MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Nasus vs Katarina
How often does Nasus beat Katarina in Top?
Nasus into Katarina in Top: 54% observed win rate across 28 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 411 gold.
Nasus at 15:00
- Gold: -411
- CS: +1
- XP: +128
Typical gap to Katarina, from 28 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Katarina: the Nasus game plan
Someone usually dies here around 4:55 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:35. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Nasus's Top build, with receipts
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.