MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Nasus vs Malzahar
How often does Nasus beat Malzahar in Top?
Nasus into Malzahar in Top: 56% observed win rate across 122 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 ahead by 304 gold.
Nasus at 15:00
- Gold: +304
- CS: -7
- XP: +643
Typical gap to Malzahar, from 120 games that reached 15:00.
Does Nasus counter Malzahar?
No counter here: Nasus sits at 56% over 122 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 Malzahar: the Nasus game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Nasus at 65% across 62 games. Flip the lead and Nasus falls to 47% across 60.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 65% | 62 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 60 |
| First blood | 56% | 77 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 57 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 57% | 69 |
Someone usually dies here around 10:37 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:17. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Nasus's Top build, with receipts
Into Malzahar specifically, Nasus finishes Trinity Force first most often: 52.5% over 40 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.