Top Team Comps #61: Nasus Dream Team

With the popularity of Susan (spell our hero backwards) on the rift today, I'd like to take a minute to muse about a dream team for our canine friend.

A good team composition must provide strong kiting and chasing power, good waveclear, and the ability to 4v5 while Susan gets her farm up to miraculous levels to one shot turrets and enemy champions. Check out the detailed pick explanation below!

Team Composition Score Card

AOE Damage: A
Crowd Control: S
Difficulty (1-5, 5 is hardest): 3
Diving Power: A
Dueling Power: A
Initiation: S
Poke Power: A
Pushing Power: S
Sustain: B
Synergy: S
Waveclear: S

Early Game: A
Mid Game: S
Late Game: S

S = Amazing!, A = Good, B = Average, C = Below Average, F = Bad

Theme

With the popularity of Susan (spell our hero backwards) on the rift today, I'd like to take a minute to muse about a dream team for our canine friend.

A good team composition must provide strong kiting and chasing power, good waveclear, and the ability to 4v5 while Susan gets her farm up to miraculous levels to one shot turrets and enemy champions. Check out the detailed pick explanation below!

Champions

Sivir [Marksman] - When it comes to mid to late game waveclear, no AD carry save maybe Graves can compete with the speed and distance at which Sivir does best. Moreover, with Sivir's insanely powerful movement speed boost on her ultimate, she provides our beloved Nasus with the chasing power he so richly deserves.

Lulu [Mid] - Interchangeable with Morgana as a matter of preference, Lulu as a champion gives everything Nasus would want, including chasing, kiting, and survivability spells to allow the doge to perform at his peak. She also kites very hard on the run, which allows her to keep teammates alive during a 4v5 and boasts and impressive on the move waveclear power as well. 

Morgana [Support] - A champion that likely needs no introductions, Morgana allows Nasus to rampage to his heart's content without worry about anybody actually having the ability to stop him. Her ultimate and catching power also allows Nasus to run around enjoying the sounds of screaming enemy champions who can't get away.

Jarvan IV [Jungler] - As an excellent engager, Jarvan IV provides some armor penetration in the way of his Q, and also holds down escaping enemies while Nasus prioritizes which ones he wants to kill first.

Nasus [Top Laner] - The best Nasus-like champion in the game, Nasus allows this team to be the Nasus dream team. While other team members may be adjustable, I would suggest definitely keeping this one.

Key Concepts

• This team will likely fight a lot of 4v5s. Be prepared and don't talk smack to Nasus.
• This team should never gank for the Nasus lane unless it's a guaranteed kill or as a counter-gank.
• When Nasus hits 600 stacks, he is ready to go god-mode. All hail god doge.

Countering

Beating this team involves having champions that split push harder than Nasus and can either beat Nasus in lane or outpush him if he decides to make a TP play.

Here's an example team that may succeed:

• Annie [Mid] - As an AOE burst mage, she has the ability to possibly catch both Lulu and Morgana instantly with Tibbers stun and take out both targets at once. That takes care of those pesky utility plays.
• Amumu [Jungle] - Single target CC probably won't work on this team. Therefore, bring the biggest AOE CC you have, yours truly, Amumu.
• Kayle [Top] - With her mixed ranged burst damage, she can quickly make short work of Nasus and his towers. Her ultimate also allows full protection from Nasus Q even late game, which may be the crucial time needed for your AD carry to scamper to safety.
• Sona [Support] - As one of the few supports that can sustain against poke and also deal a good amount of AP damage to hopefully get through black shield, Sona works well in lane as a short cooldown mage.
• Vayne [ADC] - When it comes to staying alive and taking down the dog, few do it as well as Vayne. With her self-peel and invisibility, if I had my money on any ADC actually surviving Nasus chasing them, it'd be Vayne.

What do you think about this team composition? Got ways to improve on it? Better ways to beat it? Comment below!

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