MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Nasus vs Irelia
How often does Nasus beat Irelia in Top?
Nasus into Irelia in Top: 50% observed win rate across 783 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 1,126 gold.
Nasus at 15:00
- Gold: -1,126
- CS: -32
- XP: -433
Typical gap to Irelia, from 780 games that reached 15:00.
Does Nasus counter Irelia?
No counter here: Nasus sits at 50% over 783 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 Irelia: the Nasus game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Nasus at 65% across 158 games. Flip the lead and Nasus falls to 47% across 624.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 65% | 158 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 624 |
| First blood | 57% | 241 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 65% | 185 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 62% | 45 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 60% | 163 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 71% | 84 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:38 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:43. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Nasus's Top build, with receipts
Into Irelia specifically, Nasus finishes Trinity Force first most often: 55.6% over 232 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.