MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Nasus vs Gnar
How often does Nasus beat Gnar in Top?
Nasus into Gnar in Top: 49% observed win rate across 919 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 342 gold.
Nasus at 15:00
- Gold: -342
- CS: -13
- XP: -80
Typical gap to Gnar, from 917 games that reached 15:00.
Does Nasus counter Gnar?
No counter here: Nasus sits at 49% over 919 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 Gnar: the Nasus game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Nasus at 57% across 288 games. Flip the lead and Nasus falls to 45% across 630.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 57% | 288 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 45% | 630 |
| First blood | 55% | 392 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 52% | 304 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 55% | 179 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 56% | 298 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 62% | 157 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:04 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:27. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Nasus's Top build, with receipts
Into Gnar specifically, Nasus finishes Trinity Force first most often: 45.1% over 286 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Trinity Force, Frozen Heart, Spirit Visage: 64.3% across 56 games.
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.