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Ambessa vs Nasus

AmbessaYOU · TOP
NasusENEMY · TOP
VS
Swings with levelsPre-6 EasyPost-6 MediumTake Teleport

How to play it

Kite his ult
His R is his raidboss form: hold a dash to kite it; if you kite it you beat him, otherwise wait it out and reengage.
Bully him pre-6
Play aggressive and deny his CS and stacks before 6: you may not kill a perfect Nasus, but you bully him and starve his scaling.
Track his jungler
Tracking the jungler is vital: one overstep and he runs you down with a gank and takes your tower in one go, and you can't beat him again.
Never overstep without knowing where his jungler is: one death lets Nasus run you down, take your tower, and out-scale you for good.
Runes
RESOLVERESOLVE
Grasp of the Undying
Aftershock
Guardian
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
INSPIRATIONINSPIRATION
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Time Warp Tonic
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Jack Of All Trades
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
Spells
FlashFLASH
TeleportTELEPORT
Items
Start
Core
16.14 Emerald+ - 52% WR - 503 games
Skill order
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Ambessa · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Ambessa vs Nasus in Top lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his R (raidboss form), hold a dash to kite it or wait it out before you reengage.

Ambessa matchup data compiled from a dedicated Ambessa OTP's matchup sheetLeague of Legends assets © Riot Games (Data Dragon).