Nasus vs Locke Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In Jungle, this is Nasus versus Locke — a fighter/tank hybrid against a assassin/mage hybrid. The sample behind this page is 1,104 games from patch 16.13.1, and Nasus wins 62.1% of them. That is 12.1 points above even, so Locke is one of the matchups Nasus can lean on.
With both sitting in melee range (125 against 125), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
Wither (W) and Purgatory (R) are usually what decide a trade between Nasus and Locke. Ultimates decide the rest — Fury of the Sands versus Purgatory.
This is a mixed-versus-mixed exchange between Nasus and Locke. The stat sheet reads 650 HP and 34 armour for Nasus against 655 and 32 for Locke. Scaling matters as well: Nasus ends on 2418 HP, Locke on 2508. On autos alone the numbers read 67 AD for Nasus and 58 for Locke. Nasus moves quicker at base (350 against 340), which shows up on roams.
No hand-editing here — the Nasus figures come straight from ranked play.
FAQ
Yes — Nasus holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Nasus wins 62.1% of the recorded games.
62.1% from Nasus's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
1,104 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Nasus build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Nasus build page.