MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Nasus vs Maokai
How often does Nasus beat Maokai in Top?
Nasus into Maokai in Top: 52% observed win rate across 133 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 259 gold.
Nasus at 15:00
- Gold: +259
- CS: +4
- XP: +229
Typical gap to Maokai, from 132 games that reached 15:00.
Does Nasus counter Maokai?
No counter here: Nasus sits at 52% over 133 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 Maokai: the Nasus game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Nasus at 60% across 74 games. Flip the lead and Nasus falls to 42% across 59.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 60% | 74 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 42% | 59 |
| First blood | 68% | 68 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 55% | 42 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 54% | 65 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 65% | 71 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 80% | 40 |
Someone usually dies here around 10:16 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:25. 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.