Nasus vs Taliyah Counter Pick

Taliyah keeps 525 units between herself and anything dangerous, and against a 125-range champion with no dash that is usually sufficient. Nasus is held to 44.6% across 130 games on patch 16.13.1, a modest sample that still matches what the kits predict. Her damage is magic, which walks past the armor Nasus wants to buy and meets only his 32 base magic resist, while Rock Surfing grants free move speed near walls, and jungle terrain is almost entirely walls.

Seismic Shove is the specific problem. It erupts under a target and throws them in a direction of her choosing, so she decides where the clash happens, and Unraveled Earth’s mines detonate and stun anything knocked through them, turning one displacement into a two-part combo that 350 move speed cannot walk out of. Threaded Volley gives repeatable damage while she keeps moving, and Weaver’s Wall builds a very long wall she then surfs, making escape trivial for her and impossible for him. What Nasus retains is bulk and objective control: 650 base health to 550, 34 armor to 18, and 2,418 at level 18 against 2,318. Wither is worth saving for the moment she commits, since removing her speed removes the entire kiting pattern, and Spirit Fire denies the ground she wants to occupy. Taliyah kit.