Talk:Nasus/@comment-24663301-20140630003448/@comment-15280970-20140711024345

Everyone does. When the dark times finished (they nerfed rumble) and the dog went back to the top lane from the jungle, no one knew how to build him (last time we saw dog he was building philosopher stones). People discovered how fun it was to AFK farm your Q until you decided to kill everyone and realized that CDR was essential on him.

So right know I play Top lane Dog when some stupid duo takes my ADC. I have always built Frozen Heart against AD's and SV against AP's. Then triforce. I don't like IBG. My runes are AD reds, MS quints, armor yellows and mr blues. AD heavily increases your 1v1 earlier, your DPS ad your sustain. I start cloth 5 against AD's, Doran shield or Doran blade (a la Dyrus).

I get beteween 200 to 400 even 450 by 20 minutes depending on the matchup.

As for nasus counters, Kayle is the optimal counter to him. Otherwise, pantheon and riven are extremely risky because they evolve into squishy withereable champs against armor stacking nasus. I think champions with good influence later in the game do counter him more than those risky first blood picks.