0.5 seconds over 4 seconds. If the target dies during this time, they pass Malefic Visions onto the closest enemy, refreshing the duration and restoring 10 mana. clears the wave 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. needs and spreads on the kill. Nether GraspNether GraspRActive: Malzahar knocks down the target enemy champion and channels for up to 2.5 seconds, suppressing them and dealing them magic damage every 0.5 seconds while the channel holds. holds Nasus still through Fury of the SandsFury of the SandsRActive: Nasus empowers himself for 15 seconds, gaining health, increased size, and range and 100 bonus cast range for the duration. While Nasus is empowered, he deals magic damage every 0.5 seconds to nearby enemies, capped at 240 per second, 5% of that damage is converted to Attack Damage AD, and 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. does not stop a channel.

How Malzahar plays it

AP Control Mage
Mid21/0/9
Max
FlashIgnite
  • Rod of Ages
  • Sorcerer's Shoes
  • Liandry's Torment

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

  • Summon Voidling
  • Call of the Void
  • Null Zone
  • Malefic Visions
  • Nether Grasp
  • Soul Eater
  • Siphoning Strike
  • Wither
  • Spirit Fire
  • Fury of the Sands

Base stats, side by side

StatMalzaharNasus
Health460 (+80)500 (+90)
HP regen1.01 (+0.11)1.68 (+0.18)
Mana295 (+45)245 (+45)
Attack damage54.66 (+3)56.8 (+3.5)
Armor19.5 (+3.5)22.5 (+3.5)
Magic resist3031.25 (+1.25)
Attack speed0.625 (+3)0.638 (+3.48)
Move speed340350
Attack range550125

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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