Talk:Nasus/@comment-4929329-20120818151852/@comment-4929329-20120819021719

@CptSpacelazor -

Since Tank Nasus loses the lane, you don't freefarm, thus you never reach late game. You talk about having better dmg than anyone else, which clearly indicates that you don't understand what Q is.

Siphoning strike is an on next hit dmg boost with a cooldown and a mana cost. Every time you obtain a last hit with it, you get 3 extra damage permanently. There are 6-7 minions in a wave that spawn every 30 seconds after 1:30 mark. For you to have equal dmg with an opponent like Darius, your Q has to have the dmg of 2-3 abilities, which is roughly 900-1300 dmg every 3.5sec. This means that with max CDR you require 580-780 farmed dmg on your Q.

In a game where you've gone from a feeder to the ability to 1v1 someone, the enemy team has had the ability to take Baron at least 4 times, Dragon about 8, and all of your towers. Congratulations, you should have lost a long time ago. I'm not even talking the ability to carry, I'm talking about this is how much time it takes for tank Nasus to become equal to his opponents.

You build dmg because you have only 1 reliable output of dmg, and it's your Q.