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

Nami vs Xayah

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

based on 1,562 Nami vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
3.38
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League games each and every week. In our data, Nami faced off against Xayah in 1562 rounds. Using so many games with Nami versus Xayah provides us confidence in our capability to produce actionable data and a solid build to suppress your enemy. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Nami encounters Xayah in only 1.5% of her matches.

Nami vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Nami has done a decent job of beating Xayah. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.6% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Nami vs Xayah games, Nami’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Xayah.

Best Nami vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserImperial MandateStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Moonstone RenewerShurelya's BattlesongEchoes of HeliaZaz'Zak's Realmspike

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
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E
3
Q
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Xayah as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Nami vs Xayah Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Xayah Image
1.8
< Kills >
5.9
5
< Deaths >
5.8
15.1
< Assists >
6.2
0.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
24
< Minions Killed >
183
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.53
910
< Physical Damage >
18,960
8,589
< Magic Damage >
358
590
< True Damage >
361
10,090
< Damage Dealt >
19,680
16,042
< Damage Taken >
20,036
8,471
< Gold Earned >
11,822
2.27
< Towers >
2.38
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
10,131
< Total Healing >
4,744
10,760
< Experience >
12,583
58
< Vision Score >
18
25
< Wards Placed >
9
201
< Time Dealing CC >
55

How to Counter Xayah with Nami in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some significant Nami against Xayah counter stats that can help you interpret the differences between these two champions. Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xayah’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Xayah. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Nami normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Typically, she receives less damage than Xayah. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nami and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Xayah

Who is Better, Nami or Xayah?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nami usually wins when taking on Xayah, with a 51.6% win rate. Therefore, Nami makes a good counter to Xayah.

While Nami does have a higher winrate than Xayah, when they face off with one another, Nami also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Nami into Xayah.

Moreover, Nami has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xayah. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nami vs Xayah matchups, Nami is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Nami is a decent counter for Xayah. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nami against Xayah.

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 Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Nami, we analyzed 1,562 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 Xayah 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

Nami Build Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Nami to counter Xayah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami usually picks up a lot less CS compared to Xayah. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Nami versus Xayah build include Ardent Censer, Imperial Mandate, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better versus Xayah than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nami had an average winrate of 51.6% when playing against Xayah with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of defeating Xayah as Nami, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Nami vs Xayah fights, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.6% winrate overall.

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