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Nami vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Nami in LoLNami is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Annie as Nami

based on 1,770 Nami vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
3.19
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Annie as Nami resulted from an examination of 1770 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Nami fights Annie in only 1.6% of her matches.

Nami vs Annie Matchup Summary

Nami does a decent job of countering Annie. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Nami versus Annie rounds, Nami’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Annie.

Best Nami vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Mikael's BlessingShurelya's BattlesongMoonstone RenewerImperial Mandate

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

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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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E
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Guide to Countering Annie as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Annie

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 Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Nami vs Annie Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Annie Image
1.7
< Kills >
6.3
5.3
< Deaths >
6.1
15.2
< Assists >
7.7
0.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
24
< Minions Killed >
138
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.44
810
< Physical Damage >
862
8,076
< Magic Damage >
20,720
507
< True Damage >
1,188
9,394
< Damage Dealt >
22,771
16,649
< Damage Taken >
17,906
8,513
< Gold Earned >
10,945
2.17
< Towers >
1.81
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
10,080
< Total Healing >
1,603
10,769
< Experience >
13,554
58
< Vision Score >
23
25
< Wards Placed >
11
200
< Time Dealing CC >
230

How to Counter Annie with Nami in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several influential Nami against Annie matchup statistics that may help you understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Annie’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Annie. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Nami usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Annie. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nami and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Annie

Who is Better, Nami or Annie?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nami usually wins when facing off against Annie, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Nami makes a good counter to Annie.

While Nami does have a higher winrate compared to Annie, when they face off with one another, Nami also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nami into Annie.

Moreover, Nami has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Annie. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nami vs Annie matchups, Nami is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Nami is a decent counter for Annie. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nami against Annie.

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 Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Nami, we analyzed 1,770 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 Annie 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 in order to counter Annie during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami typically gets a lot less CS as Annie. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Nami versus Annie build consist of Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Annie than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Nami had an average winrate of 51.0% when playing against Annie with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Annie as Nami, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Nami vs Annie battles, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.0% winrate overall.

If you need to view Nami x Annie tips and builds for a a specific rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and guides displayed are computed using all rounds with data with these champs.