[2.3] Playing like a shark - Nami guide
Playing like a shark - Nami guide
Pros
- A kit that contains heals, poke, slows, CC, speedboosts - Everything
- Both her CC abilities are knockups - Which can't be canceled or reduced by tenacity
- Has heal and poke on the same skill - a treat during laning
- Relatively short cooldowns.
- Can initiate fights using her ult.
- Works into almost any team compsition!
Cons
- Squishy like strawberry jelly.
- Her CC skills take more time to cast then other champions, and also require good aim.
- Runs out of mana rather quickly, especially in early game
- Probably smells like fish XD
Nami Build
Best Build Guide for Nami
Item Build Description
Additional information on the items
Let me be very clear - Nami needs mana more then I need Ben&Jerry's after a heartbreak. Her skills might have a short cooldown, but they cost a generous amout of mana as well. As such, taking Sapphire Crystal will allow you to start stacking mana early, allowing you to spam skills more often while also fully stacking Seraph's Embrace quicker. after your first recall, you will have around 1400 gold about 85% of the times. I would typically buy Tear of the Goddess along with Ionian Boots of Lucidity . Having the tear will allow you to spam skills and keep stacking for Archangel's Staff , while Ionian Boots of Lucidity offer more speed and cooldown. Don't worry about stacking AP yet - Nami has a kit that offers utility more then damage, so ap is not something that should be build quickly. Mana stacking is more important early on.
After that, top your Ionian Boots of Lucidity with a nice Redeeming Enchant . The guide will teach you a cool combo you can do with it later on. Finish bulding Archangel's Staff , as it will offer you a ton of mana and cooldown reduction. It will also safe you in a pinch because of Seraph's Embrace passive, which gives you a shield using your mana.
After you have those, continue with the three best items for support: Ardent Censer , Harmonic Echo and Athene's Unholy Grail . What you should build first depends: If your team can benefit from attack speed, build Ardent Censer . If the enemy has a poke comp and you have a lot of healing to do, build Harmonic Echo . If the enemy Katarina wants to shove a dagger up your bun, build Athene's Unholy Grail . Regardless, you should build all three of these items.
If you get to late game (and that's a big if) I'd reccommand Rabadon's Deathcap for more AP and either Morellonomicon or Rylai's Crystal Scepter . Remember - more AP = better heals, shields and buffs. Taking Morellonomicon will be useful against teams with lots of heals, while Rylai's Crystal Scepter will cause even Ebb And Flow to slow, triggering Weakness on EVERY one of your skills.
Nami Runes
Best Runes for Nami
So why do we need each rune?
1. Summon Aery : More poke and more shields. so, yea.... your clever enough to understand.
2. Weakness : [NAMI:1] triggers the effect, Tidecaller's Blessing triggers the effect, Tidal Wave SURELY triggers the effect. so basically most of your abilities will cause your enemies to take additional damage.
3. Loyalty Help yourself and your adc be a little more tanky.
4. Pack Hunter : Yea yea, I know I said mana is important for Nami , but having Archangel's Staff is enough. Your honestly better off helping your team snowball a lead with more gold. also, the bonus movement speed will allow you to keep up with teammates affected by your speed boosts. Trust me - they will run faster then a mob of people rushing to buy the new iPhone.
Skill Order
How to distribute skill points
Summoner Spells
When to take which summoners
Combos
Learn how to maximize the champions potential
This is a good poke combo on lane. A lot of players tend to forget that they can buff themselves, not only their adc. As a matter of fact, its actually more beneficial during laning phase, since you won't have to rely on your adc to fully dish out the damage from Tidecaller's Blessing . First, start with Ebb And Flow . the poke will also heal you if your close enough, which will soften any damage the enemy will throw back. after that, use Tidecaller's Blessing to reset Surging Tides speed boost. then, just attack away!
This combo is effective when using Tidal Wave at close range. Enemies will be slowed after your ult, which will make it easier for you to land Aqua Prison . Use this combo when the enemy is close to your team.
As I promised - the cool combo! First, this combo is best when coming to support from far, or when initiating a fight with your ult. First, cast Redeeming Enchant on an area your planning to attack. After then, use Tidal Wave to follow up with a wave that will reach that area. This will knockup and slow enemies, ensuring that Redeeming Enchant hits them. The small window that shows the targeted area will also allow you to aim your ult better. use Aqua Prison if you manage to get in range.
Nami Matchups & Counters
Detailed information on how to play matchups and counters
Nami has heals - you don't! when trading poke, Nami always wins because her Ebb And Flow also heals her, while Zephyr doesn't! Your Monsoon also can't knock back a Tidal Wave !
how does it feel to be completely countered huh?!
B@#CH!!!
Tips and fishy tricks
1. Nami has great synergy with champions that rely on kill pressure or long range. this includes Vayne , Ezreal and the best one, Jhin .
2. Ebb And Flow has two special rules you need to keep in mind: The skill CANNOT bounce to the same targe twice, and cannot apply the same effect twice in quick succesion.
3. Tidecaller's Blessing will activate on ANY basic attack or skill that applies on-hit effects. this includes Mystic Shot , Whiplash and even Curtain Call
3.use Tidecaller's Blessing to speed yourself up when roaming, since it applies Surging Tides .
4. Aqua Prison can also hit yourself and allies, giving you the speed boost from Surging Tides .
5. Tidal Wave gives you DOUBLE the effect of Surging Tides . You can use it to heavily speed boost your team when facing one direction.
6. if an enemy is nearby, using Ebb And Flow on yourself will then bounce to the enemy, allowing you to heal yourself while damaging without having to aim.
7. Even if you are a fish, don't forget to breath when things start looking dark. Keep your mental strong and don't give up :)