How to win lane as Olaf against Nasus · 56.01% win rate (857 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Bully him early — axe to stick, true-damage him before he stacks.
Track: Nasus's W — Wither (15–11s cooldown). His only kite. R cleanses it.
Read from Olaf's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Nasus.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Olaf | He must enter Q range to last-hit with his short Q — slow him with Q, reset the axe, and auto while your passive ramps. |
| Level 2 | Olaf | Your level-2 Q-plus-auto chip out-trades a Nasus who has no wither and no escape yet. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Even trade window — his Q does real damage on-hit now, so trade only when your axe is up to re-slow him. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | You still out-bully him, but Wither is up every 15s and lands through Ragnarok; keep denying Q stacks. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Wither still lands through Ragnarok, and Fury of the Sands tanks your burst — 6 is closer to even than free. |
| First item | Nasus | His Q is stacking and Sheen plus Spirit Visage come online — his wither now zeros your passive and he out-drains you. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Fully-stacked Nasus with lifesteal and size shrugs off your flat true damage — close the game before this window. |
Nasus has to step into 255-range Siphoning Strike to stack, and that is where you live. Throw Undertow to slow him, pick the axe up to reset its 9s, and auto him every time he goes for a minion — your passive ramps attack speed as you take chip, so short trades favor you hard. At level 1 he has no Wither yet; that one level is your freest window, so deny last-hits and keep him off stacks.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Olaf's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Olaf vs Nasus 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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Olaf — a 56.01% win rate vs Nasus in top lane over 857 games is a real advantage.
Not really — Olaf holds a real statistical advantage (56.01% win rate), so Nasus is the one working uphill.
Statistically yes — Olaf counters Nasus in top lane, winning 56.01% of 857 Emerald+ games.
Olaf takes Conqueror on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Nasus.
Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Sundered Sky (sustain spike) first, then Sterak's Gage, with Plated Steelcaps.
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