User blog comment:Contractas1/Solo Top - The lane that I cannot hold at all/@comment-5015210-20120426175330

Top lane is all about countering the other champion. If you play draft you can get an idea of who is going top and pick a champion that might counter the other one.

Nasus is my favourite champion for solo top. His armor reduction and attack speed slow can be a pita to most fighters. However, champions like Garen, Renekton, Riven counter him because they don't rely on atk spd; Riven can Q between dashes, Renekton can dash in, spell, dash out, Garen spins. Teemo is a good counter to Nasus too, blind = no Q and that lifesteal makes no use cause of toxic shot.

I also love to play Nid and had some great games in solotop against champions like GP or Sion. But, Lee Sin and Renekton just destroyed me.

But you asked how to act in lane so... Identify your enemy. If they are ad start with cloth + pots, any other start with lvl 1 boots + pots. Last hits, last hits, last hits. Important thing is while soloing in to lane is that if you push too far you are prone to ganks. So, keep minions somewhere in the middle. And from time to time check your enemies CS, you don't want them to farm, don't you? Thats why you have to harass if you can, if you think you will get denied then don't and ask your jungler to scare him off. Also, pay attention who is their jungler. Cause some of them can easily sneak up on you. Vision is very important so get some wards when you go back. Also, if you find yourself running out of mana or health get a Philos on your first way back.