Talk:Nasus/@comment-24361016-20131231055147/@comment-20434720-20140128064548

Nasus isn't as farm dependent as people make him out to be. He gets so many free stats he could go support and probably still do reasonably well. His stats just help him so much as a laner.

1. He can ignore any and all AA/AS-based champions. With one ability.

2. He can do a lot of damage even early game because his E gives a lot of flat penetration.

3. His sustain is one of the strongest in the game because his Q will proc lifesteal, which he already has.

In summary: To play against Nasus, you need to play a non-AS reliant champion who can damage him constantly enough to outhurt his natural sustain without running out of mana while not taking much damage themselves from his natural armPen. IOW, Renekton and Riven. Wonderful. Because they're so fun to play and such a large champion pool... play any other champion and you have to simply hope that your team carries you, because post-11 Nasus becomes a ridiculous lane bully. If you play anyone who relies on autoattacks, his wither is now strong enough that you can't hurt him. Even with only 100 stacks on Q, Nasus will still out-trade you because he doesn't take damage from you due to Wither and defensive items, and he heals while doing it.