# Nami Counters, Matchups & Tips | Baron Buff See Nami counters, hardest matchups, and tips to play against or draft around Nami in League of Legends. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/nami/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/nami.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - Nami ## Page Content Enchanter · Healer · Support Prepare for battle with Nami — master their strengths and exploit their weaknesses before the game starts. ## Playstyle Profile Nami is a protector — defends carries by neutralizing incoming threats Teamfight Role Backline Protector Power Spike Mid game Split Threat None Backline Access Low ## Nami's Strengths - Keeps carries alive through burst — Nami's peel makes hyper-carries nearly unkillable in teamfights ## How to Play Nami Champion-specific pre-match tips ### Lane Phase Cast W on yourself when the enemy steps into your auto-attack range to guarantee a bounce that damages them while healing you. ### Lane Phase Apply E to yourself or an ally while a basic attack or targeted spell is already mid-air to instantly trigger the slow and bonus damage without telegraphing the trade. ### Lane Phase Hold your Q until you apply your E slow to a target, significantly increasing the chance of landing the delayed stun. ### Mid Game Cast E or W on your allies while rotating between lanes to continuously trigger your passive movement speed and accelerate your map movements. ### Mid Game Launch your ult from behind walls or unwarded brush when contesting neutral objectives to give the enemy team less time to dodge the slow-moving wave. ### Mid Game Throw your Q immediately after an ally lands their own crowd control during skirmishes to guarantee the bubble hits and extend the lock-down. ### Late Game Aim your ult through your own team when initiating a late-game fight to instantly grant them double your passive movement speed while simultaneously disrupting the enemy formation. ### Late Game Target your W on champions clustered in the center of a chaotic teamfight to maximize the number of bounces between allies and enemies. ### Late Game Position firmly behind your frontline during Baron or Elder Dragon standoffs and hold your Q exclusively to interrupt enemies diving your backline. For matchup-tailored tips, download Baron Buff's AI Coach & Companion App. ## Core Build Ranked from real ranked-match itemization We look at ranked games after each item was bought. If the player or team gained ground in gold, we rate that item higher. - Ardent Censer — 2,200 - Boots of Swiftness (Boots) — 1,000 - Moonstone Renewer — 2,200 - Shurelya's Battlesong — 2,200 - Echoes of Helia — 2,200 - Imperial Mandate — 2,400 total: 12,200 ## How to Counter Nami Counter strategies and draft context apply grievous wounds, dive past the frontline, or burst through their shields before they stack - Struggles against multi-angle pressure — Nami can't peel multiple threats at once - All-in engage supports that outpressure in lane - Champions with anti-heal in their kit or builds - Assassins that delete carries before shields apply ### Nami's Weaknesses - Multiple dive threats at once — Nami can only peel one target, and coordinated dives overwhelm the backline ## Best Synergies with Nami Team synergies and draft context - Hyper-carry ADCs that thrive behind Nami's protection — the longer fights last, the more value you get - Hyper-carry ADCs that scale with your shields and heals - Bruisers and fighters that become unkillable with your buffs - Late-game compositions that benefit from your scaling support ### Draft Context - Drafts only squishies — Nami can peel, but there's nothing to absorb damage in the frontline ## Learning Curve [Based on 1.2M+ matches](https://baronbuff.com/blog/mastery_by_tier/) across all ranked elos, showing how Nami's win rate changes with mastery level Nami has exceptional depth — there is always something new to learn, with a straightforward learning process. Steady improvement comes over a moderate number of games. Skill Cap Very High Cost of Learning Medium Win Rate Delta by Mastery Mastery Level | Win Rate | 1-2 | 42.6% | 3-4 | 49.9% | 5-6 | 51.4% | 7-8 | 53.9% | 9-12 | 53.9% | 13-16 * | 55.0% | 17+ | 55.0% | [← Champions](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)