MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Nasus vs Shyvana
How often does Nasus beat Shyvana in Jungle?
Nasus into Shyvana in Jungle: 55% observed win rate across 405 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 511 gold.
Nasus at 15:00
- Gold: -511
- CS: -18
- XP: -740
Typical gap to Shyvana, from 403 games that reached 15:00.
Does Nasus counter Shyvana?
No counter here: Nasus sits at 55% over 405 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 Shyvana: the Nasus game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Nasus at 72% across 98 games. Flip the lead and Nasus falls to 49% across 306.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 72% | 98 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 49% | 306 |
| First blood | 66% | 225 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 79% | 95 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 74% | 57 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 66% | 176 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 74% | 86 |
Someone usually dies here around 8:44 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:29. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Nasus's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Shyvana specifically, Nasus finishes Trinity Force first most often: 62.7% over 110 games of this matchup.
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.