[Top 3] TFT Best Nasus Builds That Are Excellent

Best Nasus Builds in TFT
Updated:
05 Aug 2023

Nasus is an ancient, well, ancient dog, but he is one of the strongest out there that you will ever meet.

Nasus is in TFT with the Anima Squad and Mascot traits, which give him tonnes of extra health and make him a really strong frontline tank.

Placing him on your board would make him and your team gain extra hit points while healing each other because of the traits he activates.

This is a full guide on how to best place Nasus in TFT to make sure you win your game.

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My bite is worse than my bark.

Nasus's skill is a really strong one if used right, as he can be either a frontline tank or a damage dealer, as his skill deals 200% of his attack damage while reducing the attack speed of the opponent.

You can also use him from the back lines with the scoured weapon trait to spam his skill without being hit in the frontline.

If you are looking for information on how to best place Nasus in TFT, this is the right place as we will discuss his items, synergies, and builds.

Best Nasus builds in TFT Set 8

Nasus’s stats:

  • Cost: 1 Gold
  • Health: 650 / 1170 / 2106
  • Mana: 60
  • Armor: 40
  • MR: 40
  • DPS: 42 / 76 / 137
  • Damage: 65 / 117 / 211
  • Atk Spd: 0.65
  • Crit Rate: 25%
  • Range: 1

Nasus’s traits:

1-Anima Squad

Anima Squad members pose after champion kills, increasing their fame. Anima Squad units gain permanent 5 Health per fame stack acquired this game.

Anima Squad units also gain:

  • 3 10% Attack Damage and 10 Ability Power
  • 5 30% Attack Damage and 30 Ability Power
  • 7 55% Attack Damage and 55 Ability Power

2-Mascot

Your team heals a percentage of their maximum Health every 2 seconds, and Mascots heal double the amount. When Mascots die, they retreat to the sidelines to cheer on your team. Your team's healing increased by 1% for each cheering Mascot.

  • 2 1.5% healing
  • 4 2.5% healing
  • 6 4.5% healing
  • 8 10% healing

Nasus’s ability

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 Bonk!

Nasus slams his staff on his target, dealing 200% physical damage and slowing their Attack Speed by 40% for 3 seconds.

Damage: 60/90/135

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These are the components you would need to focus on since the very first circle in order as you will need them to build up the required items for the team in most of the comps you will find bellow:

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Best items for Nasus

1-Bloodthirster

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Passive 1: Grant 20% omnivamp

Passive 2: Gains a 25% maximum health shield for 5 seconds if the wearer falls below 40% maximum health.

2-Rapid Firecannon

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Grant 30% bonus Attack Speed and 1 bonus Attack Range.

Attacks cannot miss.

3-Titan’s Resolve

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When the wearer basic attacks or takes damage from any source, grants 2% bonus attack damage and 2 ability power for the rest of combat, stacking up 25 times for a maximum of 50. At maximum stacks, additionally gains 25 bonus armor and bonus magic resistance, and increases in size. Resets every round.

Best comps for Nasus

3) THE LETHAL CAT

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Synergies:

  • 6 Mascots
  • 3 Supers
  • 2 Heart
  • 1 Civilian

Because the entire team is 1–2, this is one of the slowest rerolls you will need to make after reaching 50 gold.

This team is centred on the Mascot trait, which allows your team to heal far too much.

This build's best team is:

1-Galio is the first mascot and citizen, allowing your team to gain more health and mana.

2-Yummi is the main source of damage because she is a Heart member and also has the Mascot trait.

3-Alistar is a very strong frontline player who shares the Mascot trait with the team.

4-Nasus would take a lot of damage as a mascot member.

5-Lee Sin is an important team member because he possesses both the Super and Heart traits.

6-Malphite is a dependable tank, but as a Supers member, he can also dish out some serious damage.

7-When combined with good items, Gangplank can deal massive damage as a Supers member.

2) THE STACKED HEALTH

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Synergies:

  • 3 Prankester
  • 5 Anima Squad
  • 2 Mascot
  • 2 Aegis
  • 1 Ace

This competition revolves around the Anima Squad as its main trait, as well as other supporting traits like Aegis, Prankster, and Mascot.

The majority of the champions are higher than 3 gold, so this is a slow and fast reroll to level 8, but keep in mind to get Jinx and Nasus to 3 stars.

This build's best team is:

1-Miss Fortune will be your main damage dealer as an Anima Squad member with extra health and as an Ace member with the ability to execute enemies.

2-Jinx is an Anima Squad and Prankester member who deals a lot of damage from the backlines.

3-Vayne would be a strong backline choice because, in addition to her true damage ability, she will add to the Anima Squad.

4-Zoe would activate the Prankster trait, causing enemies to catch fire.

5-Ekko would complete the set of three Prankesters while also serving as a great frontliner because he shields himself, allowing him to take more damage.

6-Alistar is a must because he possesses Mascot and Aegis traits, granting your team high utilisation.

7-Riven is the 4th Anima Squad member who would deal tonnes of damage in addition to being a great frontline, making her an excellent choice.

8-Nasus would increase your Anima Squad to 5 and your Mascots to 2, which is a significant advantage for your team.

1) ANIMA FRIENDS

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Synergies:

  • 3 Prankester
  • 5 Anima Squad
  • 2 Mascot
  • 2 Aegis
  • 1 Ace

This comp is based on the Anima Squad trait, which allows your team to gain a lot of stacking damage.

Miss Fortune would be a true beast in the late game when it comes to damage dealing, as she would have tonnes of stacked damage.

This comp is a reroll to level 8 with more than 50 gold to ensure you reach level 3 for everyone who has less than 4 gold.

This build's best team is:

1-Miss Fortune is an unstoppable damage machine with the Ace trait activated and the Anima Squad trait shared, regardless of the AP equipment she equips.

2-Ekko is a formidable frontliner who possesses the Aegis and Prankster traits, making him a reliable tank and summoner.

3-Alistar is an important member of your front line because he has the same Ox Force, Aegis, and Mascot as your team.

4-Nasus is another Anima Squad member who, as a Mascot, can take a lot of damage on the frontlines.

5-Jinx has the Anima Squad trait, which allows her to deal a lot of damage, and Ekko has the Prankester trait.

6-Riven is one of the strongest Anima Squad members because she possesses the Brawler trait, which transforms her into a massive beast capable of dealing damage and sustaining herself on the front lines.

7-Zoe has the ability to set enemies on fire by sharing the Prankester trait with the team and activating the third passive, which stuns enemies who kill the dummies.

8-Sylas would be a huge tank on the frontlines as he heals with his skill, which scales with the additional Ability power from the Anima Squad.

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