Zed vs Nasus Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Zed, the Master of Shadows, meets Nasus, the Curator of the Sands, in the jungle. 299 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Zed at a 41.8% win rate into Nasus. That is 8.2 points under even, which is why Nasus is listed among the champions Zed struggles into.
Watch the cooldowns that swing it: Zed’s Razor Shuriken (Q) against Nasus’s Spirit Fire (E). Death Mark and Fury of the Sands are the two buttons that end the exchange outright. One spends Energy and the other Mana, which changes how long each can keep poking.
Both sides lean physical, meaning Nasus and Zed shop from the same defensive shelf. Zed carries 654 base health to Nasus’s 650, and 32 armour to 34. Level 18 armour lands at 112 for Zed and 114 for Nasus. Nasus also hits harder before items — 67 AD to 63. Base movement favours Nasus — 345 versus 350.
With both sitting in melee range (125 against 125), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
Behind 41.8% are 299 games against Nasus, not a handful of anecdotes. Figures refresh from Emerald+ ranked play, so this Zed page follows the live meta.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Nasus has the statistical edge. Zed wins 41.8% of the recorded games.
41.8% from Zed's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
299 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Zed build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Zed build page.