MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Nasus vs Taliyah
How often does Nasus beat Taliyah in Jungle?
Nasus into Taliyah in Jungle: 53% observed win rate across 38 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 1,142 gold.
Nasus at 15:00
- Gold: -1,142
- CS: -20
- XP: -759
Typical gap to Taliyah, from 38 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Taliyah: the Nasus game plan
Someone usually dies here around 7:32 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
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.