How to win lane as Nasus against Lucian · 53.86% win rate over 1,255 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Lucian | Lucian's passive double-shot and Q poke chunk you the instant you step up to last-hit a Q stack, and you have no ranged answer but Spirit Fire farm. |
| Level 2 | Lucian | He has full poke control with no ult needed — his Q and double-shots outrange everything you have at level 2. |
| Level 3 | Lucian | Wither at 3 can peel one all-in but he just E-dashes out and keeps poking; you still lose the extended trade. |
| Levels 4-5 | Lucian | He's shoving and poking you off stacks levels 4-5 and your lifesteal barely keeps pace with his double-shot DPS. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Fury of the Sands plus Wither finally lets you survive or win one committed all-in by killing his attack speed and kite — genuinely even now. |
| First item | Even / skill | Sheen/Iceborn empowered Q plus Wither makes stepping up to deny your stacks dangerous for him, but his range keeps it close. |
| Two+ items | Nasus | Stacked Q, ult and Wither make you an unkillable splitpush threat — he has no percent-HP or true damage to break your HP, so the duel is yours. |
Levels 1-3 belong to Lucian — his passive double-shot and Q poke punish you every single time you walk up to last-hit a Q stack, and you have no answer but to eat it. Don't try to trade; farm with Spirit Fire on the back of the wave to grab stacks safely and let Soul Eater lifesteal heal the chip. Respect his E dash — if you over-commit on a Q he just dashes out and double-shots you free. Concede the lane, hoard stacks, and play not to die.
The full Nasus vs Lucian 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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