Matchup

Heavy CCHigh sustain

Build vs Nami

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Tear of the Goddess
1
Youmuu's Ghostblade
2vs Tank
Muramana
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Eclipse
5DPS

Summoner spells

412100%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Guardian Angel
5vs AD

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Anti Tank

Serylda's Grudge
5vs Tank
Edge of Night
vs Tank
Serpent's Fang
vs Tank

DPS

Eclipse
DPS
Opportunity
DPS
100.0% WR1 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
OvergrowthOvergrowth
InspirationInspiration
Cash BackCash Back
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
JayceJayce
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