help with nami

aurys nex·Aug 13, 2018·2 votes·1,395 views

recently realised i like supp the most (rare enough), and have just picked up nami, who i think is currently one of the better supps in the game. I played quite a few games with her so far however have hit some tricky times. Mostly, i find i die quite easily as in order to hit my q, i have to extend, which often turns into overextending etc. I have looked up some guides on youtube but there arent many for her for some reason. So i guess id like some tips on how to play her better, including strats like roaming etc. Thanks :)

p.s. unlike tanky supps with their hooks like thresh, blitz, pyke e.g., i feel like supps who buff/heal/cc get less appreciation in game. i came out of a 3v3 team fight have stunned (q) healed and buffed constantly, saving my team mates on 2 occasions and then they say 'we carrying this nami, lol'? i get this way more since ive started supping with nami, common trend?

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destroyer22719Aug 13, 20183 votes

Welp, I'm a Nami main. And us Nami mains gotta help each other you know? Here's a quick tip and trick.

-Max W, solo lane or not. This is one of league's best tools for short trades (along with Fiddlesticks dark wind) However. Don't unlock it until you lane. If you or an enemy team invade you want to unlock Q. Getting more than 1 player can provide huge agency

-Never use E or Q for short trades. (Don't you ever stray too far just to land your bubble, it is TOO easy to dodge)

-Don't immediately walk away when using W. If you stay out of W's range before it lands on an enemy it won't bounce back for you to heal.

-The best ults aren't necessarily the ones that land. If you can seperate a damage threat from their team in a team fight this puts a small window of a huge advantage for your team.

-Use ult to cancel other ults at a safe range. This can be used effectively against: Nunu Jhin and MissFortune

-Don't use Q on an ally just to proc your passive. Q could've had better uses and your E + W can do the exact same thing while fully providing its use.

-There are 4 ways to land your Q

Prediction THis is classic, and the title is self explanitory. If you are playing in lower elos. When an enemy is walking up towards a low minion. Use Q right behind them because they'll fall back and get stunned

CC chain many other CC are easier to land than Q, Like your ult. Use ult. THen Q

Distraction This has a higher chance to work in team fight. Most people focus on the ADC and Tanks that supports are widely ignored. Abuse this commotion to land a good bubble

Engage stopper Some champion's movements are predictable. Rakan W Malphite R Alistar Q Gnar E (Mega) Diana R Camille E will engage on to you. If you get used to it you'll know when to use bubble on yourself.

Nami can stand on equal foot (or higher) on most enchanters. The only counter is Sona becaues she can outheal the damge from her W and outdamage your heal from your W with Q + passive. Nami is weak against 'hook' champions Pyke Blitzcrank Nautilus etc. Braum Unbreakable will block your ult. But not your Q (forgot about W, I don't think it will work).

Nami works well with Lucian Ezreal Vayne Twitch

aurys nexAug 13, 20181 votes

thanks for the in depth advice, really appreiate it. Who do you reckon would counter nami best, besides hook champs (i usually ban blitz when i go her)?

hOrnnAug 13, 20181 votes

Alistar Leona champions like this give nami troubles, but if you get good at dodging and landing ur bubbles you can pick her into most anything.

destroyer22719Aug 13, 20181 votes

Especially Leona. With Alistar, if you can time for a self-bubble land you can mitigate most damage. Leona, you'll still get rooted and most of the time she'll get her Q+Auto. Lulu can also do well against Nami because she can really punish you with R and W if you overextend. 2 autos + enough points in Q (should) out damage your W heal. Fiddlesticks is a good counter because dark wind can outrange you (provided minion placements) and you'll get silenced so you can't W.

destroyer22719Aug 13, 20181 votes

If you're smart in your skillshots and positioning you'll stand on equal footing with Blitzcrank .

destroyer22719Aug 13, 20181 votes

Also I checked your match history, buy item 3504 before item 3107 because it works well with your E. But if your adc can't benifit from attack speed Draven Ezreal then don't bother. You don't need to buy item 3110 and item 3116 as Nami you won't be benifiting from health and armour as much as other champions. item 3905 is a good choice as it can make your Q and Ult easier to land. Buy item 3174 because nami can dish out a ton of damage for a support.

HalcyonDwellerAug 13, 20181 votes

For help landing Q, try to time it when your minions are low health and the enemy carry is likely to stop moving to try to last hit. It makes it much easier to land.

Also as far as overextending goes, you've just got to watch your positioning compared to the enemy support while you are trying to land that Q. If the enemy support is too close, don't go up to get closer to cast Q. It's not worth the risk if it will just wind up getting you put behind.

I hope this helps, Nami is one of my favorite supports too. Good luck have fun :)

destroyer22719Aug 13, 20181 votes

Bruh I just said that.

HalcyonDwellerAug 13, 20181 votes

Not on my screen:

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Also I checked your match history, buy before because it works well with your E. But if your adc can't benifit from attack speed then don't bother. You don't need to buy and as Nami you won't be benifiting from health and armour as much as other champions. is a good choice as it can make your Q and Ult easier to land. Buy because nami can dish out a ton of damage for a support.

Edit: scrolled down, I see you made 2 comments. How was I supposed to know you made an extra comment? Most people would just edit their original comment or post the extra info in a reply to the OP's reply to their original comment.

destroyer22719Aug 13, 20181 votes

The in-depth one. How could you miss it?

HalcyonDwellerAug 13, 20181 votes

I already answered that question:

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Edit: scrolled down, I see you made 2 comments. How was I supposed to know you made an extra comment? Most people would just edit their original comment or post the extra info in a reply to the OP's reply to their original comment.

destroyer22719Aug 13, 20181 votes

They were on a completely difference subject.

HalcyonDwellerAug 13, 20181 votes

Mmkay. I don't see why we're still talking to each other right now. We both came here to help the OP. We both said our piece to help them. You don't have a patent on rational thinking. It's possible for 2 people to come up with the same idea. I didn't steal your idea, didn't even see it before I commented. So chill out.

hOrnnAug 13, 20181 votes

build her tanky, casting E on yourself for the slow then autoattacking before Q helps land it, a good combo is ult into Q for alot of airtime, really you dont need AP on nami, her heal ratio isint that good anyways, a dead support is not of any use in a teamfight, and a support like nami that stays in a teamfight basically wins it.

build tank items, health, armor, magic resist and put your abilities on smartcast on you learn the ranges, nami is very rewarding once you get the hang of her.

another good item on her is item 3905 for the slow.

the skill order i use is R W E Q, you only need one point in Q and E gives your carry more damage and a slow. plus ur passive speed buff on them.