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Playing Against Nami
SupportPatch 16.2.1
What They Do
A lane-dominant enchanter who specializes in short, favorable trades and follow-up CC. She uses to simultaneously heal allies and poke enemies, and empowers her ADC's burst with . She excels at disengaging with and .
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| Small water ripples/bubbles under an ally's feet. | The ally gained a burst of Movement Speed. This makes it harder to land skillshots on them or escape their chase. | |
| A circular indicator on the ground followed by a rising bubble. | A 1.5-second stun. It has a slow travel time, especially at long range. Dodge this to remove her only hard peel. | |
| A stream of water jumping between champions. | The core of her trading. It heals the first target and damages the next (or vice versa). Don't stand near your ally or Nami will get a 'bounce' for free value. | |
| Three blue orbs rotating around a champion. | The target's next 3 attacks/spells deal bonus damage and slow you. If you see this on an enemy ADC, back off until the orbs disappear. | |
| A screen-wide tidal wave moving forward. | A massive knock-up and slow. It also doubles her speed boost for allies hit. It moves slowly, so you can often Flash or dash through it. |
Respect
- !Level 1-2 trades→Nami wins almost every early trade if bounces. If you trade 1v1, she heals the damage you dealt while hurting you.
- !+ Lucian/Electrocutors→The slow from makes it impossible to dodge follow-up skillshots, and the bonus damage triggers keystones like Electrocute instantly.
- !Bush-cast →If you lose vision of her, her bubble becomes much harder to react to. Getting hit usually results in a 50-100% HP loss in lane.
- !Chokepoint →In tight jungle corridors, is impossible to sidestep, setting up a guaranteed follow-up.
Punish
- +is on cooldown (12s)→This is her only hard self-peel. If she misses the bubble, she is extremely vulnerable to a direct engage or dive.
- +Early mana pool→ has a very high mana cost (70-110). If she spams it to heal, she will go OOM quickly. Force trades to drain her resources.
- +Level 1→Nami usually starts . She has no CC yet. High-pressure lanes (like Draven/Leona) can often force a Flash or kill before she hits level 2.
- +She uses on herself→If she uses the heal on herself, her ADC is unprotected and lacks sustain for the next 10 seconds. Switch focus to the ADC immediately.
Laning Tips
- •Distance yourself from your ADC. If you are far apart, her cannot bounce from you to them, cutting the ability's value in half.
- •Walk perpendicular (sideways) to dodge . Walking straight back often leads you right into the center of the bubble.
- •Bait the bubbles. If she buffs her ADC, wait 1 second for them to commit, then walk back. The buff only lasts 6 seconds.
- •Buy executioner's or Oblivion Orb early. Her entire laning phase relies on the sustain from .
- •Nami is incredibly squishy with low base HP. If you have ignite, use it early in an all-in to reduce her healing.
- •Watch her mana bar. A Nami with less than 100 mana cannot cast her full + combo.
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠Do not group up in tight corridors; a single can hit all five members and allow her team to collapse.
- ⚠Save a dash or Flash specifically for . If you get hit by the wave, you are almost guaranteed to be hit by right after.
- ⚠Focus the Nami if she mispositions. She provides infinite MS through , making her team impossible to catch if she stays alive.
- ⚠The wave () travels slowly. If you are far away, you can often just walk out of its path entirely.
- ⚠In late game, applied to an AOE mage (like Viktor or Seraphine) will slow everyone hit by their spells. Don't underestimate the utility.
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