Talk:Nasus/Strategy/@comment-173.0.241.69-20130327001053/@comment-9048637-20130925022119

I'd say Hydra all the way. Yes, Hydra is less effective than BT is 1v1, but 1v1 a farmed Nasus pretty much shits all over anyone anyway (and really, you should only be getting an offensive item as your build-finisher); he's too tanky to be bursted, and Wither makes him pretty impossible to out-DPS or kite without help from the peelers, particularly if you've also got items like Iceborn Gauntlet and Randuin's Omen. Furthermore, Hydra gives some pretty nice health regen, which is never going to outperform lifesteal but will synergize with Spirit Visage's passive (which, now that Runic's gone, should probably be your go-to MR option for Nasus). And, finally, Hydra makes you a better pusher - granted Nasus doesn't precisely need help from minions to take down turrets late-game (trololol), but given the armour bonus turrets get without minions around, it can still make it a bit faster to have a wave there.