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This is what I feel whenever I play Nami

Swarovsko··8 votes·1,385 views

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/181495127?t=02h25m44s (ok so for some reason this doesn't start from where I copied the URL, anyway it starts at 2:25:44, 2h25m44s)

Can something be done about her mana problems? This wouldn't be an issue for me since I run mana regen runes when I play Nami but now that runes are getting replaced with the new system I'm 75% sure I'm not going to enjoy Nami as much as I'm enjoying her right now. I love Nami but whenever I play her I just feel like I'm making the game harder for myself. That is not because she's too weak but because other enchanters don't run out of mana so quickly, most of them don't have skillshots or hard to land skillshots (miss your Q with Nami while getting ganked and watch your ADC die, and we all know how predictable her Q is) and it is actually harder for champions like Lulu Sona Janna to make mistakes unlike Nami.

TLDR Nami is a very fun and balanced champion but her mana problems make her hard to enjoy and weak compared to other enchanters, especially without mana regen runes after the new runes system hits live. Rework the holy trinity of bot lane Janna Lulu Sona into something that is not a shield bot.

10 Comments

chipndip16 votes

Sona has bigger mana issues than Nami to the point where when she was played at worlds, she built tear immediately after Censer. Mana is an early gate. You're gonna oom sometimes.

Swarovsko2 votes

That is true but I feel like Nami's mana costs are exaggerated, especially her E. For how little her E does (25 / 40 / 55 / 70 / 85 (+ 20% AP) and how little it slows (15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35% (+ 5% per 100 AP) it costs way too much (55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 MANA) to the point where people in challenger have been maxing Q second. But it's probably just me, I just hate feeling impotent. Anyway I know you and I like you, hope you're having a great day:) we talked many times here before I stopped attending these toxic boards full of sheeps in rat's clothing.

chipndip11 votes

Well, Nami's E is actually one of the nicest spells in her kit, mana wise, since it's her second max in most instances. I normally find it really comfortable to use since it stays at about 55 to 60 mp until like level 10.

Also, that slow is really useful for landing Q. Don't underestimate that slow.

ejsama1 votes

That is true but I feel like Nami's mana costs are exaggerated, especially her E. For how little her E does (25 / 40 / 55 / 70 / 85 (+ 20% AP) and how little it slows (15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35% (+ 5% per 100 AP) it costs way too much (55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 MANA) to the point where people in challenger have been maxing Q second. But it's probably just me, I just hate feeling impotent.

omg I thought youre supposed to max Q second ?!! I just find maxing E second useless tbh [sg-janna]

ƒrostγ1 votes
  1. You are cute ( <3)
  2. You wasted 2 Q and 1 W...
  3. I agree, she has huge mana problems especially in the early game. It gets better once you have some items.
Swarovsko1 votes

thats not me lmao... thats painless a challenger support player

Sexy Fish Nami1 votes

He, her mana costs are one way to balance out nami tbh. Nami w might have an insane mana cost of 130 but it can heal twice and hit an ennemy or hit twice and heal an ally. Her e and q mana costs are fine.

DorkunedAuras1 votes

Manaflow band is fantastic for supports. TL;DR every 60 seconds, get a free spell cast and a notable amount of % missing mana restored.

Variks the Loyal1 votes

There's runes in the new system that help with mana issues. Specifically, Manaflow Band makes it so that every 60 seconds, your next ability uses no mana and restores a portion of your maximum mana.

Liveey1 votes

I also enjoy playing Nami, I got level 7 with her yesterday :D!

I agree mana sucks ;w; however I try to rush mana regain items as fast as I can without sacrificing ardent and sight stone, so I am really struggling to get ahead in order to maintain and climb as fast as possible.'

However I find that Nami's heal is the best in the game by far, soraka heal doesnt feel as powerful when I max W.

Nami's heal also bounces from your adc to the enemy and back to you so it is basically 2 heals + a poke with insane range.

So I can honestly understand why it cant be spammed, which is why coin giving mana back is vastly superior than the poke item of spell thiefs edge.

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