MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Nasus vs Master Yi
How often does Nasus beat Master Yi in Top?
Nasus into Master Yi in Top: 48% observed win rate across 230 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 272 gold.
Nasus at 15:00
- Gold: -272
- CS: -2
- XP: +165
Typical gap to Master Yi, from 228 games that reached 15:00.
Does Nasus counter Master Yi?
No counter here: Nasus sits at 48% over 230 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 Master Yi: the Nasus game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Nasus at 61% across 92 games. Flip the lead and Nasus falls to 40% across 138.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 61% | 92 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 40% | 138 |
| First blood | 61% | 70 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 71% | 75 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 60% | 83 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 66% | 41 |
Someone usually dies here around 3:23 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:46. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Nasus's Top build, with receipts
Into Master Yi specifically, Nasus finishes Trinity Force first most often: 52.6% over 57 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.