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.
Ryze’s side
- Strong against Nasusfrom the AP Battlemage build (Mid)
Rune Prison
Rune PrisonWActive: Ryze instantly deals magic damage and roots the target enemy for a short duration. stops the
Siphoning Strike
Siphoning 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
Wither
WitherWActive: 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 Flux
Spell 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
Overload
OverloadQPassive: Ryze permanently gains cooldown reduction. Active: Ryze unleashes a runic blast on the target enemy, dealing magic damage. beats
Soul Eater
Soul EaterPassiveInnate: Nasus gains 10/15/20% life steal at levels 1/6/11. long before the stacks land.
The kits at a glance
Nasus
Full abilities- Soul Eater
- Siphoning Strike
- Wither
- Spirit Fire
- Fury of the Sands
Ryze
Full abilities- Arcane Mastery
- Overload
- Rune Prison
- Spell Flux
- Desperate Power
Base stats, side by side
| Stat | Nasus | Ryze |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 500 (+90) | 446 (+86) |
| HP regen | 1.68 (+0.18) | 0.98 (+0.11) |
| Mana | 245 (+45) | 305 (+55) |
| Attack damage | 56.8 (+3.5) | 55 (+3) |
| Armor | 22.5 (+3.5) | 18.9 (+3.9) |
| Magic resist | 31.25 (+1.25) | 30 |
| Attack speed | 0.638 (+3.48) | 0.625 (+2.112) |
| Move speed | 350 | 335 |
| Attack range | 125 | 550 |
Level-1 values with per-level growth in parentheses, read from the Classic client and re-checked against it on every update.









