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How to Win Nami vs Ahri Counter MatchupNami is in the a tier of champions

Nami vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Nami in LoLNami is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Nami

based on 2,966 Nami vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
3.19
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL games every week. In our database, Nami faced Ahri 2966 times. With so many matchups for Nami versus Ahri gives us faith in our ability to prepare enlightening stats and a pro build to shatter your rival. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Nami fights Ahri in only 2.8% of her matches.

Nami vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Nami has done a decent job of countering Ahri. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champs battle one another in. In Nami against Ahri matches, Nami’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Ahri.

Best Nami vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFaerie Charm

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Mikael's BlessingDream MakerImperial Mandate

Optional Items

RedemptionArdent CenserEchoes of HeliaStaff of Flowing Water

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nami to level upw
>
Second ability for Nami to level upe
>
Last skill for Nami to max outq

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Nami's passive ability p
Nami's q ability q
Nami's w ability w
Nami's e ability e
Nami's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Ahri

Nami's ultimate can come in very handy for initiating on enemies who are far away.

Using Ebb and Flow during an engagement with enemy champions will help sway the battle in your favor.

Aqua Prison has a long cooldown, make sure to use it at the right moment.

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Nami vs Ahri Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Ahri Image
1.8
< Kills >
5.9
5.3
< Deaths >
5.5
15.1
< Assists >
7.2
0.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
24
< Minions Killed >
168
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.45
830
< Physical Damage >
1,472
8,414
< Magic Damage >
14,679
555
< True Damage >
4,918
9,799
< Damage Dealt >
21,070
16,410
< Damage Taken >
19,997
8,502
< Gold Earned >
11,224
2.24
< Towers >
2
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
10,147
< Total Healing >
4,790
10,787
< Experience >
14,180
58
< Vision Score >
20
25
< Wards Placed >
10
195
< Time Dealing CC >
70

How to Counter Ahri with Nami in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several significant Nami against Ahri counter stats that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ahri’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Ahri. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Nami often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she receives less damage than Ahri. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nami and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Ahri

Who is Better, Nami or Ahri?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nami usually wins when taking on Ahri, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Nami makes a good counter to Ahri.

While Nami does have a higher winrate compared to Ahri, when on opposite teams, Nami also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Nami into Ahri.

Furthermore, Nami also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ahri. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nami vs Ahri matchups, Nami is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Nami is a decent counter for Ahri. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nami against Ahri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nami

Nami Loses Against

ZyraZyra45.5% winrateTeemoTeemo45.6% winrateFizzFizz45.7% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Nami Wins Against

SivirSivir55.9% winrateKalistaKalista54.3% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Nami, we analyzed 2,966 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Ahri as Nami comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Nami to counter Ahri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami typically picks up a lot less CS compared to Ahri. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Nami versus Ahri build consist of Mikael's Blessing, Dream Maker, and Imperial Mandate. When Nami bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs Ahri than with most other common item sets. In fact, Nami boasted an average win rate of 51.0% battling Ahri with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Ahri as Nami, you should take the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Nami vs Ahri counters, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.0% win rate overall.

If you want to see Nami x Ahri tips and counter builds for a an individual player tier, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the stats and guides shown are computed using every game with data with both champions.