Nasus Legend ability
When you play a unit, equipment, or activated ability that costs 7 or more Energy, you can deplete it to prepare up to 2 runes.
Letter text: When you play a unit, gear, or activated ability with Energy cost [7] or more, you may exhaust me to ready up to 2 runes.Your legend is in play from the first turn and cannot be removed, so this ability is the foundation on which the entire deck is built.
How to play Nasus
A card with a cost of 7 becomes a cost of 5 in practice, and those two runes are used to respond on the opponent's turn. Nasus, Guardian of Knowledge channels a rune when an enemy on its field dies, Nasus, Ascended adds a point on conquer if empowered, and Siphoning Strike deals 7 damage with seven runes.
Domains: Calm and Mind
Calm
Defence and patience: protect your units and punish the attacker.
Mind
Spells, card draw and tricks to always stay one step ahead.
A Nasus deck can only include cards from Calm and Mind; its 12 Runes are split between those two Domains.
Phased game plan
- First shifts
Defend and accelerate runes. Siphoning Strike removes the first threat.
- Midrange
Reach seven runes with Nasus, Guardian of Knowledge defending a field.
- End of game
One huge card per turn, with two runes back to protect it.
Cards for Nasus
As well as its Legend, Nasus has its own Champion Units and Signature cards. Choose one as your Chosen Champion; it starts the game outside the deck.
| Letter | Type | Domain | Cost | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasus - Guardian of Knowledge | Champion unit | Mind | 5 +1 Power | 6 |
| Nasus - Ascended | Champion unit | Calm | 8 +1 Power | 8 |
| Siphoning Strike | signature spell | CalmMind | 4 | — |
Strengths
- Make the most powerful cards cheaper
- Dominant endgame
- Maintains resources to respond
Weak points
He doesn't do anything until he has seven runes. Fast decks beat him sooner.
Who should play Nasus?
Players who like big cards and long games.
Nasus FAQ
What domains does Nasus use in Riftbound?
Calm and Mind. Your deck can only carry cards from those two domains.
What does Nasus's legend ability do?
When you play a unit, equipment, or activated ability that costs 7 or more Energy, you can deplete it to prepare up to 2 runes.
Is Nasus a good legend to start with?
You can, but Nasus performs better when you already know the rules of combat. It has medium difficulty.
In which collection did Nasus come out?
At Vendetta.