How to win lane as Nasus against Darius · 51.06% win rate (3,296 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
His E-pull and bleed out-trade your early and deny stacks. Farm under tower, wither the all-in, and scale.
Track: Darius's E — Apprehend (26–16s cooldown). His all-in starts on the pull. Wither him after it.
Read from Nasus's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Darius.
This is Nasus's own plan; across 3,296 pooled games the lane is leaning Nasus.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Darius | Darius has no passive heal — only Decimate's outer blade heals him, and Apprehend (E) pulls you to exactly that range. Soak Q farm, never eat the tip. |
| Level 2 | Darius | Still no Wither and no ult — his Hemorrhage stacks plus empowered Q win any extended trade, so concede the wave and last-hit safe. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | You get Wither at 3 but he out-trades through it — Decimate's blade heal outpaces your Spirit Fire poke, so only use W to peel a whiffed E. |
| Levels 4-5 | Darius | Levels 4-5 are his all-in window — E-pull-Q out-damages your lifesteal and you're shoving to stack, playing not to die. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Even at 6 his all-in edges it — Fury and Wither let you SURVIVE the committed fight, but his bleed plus R execute still wins if you misposition. |
| First item | Even / skill | Your Sheen-empowered Q and Wither finally answer his Hemorrhage burst — it is a coinflip decided by who lands their setup, genuinely even here. |
| Two+ items | Nasus | Stacked Q plus ult one-shots him in a sustained duel and your lifesteal eats his bleed — you out-scale his execute and take the splitpush. |
Darius owns this lane from the first wave — Apprehend (E) yanks you into Decimate range and the bleed out-grinds your level-1 lifesteal. He has no passive heal: Hemorrhage only bleeds you, and Decimate heals him solely off its outer blade, so if you get caught, walk INTO him and take the weak handle instead. Do not last-hit with an auto while Apprehend is up — it is 26s at rank 1, so simply wait it out and soak Q farm at max range. Every stack you bank now kills him at 2 items.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Nasus's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Nasus vs Darius report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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Nasus, slightly — a 51.06% win rate edge over 3,296 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Nasus has a small statistical edge (51.06% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Nasus has a slight edge (51.06% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Nasus takes Fleet Footwork on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Haste and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Second Wind and Unflinching) vs Darius.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Sheen (≈900g) — every Q after this hits twice as hard. Build Trinity Force (Iceborn Gauntlet if you need the slow + armor) first, then Frozen Heart (his attack speed dies here), with Plated Steelcaps.
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