Sion vs Nasus TOP Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

Sion vs Nasus TOP Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Overview

Deny Nasus free stacks by keeping the wave on your side and threatening charged engages from fog or brush.
Use waveclear to prevent Nasus from freezing near his tower and stacking safely.
Focus on scaling into a tanky front line to enable impactful teamfight engages with and knockups.

Trading pattern

Use slow to set up charged knockups from hidden angles.
Punish Nasus after he misses slow or when his stacks are low with quick trades.
Avoid extended fights where Nasus's and stacks make him durable; focus on short, controlled trades.

Danger windows

Avoid fights when Nasus has active and enough stacks to threaten extended trades.
Do not trade when your shield is down or after a missed charge leaves you vulnerable.
Respect fog-of-war angles where Nasus can use slow to trap you in overextended trades.

Early game

Thin the wave early to keep it near your tower and deny Nasus easy stacks.
Avoid obvious charged attempts; instead, charge from fog or brush for surprise trades.
Maintain shield uptime to absorb poke and short trades before your health scaling peaks.

Power spikes

At level 6, use with clear pathing and team follow-up to force fights or pressure Nasus back.
After your first tank item and health scaling from , absorb space and threaten charged zones.
Respect Nasus's level 6 spike and high stack threshold by disengaging extended fights and punishing cooldowns.

Win conditions

Deny Nasus safe farm by controlling waves and threatening charged from fog or brush.
Scale into a tanky front line using stacks and items, then initiate fights with and knockups.
Use wave control and engage paths to force Nasus into unfavorable fights before he reaches his power spikes.

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