Matchup

Heavy CCHigh sustain

You are stronger early — look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Nami

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion

Core build

Kraken Slayer
1DPS
Stridebreaker
2Bruiser
Death's Dance
3vs AD

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Blade of The Ruined King
5DPS

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride
Guardian Angel
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Wit's End
5vs AP

Anti Tank

Terminus
5vs Tank

DPS

Blade of The Ruined King
DPS

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
BelvethBelveth
NamiNami
Aggressive
Careful
Careful

Nami's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Surging Tides (P)

When Nami's Abilities hit allied champions they gain Move Speed for a short duration.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
312s10s11s
610s10s11s2m
98s10s11s2m
118s10s11s1m50
168s10s11s1m40
188s10s11s1m40

Playing against Nami

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Her Q bubble is slow and predictable — keep moving constantly to dodge it.

2

Nami is squishy: if you catch her with CC, she dies quickly.

3

Her R is wide but slow — sidestep or dash to avoid it.

4

Engage when her Q is on cooldown (10s): it's her only hard CC outside of her ult.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026