How to win lane as Nasus against Tryndamere · 54.14% win rate over 652 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Tryndamere | Trynd's spin DPS and crit auto out-trade you at level 1 — you have no Wither, no ult, no stacks, so just soak Q farm. |
| Level 2 | Tryndamere | He still owns level 2: his attack-speed steroid and E mobility beat you before Wither, so eat the poke and heal with Soul Eater. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Wither lands at 3 and zeroes his attack speed and move speed, but he still wins extended trades on its cooldown — it's a coin-flip. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 hinge on the Wither timer: even when it's up he has the spin DPS to make trades genuinely close. |
| Level 6 | Nasus | Fury of the Sands plus Wither is your first lead — ult HP lets you survive his spin while Wither shuts off his crit and chase. |
| First item | Nasus | Sheen/Iceborn empowers your stacked Q and Wither neuters his only output — he has no percent-HP or true damage to punish your durability. |
| Two+ items | Nasus | Your infinite Q scaling plus ult beats a Trynd with no percent-HP or true damage — Wither him down and your lifesteal eats his crit. |
Levels 1-2 are his — Trynd's spin DPS and crit autos beat you before you have Wither or stacks, so do not try to win an auto-trade. Sit on Q last-hits, take the chip, and use your Soul Eater lifesteal to heal it back. Everything changes at 3: Wither is point-and-click, so when he E's in to spin on you, slam it — his attack speed and move speed crater, his spin does nothing, and he can't kite away. Don't waste it early; hold it for his commit.
The full Nasus vs Tryndamere 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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