How to Play NasusMid Build, Emerald+Patch 26.21

Nasus Mid meta analysis (Patch 26.21)

Nasus holds a 49.8% win rate in the Mid role on Patch 26.21, 1.1 points below the Mid role average of 50.9%. That is the 39th highest win rate of 56 Mid champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 0.9% pick rate (45th most played in the role) and a 12.7% ban rate, Nasus gets banned regularly, so it helps to have a second comfort pick.

Nasus Mid slipped from B to C tier in Patch 26.21. A drop like this usually traces back to direct nerfs, item changes, or a meta shift toward unfavorable matchups, so respect the counter picks more than you did last patch. At C tier, Nasus is a mains-only pick this patch: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Champion select decides a lot of Nasus Mid games. The hardest matchups this patch are Ahri (45.0% win rate for Nasus) and Locke (49.6% win rate for Nasus): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, Yasuo (53.4%) and Zed (52.9%) are the matchups to look for, where Nasus wins the lane more often than not at Emerald+.