Pantheon vs Nasus · Top
The lane in ten seconds, then the whole brief — written by our coach for your level, from Riot's own kits for patch 16.21. Every number checked against Riot's data. Options, never orders.
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Trade early, don't let him farm and stack Q.
Slows you down; stay out of range or back off.
›AA›
When his Q is on cooldown.
How the lane plays · Gold – Platinum
Pantheon wants to bully Nasus early before his Q stacks and W slow come online; Nasus wants a long, quiet lane to scale into late game.
Look to trade when his Q (Siphoning Strike) is down. Pantheon has more reach with Q and W. Don't give free last-hit trades for his Q.
With Q, W and E online, you can stun and use E (Aegis Assault) in short trades. Push the wave when you can and keep him off stacks.
His R (Fury of the Sands) makes extended trades bad for you. Use R (Grand Starfall) to roam or to join fights instead of dueling him in the storm.
Play it aggressive
Poke with Q (Comet Spear) from range when he walks up for a last hit, since his reach is short.
When his Q is on cooldown, go W into AA into Q for a quick burst, then step out before he answers.
Shove the wave with Q when you have mana, then look for a recall timing or a roam with R.
Play it safe
Once his W lands, your trade is worse. Back off instead of staying in melee range.
Don't fight in his R (Fury of the Sands) storm; his health and resists make your damage weak.
Don't burn all your mana early: Q, W and E all cost mana, and losing a long lane leaves you without a trade.
Their threats · Riot's cooldowns
Big hit on a last-hit swing that also grows with every kill. Trade right after he uses it and deny him stacks by keeping the wave tight.
Slows your movement and attack speed, which ruins your short trades. Stay out of its range when you can, and don't fight long once it's on you.
Gives him bonus health, resistances and damage around him. Don't brawl inside it; leave, or wait it out with E (Aegis Assault) only if his hits come from the front.
Your combo
›AA››AAShort trade when his Q is on cooldown and his W isn't yet in range to slow you.
Nasus's kit · Riot's cooldowns, every level
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Our coach reads both kits exactly as Riot publishes them for the current patch — abilities, cooldowns, costs, ranges — and writes the lane for one level at a time: Iron – Silver, Gold – Platinum, Emerald – Diamond, Master+. Every number in the text is checked against Riot's data; a line that cites anything else is dropped. No win rates, no tier lists: coaching, not statistics.