Matchup

Heavy CCHigh sustain

Build vs Nami

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Mosstomper Seedling
Health Potion

Core build

Heartsteel
1Survival
Unending Despair
2vs AD
Thornmail
3vs Hybride

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Kaenic Rookern
5vs AP

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
SejuaniSejuani
NamiNami
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

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