Vayne vs Nasus — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Vayne against Nasus · 46.59% win rate over 996 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Closer than it looks — Vayne owns 7 of the 7 game windows, but the win rate still favours Nasus: you have to convert those windows or the game slips away. Vayne wins 46.59% of games vs Nasus in top lane (996 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1VayneVayne out-ranges Nasus at level 1 and denies his Q last-hits.
Level 2VayneSilver Bolts online at 2 lets Vayne chunk his HP faster than he can stack.
Level 3VayneLevel 3 Silver Bolts true damage shreds his tanky start while you kite Q.
Levels 4-5VayneVayne keeps kiting Wither with Tumble and out-damages his stacking.
Level 6VayneFinal Hour's stealth and resets let Vayne dodge Wither and dominate.
First itemVayneBORK plus Silver Bolts melts stacked HP no tank item can outheal.
Two+ itemsVaynePercent-HP W procs delete even a max-stack Nasus in extended fights.

Early game (levels 1–5)

You out-range and out-trade Nasus from level 1 — poke him with Q autos, deny his early Q last-hits, and he has no answer but to farm passively while you build your lead.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Vayne 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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