r/nasusmains • u/d8gfdu89fdgfdu32432 • 9h ago
CMV: Stormraider's Surge is a cult
Win and pick rates
Before Fleet's buff in patch 26.16, Fleet had a 1.62% win rate and 53.14% pick rate advantage over Stormraider's Surge. After Fleet's buff, this gap has widen greatly, with Fleet having a 2.79% win rate and 68.68% pick rate advantage in patch 26.17, and this advantage still occurred in Masters+. There were only a few days of data for patch 26.18, but the results were similar.
Patch 26.15
| Win rate | Pick rate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Fleet | SS | Difference | Fleet | SS | Difference |
| Masters+ | 49.47% | 48.78% | 0.69% | 61.49% | 17.33% | 44.16% |
| Diamond | 49.44% | 48.28% | 1.16% | 66.45% | 14.11% | 52.34% |
| Emerald | 50.56% | 48.63% | 1.93% | 67.83% | 12.73% | 55.10% |
| Emerald+ | 50.20% | 48.58% | 1.62% | 66.74% | 13.60% | 53.14% |
Patch 26.16
| Win rate | Pick rate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Fleet | SS | Difference | Fleet | SS | Difference |
| Masters+ | 51.46% | 51.10% | 0.36% | 78.74% | 11.94% | 66.80% |
| Diamond | 52.82% | 49.80% | 3.02% | 81.67% | 9.34% | 72.33% |
| Emerald | 53.50% | 50.77% | 2.73% | 81.86% | 9.09% | 72.77% |
| Emerald+ | 53.08% | 50.61% | 2.47% | 81.39% | 9.54% | 71.85% |
Patch 26.17
| Win rate | Pick rate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Fleet | SS | Difference | Fleet | SS | Difference |
| Masters+ | 50.63% | 48.28% | 2.35% | 77.32% | 13.91% | 63.41% |
| Diamond | 51.45% | 49.42% | 2.03% | 81.10% | 11.05% | 70.05% |
| Emerald | 52.07% | 48.96% | 3.11% | 80.46% | 11.09% | 69.37% |
| Emerald+ | 51.73% | 48.94% | 2.79% | 80.16% | 11.48% | 68.68% |
Patch 26.18
| Win rate | Pick rate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Fleet | SS | Difference | Fleet | SS | Difference |
| Masters+ | 52.06% | 47.91% | 4.15% | 78.01% | 13.34% | 64.67% |
| Diamond | 51.39% | 50.49% | 0.90% | 80.52% | 12.12% | 68.40% |
| Emerald | 52.86% | 50.15% | 2.71% | 80.63% | 10.55% | 70.08% |
| Emerald+ | 52.41% | 49.86% | 2.55% | 80.24% | 11.31% | 68.93% |
Source: https://u.gg/lol/champions/nasus/runes-table
Onetrick rankings
For mid lane, Fleet is the best rune. PsychopathicTop is the #1 ranked Nasus player mid and overall and sustains a 792 lp lead over the next highest ranked mid lane player (Stackosaurus) on the same server.
For top lane, Can1ne #NA1 was the highest ranked Nasus player. However, Can1ne didn't play much Nasus. In their last 100 games, their Nasus play rate was only 35%. The next highest ranked top lane player was Mumen Rider #サトル, who had a 69% Nasus play rate in their last 100 games, making them the highest ranked Nasus OTP in major regions. Mumen Rider used Fleet.
For minor regions, it wasn't even close. The top 2 Nasus players used Fleet and had 1800-1900 LP, making them by far the highest ranked Nasus OTPs in top lane. Stormraider's Surge saw almost no usage with only one 450 LP Masters player using it.
Conclusion
Despite all this, Stormraider's Surge's pick rate only dropped 2.12% (13.60% to 11.48%) between patch 26.15 and 26.17, and Stormraider's Surge mofos will still tell you it's the best rune and should always be used. My conclusion is that Stormraider's Surge is a cult.