Zed vs Nasus Counter Pick

Wither is a single-target answer to a champion whose whole kit assumes freedom of movement. It decelerates move speed and attack speed together over its duration, and a Zed who has already spent Living Shadow has nothing left to break the distance with. The record follows at 41.8% for Zed over 299 games on patch 16.13.1, graded Hard.

Durability comparisons are unfavourable in every column. Nasus opens with 650 health and 67 base attack damage, the highest starting attack damage in the matchup, and climbs to 2,418 health with 113.9 armour by level 18, ahead of the 2,337 and 111.9 Zed finishes on, while Soul Eater grants free life steal and Fury of the Sands adds health and attack range on top. His damage is mixed, so no single resistance answers it, and Spirit Fire reduces the armour of anyone standing in the flame, eroding what little Zed has. Base move speed of 350 against 345 makes Nasus the faster champion before Wither is even cast. The viable pattern is refusing the extended fight: Razor Shuriken from both positions, Shadow Slash for its slow, and Death Mark saved for a moment when Nasus is already committed elsewhere. Siphoning Strike grows permanently on kills, so contesting the camps he farms is worth more than any duel.