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Shen vs Nasus

ShenYOU · TOP
NasusENEMY · TOP
VS
Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Ignite

How to play it

Don't taunt in post-6
After 6, don't taunt onto him: he can R and Wither you for the kill; save taunt until he's actually killable.
Punish every last-hit
He's the weakest early top laner, so drag your blade through him and trade every time he goes for a CS, forcing him to farm with E only.
Don't touch minions
The common mistake is hitting minions for no reason: only last-hit at the last moment to keep the longest window to trade on him.
Never free-hit the minion wave early: it's the most common mistake and it shrinks your window to trade on Nasus.
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
IgniteIGNITE
Items
Start
Core
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Skill order
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Shen · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Shen vs Nasus in Top lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: after 6, never taunt onto him, he can R and Wither you down for the kill.

Shen matchup data compiled from the community Shen OTP contribution sheetLeague of Legends assets © Riot Games (Data Dragon).