MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Nasus vs Poppy
How often does Nasus beat Poppy in Jungle?
Nasus into Poppy in Jungle: 62% observed win rate across 26 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 186 gold.
Nasus at 15:00
- Gold: -186
- CS: -5
- XP: -173
Typical gap to Poppy, from 26 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Poppy: the Nasus game plan
Someone usually dies here around 8:40 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:41. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Nasus's Jungle build, with receipts
The most-finished Nasus core is Protoplasm Harness, Iceborn Gauntlet, Spirit Visage: 59.5% across 509 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling; the first finished item is usually Trinity Force (2,992 games).
Skill plan: Nasus players max Q first and take Q at level 1.