[Champion] Nasus - Page 6

On February 01 2013 15:02 101toss wrote:
Hi guys, I'm here to get some input on new jungle nasus. I've already ran it prepatch, and it seems promising (can only get better after the patch which gives him around 9 more damage per clear). Here's what I have so far:

Masteries: 9/9/12 (grab %arpen, the 30 flat health, and 3% vamp and buff duration)
Runes: 6% lifesteal (this means you won't need potions after the first clear), AS reds, armor yellows, flat cdr blues (you can get mr if you want, but nasus prefers to farm, not fight)

Build: machete/5->spirit stone->dodge boots->locket->aegis/stone upgrade->SV/FrostFists->InsertSituationalItemHere

Skill order from level 1: E->Q->E->W->max Q or W depending on what your team needs

Need input on the following:
1. Which spirit stone upgrade: tenacity or red buff? Both upgrades cost the same, so question is, is the burn and damage (it procs on Q, E and R, lol) worth it compared to the tankier option (the red buff *is* more cost-effective for the stats it gives)
2. What's the best lategame damage item? Triforce/LW/Hydra sound all good on paper but it's most likely one of these is the best in every scenario (opposed to defensive items which are almost always situational)
3. Rush cdr to maximize q farm vs having better items? (i.e. prioritizing kindlegem, redbuff stone upgrade, and glacial)

On February 01 2013 23:23 obesechicken13 wrote:

Nasus Q is decent but it takes a while for it to even become better than Jax's W when CDR is taken into consideration.
Spirit stone makes sense since you don't really want to lose Q procs from madreds procs.

Only your Q procs the spirit of red buff. I'd say you need a consistent slow to prevent kiting and then you go tank stats since Nasus doesn't have the mobility in teamfights to survive if he's not tanky.

2 points in E might kill the little creeps too fast. I played Shyvana jungle recently and I think I killed the little wraiths with a level 1 W.

I think another big consideration if you're going to max Q is your mana consumption. Q at low levels doesn't cost much, but it steadily increases to 40mana and a shorter cooldown. Are you taking blue buffs?

The biggest problem is still going to be your clear speed. If you slow it down to farm your Q then you can't gank for your allies as much. His W is decent CC if you can somehow get in range to use it.

On February 04 2013 03:52 ticklishmusic wrote:
Doesn't hydra synergize with Nasus ult? He gets ridiculous AD from it, so boom boom boom AOE death right?