How to win lane as Nasus against Mordekaiser · 49.81% win rate (746 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Wither him before the realm, out-sustain the W-shield, and your stacked Q beats his isolate 1v1 late.
Track: Mordekaiser's R — Realm of Death (140–100s cooldown). His 1v1 realm. Wither him inside it.
Read from Nasus's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Mordekaiser.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Both juggernauts are weak and slow at level 1 with no engage tools up — just deny his Q last-hits and start hoarding stacks. |
| Level 2 | Mordekaiser | His Q does bonus damage on an isolated target and his W shield wins the trade — you have no Wither yet to punish him. |
| Level 3 | Mordekaiser | With E-pull plus Q he can yank you in and slam you before your single point of Wither matters in an extended fight. |
| Levels 4-5 | Mordekaiser | His W sustain out-trades you all through levels 4-5 while you're shoving and stacking with no answer to his isolation damage. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | His R steals your stats but you gain Fury of the Sands the same level — pop it on the pull and it becomes an even, skill-based stat fight. |
| First item | Nasus | Sheen empowers your Q and Wither finally cripples his attack speed and chase — a no-dash Morde can't escape you now. |
| Two+ items | Nasus | Stacked Q plus Wither and ult win the forced 1v1 outright — your lifesteal grinds through his W heal and he has no dash to kite. |
Mordekaiser owns these levels and you have to respect it — his Q does bonus damage when he hits you isolated, and his E can pull you off the wave into it, so don't stand alone next to him while you last-hit. Watch his passive: three attacks or spells landed turns on Darkness Rise, the damage aura and move speed that wins his long trades — break off before the third. Farm Q stacks at max range and Spirit Fire the wave. Every Morde ability costs zero, so he never runs dry and you do. Give ground.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Nasus's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Nasus vs Mordekaiser 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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Nobody on paper — a 49.81% win rate over 746 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.
Yes — Nasus vs Mordekaiser is a genuine skill matchup: 49.81% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.
No hard counter either way — the Nasus vs Mordekaiser win rate is 49.81%, an even lane decided by execution.
Nasus takes Fleet Footwork on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Haste and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Second Wind and Unflinching) vs Mordekaiser.
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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