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League Classic matchup

Nasus vs Ryze

The lane, from both sides

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

Ryze’s side

  • Strong against Nasusfrom the AP Battlemage build (Mid)

    Rune PrisonRune PrisonWActive: Ryze instantly deals magic damage and roots the target enemy for a short duration. stops the 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. farm, 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 nothing to a champion casting point-and-click. Spell FluxSpell FluxEActive: Ryze hurls an orb of runic energy at the target enemy, dealing magic damage and reducing their magic resistance. After striking the target, the orb bounces up to 5 times to Ryze and nearby enemies around the primary target, dealing the same magic damage to each as well as also reducing their magic resistance. plus OverloadOverloadQPassive: Ryze permanently gains cooldown reduction. Active: Ryze unleashes a runic blast on the target enemy, dealing magic damage. beats Soul EaterSoul EaterPassiveInnate: Nasus gains 10/15/20% life steal at levels 1/6/11. long before the stacks land.

How Ryze plays it

AP Battlemage
Mid9/21/0
Max
FlashIgnite
  • Rod of Ages
  • Sorcerer's Shoes
  • Frozen Heart

The kits at a glance

  • Soul Eater
  • Siphoning Strike
  • Wither
  • Spirit Fire
  • Fury of the Sands
  • Arcane Mastery
  • Overload
  • Rune Prison
  • Spell Flux
  • Desperate Power

Base stats, side by side

StatNasusRyze
Health500 (+90)446 (+86)
HP regen1.68 (+0.18)0.98 (+0.11)
Mana245 (+45)305 (+55)
Attack damage56.8 (+3.5)55 (+3)
Armor22.5 (+3.5)18.9 (+3.9)
Magic resist31.25 (+1.25)30
Attack speed0.638 (+3.48)0.625 (+2.112)
Move speed350335
Attack range125550

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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