MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Nasus vs Vi
How often does Nasus beat Vi in Jungle?
Nasus into Vi in Jungle: 51% observed win rate across 347 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 322 gold.
Nasus at 15:00
- Gold: -322
- CS: -6
- XP: -244
Typical gap to Vi, from 344 games that reached 15:00.
Does Nasus counter Vi?
No counter here: Nasus sits at 51% over 347 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 Vi: the Nasus game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Nasus at 63% across 106 games. Flip the lead and Nasus falls to 46% across 241.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 63% | 106 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 46% | 241 |
| First blood | 56% | 204 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 96 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 53% | 90 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 59% | 142 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 72% | 65 |
Someone usually dies here around 8:46 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:35. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Nasus's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Vi specifically, Nasus finishes Trinity Force first most often: 55.1% over 69 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.