@Meddler, Context on Nami buff?

BALDG1VEN BOOMER··15 votes·1,119 views

I'm actually genuinely curious as to why she's on the buff radar right now? What do you feel she's lacking and in what way do you feel these buffs would help?

Personally I think Nami doesn't really need a buff they just need to make Dorans a no go for ADCs, using her W to poke but it also has a hefty cool down so buy the time you go to poke again they already regenerated that hp from last time. Though I'd love to hear your thoughts.

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Muzét5 votes

How to make me happy with Nami: More AP ratio on ebb & flow :v

Succubús GF18 votes

How to make me happy: Lower ebb and flow's mana cost :D

Kloqdq8 votes

God that buff would massively help nami.

Muzét1 votes

But increasing the AP means that with less AP you'll be able to get higher heal/dmg on bounces rather than lower ones :'(

Succubús GF1 votes

Don't get me wrong I love the idea of giving ebb and flow more ap. But id like to be able to use it a little aggressively

Muzét1 votes

Usually I do use it aggressively. By the way, Nami is probably the only champion where I level up Q/W together since goign straight for W is taxing. That's allow me to have a more aggressive playstyle. You could even try it out with W/E together - but a bit weaker imo.

Shrek Luigi1 votes

Increasing the bounce-range of Ebb & Flow would be really nice too, even just a little bit.

Muzét1 votes

The bounce feels okay to me but it has been some patches since I play support even more Nami

Silent Pace4 votes

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An Enemy Sutando3 votes

she's as balanced as Orianna.

Stopped reading right here.

Silent Pace4 votes

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AirKingNeo4 votes

Orianna is super strong right now, if not broken. I'd love to be in your world where Orianna is balanced.

Only reason her winrate isn't high is because of the classical "3000 ELO" ultimates.

Blåbæret2 votes

Nami definitely doesn't need buffs. Horribly oppressive champ to play against.

Pie Cubed1 votes

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Nami definitely doesn't need buffs. Horribly oppressive champ to play against.

How so?

Succubús GF1 votes

I guarantee the person who said this gets ht by every bubble. Nami's bubble is arguable the SLOWEST skillshot

lolipopevelynn2 votes

nami is out matched by nearly all oother passive or aggressive supports right now. Soraka heals moreSona does more dmg + cc Janna is janna Lulu tons of CC and disruption Zilean CC + dmg + a portable GA, Bard more dmg + very good roam and a decent heal that can be used when he is not in lane.

basically any other support pick is better than nami. the problem withi nami is not that she is bad, the problem with nami is that every other support is just better at doing the job she does. she needs a mini rework to set herself apart tbh. her W is all she really has that is unique.

Clementine4 votes

Soraka got thrown into the abyss this patch.

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Silent Pace2 votes

All the supports you listed are skill-based matchups . She only has problems with hard engage tanks and certain cheesy matchups.

Blakiepug1 votes

I would like to hear why she is getting buffed also, a 2 second cd on her bubble seems a bit absurd (will be even less when you factor in cdr). Does no one remember last year when Nami was almost 100% pick/ban in the group stage at Worlds? And now she is being buffed as Riot settles into their Worlds patch for this year? For one, there are definitely other supports who could use the buffs more, but I also am not looking forward to another Worlds where Nami is in every single game.

EDIT: Oops, it was a 2 second cd reduction, not 2 second cd lol. My bad. 8 seconds is still pretty low for an ability that offers as much cc as it does, especially when you factor in the cdr that a Nami will undoubtedly have.

Shrek Luigi1 votes

A bit off topic but she's one of my favourite supports, and I was surprised that her champion analytics indicated that nobody cops Ardent on her early.

Once she gets her gold item and SS up, I almost always get it afterward because--between the onhit-damage from her E and the onhit-damage from Ardent's passive--she can turn her lane partner into a killing-machine.

Statistic-wise she's in the middle of the pack but if more people pulled that Ardent crap she would probably transcend the 50% WR mark. Super fun, too. (:

Niyumi1 votes

Because she's an LC$ favorite, and Riot needs her to continue being pick or ban, so they're going to buff an already absurd champion.

I mean, why else? Money comes before balance, you know.

THE RlVER KlNG1 votes

Nami is one of the best supports right now lmao

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