MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Nasus vs Aurora
How often does Nasus beat Aurora in Top?
Nasus into Aurora in Top: 56% observed win rate across 168 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Nasus behind by 798 gold.
Nasus at 15:00
- Gold: -798
- CS: -16
- XP: -598
Typical gap to Aurora, from 167 games that reached 15:00.
Does Nasus counter Aurora?
No counter here: Nasus sits at 56% over 168 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Aurora: the Nasus game plan
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 55% | 132 |
| First blood | 55% | 47 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 62% | 42 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:51 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:46. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Nasus's Top build, with receipts
Into Aurora specifically, Nasus finishes Trinity Force first most often: 55.3% over 47 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Nasus core is Trinity Force, Frozen Heart, Spirit Visage: 58.4% across 1,932 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Shield + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Trinity Force (13,723 games).
Skill plan: Nasus players max Q first and take Q at level 1.