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League Classic matchup

Nasus vs Veigar

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

Veigar’s side

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

    Both scale on stacks: Baleful StrikeBaleful StrikeQUnleashes dark energy at target enemy, dealing magic damage. If a unit is killed, Veigar gains some Ability Power permanently. from range, 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. from melee. Event HorizonEvent HorizonEActive: Veigar forms a cage at the target location that erects after a 0.5 second delay, remaining there for 3 seconds. Enemies that collide with the edges of the cage are stunned for a duration. Event Horizon can affect enemies only once per cast. stuns Nasus out of the 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. follow-up, and 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 is health Primordial BurstPrimordial BurstRActive: Veigar sends a primordial burst at the target enemy champion that deals magic damage. is priced against.

How Veigar plays it

AP Burst Mage
Mid21/0/9
Max
FlashIgnite
  • Rabadon's Deathcap
  • Sorcerer's Shoes
  • Deathfire Grasp

The kits at a glance

  • Soul Eater
  • Siphoning Strike
  • Wither
  • Spirit Fire
  • Fury of the Sands
  • Equilibrium
  • Baleful Strike
  • Dark Matter
  • Event Horizon
  • Primordial Burst

Base stats, side by side

StatNasusVeigar
Health500 (+90)437 (+82)
HP regen1.68 (+0.18)1.03 (+0.1)
Mana245 (+45)305 (+55)
Attack damage56.8 (+3.5)50.65 (+2.65)
Armor22.5 (+3.5)19.75 (+3.75)
Magic resist31.25 (+1.25)30
Attack speed0.638 (+3.48)0.625 (+2)
Move speed350340
Attack range125525

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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