How to win lane as Nasus against Heimerdinger · 53.85% win rate (247 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Tank the turret poke under tower, farm stacks safely, and out-scale his zone once you itemize.
Track: Heimerdinger's E — CH-2 Electron Storm Grenade (11s cooldown). His self-peel stun. Dodge it.
Read from Nasus's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Heimerdinger.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Nasus | You out-sustain his early chip at melee range with Soul Eater lifesteal and soak Q stacks safely before his turrets exist. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Once his first turret is up the lane evens out — he starts walling minions but can't punish you hard yet, so trade stacks for safety. |
| Level 3 | Heimerdinger | H-28 G Evolution Turret walls the wave and Hextech Micro-Rockets tax every stack you reach for — his stack-denial window. |
| Levels 4-5 | Heimerdinger | Three turrets and rocket poke keep you off your stacks; walking up risks the grenade stun into a gank, so concede the wave. |
| Level 6 | Heimerdinger | Fury of the Sands only buys survival here — an UPGRADE!!! turret still out-zones you, so respect the nest instead of diving it. |
| First item | Nasus | Sheen/Iceborn empowers your Q and your lifesteal eats turret chip, so Wither plus the all-in finally beats him before his turrets reset. |
| Two+ items | Nasus | Stacked Q plus ult and Wither let you walk through the whole turret field and one-shot an immobile, escape-less Heimer — you out-scale hard. |
Level 1 you just soak Q farm — Heimer can't fight a melee at point-blank yet and you out-sustain his early chip with Soul Eater lifesteal. The problem starts once H-28 G Evolution Turret is down: turrets wall the minions and Hextech Micro-Rockets poke you every time you reach for a Q stack. Do NOT walk the turret line to last-hit — eat the missed stack rather than a direct CH-2 Electron Storm Grenade, which is what gets you killed here.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Nasus's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Nasus vs Heimerdinger 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 53.85% win rate edge over 247 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Nasus has a small statistical edge (53.85% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Nasus has a slight edge (53.85% 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 Heimerdinger.
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 Spirit Visage (MR + heal amp), with Mercury's Treads.
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