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

Nami vs Zeri

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

based on 1,112 Nami vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
3.41
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. In our data, Nami fought Zeri in 1112 games. Including so many games with Nami vs Zeri gives us confidence in our ability to provide enlightening stats and a pro build to annihilate Zeri. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Nami encounters Zeri in only 1.0% of her rounds.

Nami vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Nami does a decent job of countering Zeri. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.6% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Nami against Zeri rounds, Nami’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Zeri.

Best Nami vs Zeri 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

RedemptionZaz'Zak's RealmspikeMoonstone RenewerShurelya's Battlesong

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
6
R
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Zeri as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Zeri

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.

Nami vs Zeri Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Zeri Image
1.8
< Kills >
6.7
5.1
< Deaths >
5.9
15.6
< Assists >
6.5
0.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
23
< Minions Killed >
191
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.5
896
< Physical Damage >
13,597
8,517
< Magic Damage >
6,472
580
< True Damage >
544
9,993
< Damage Dealt >
20,614
16,125
< Damage Taken >
22,737
8,539
< Gold Earned >
12,529
2.4
< Towers >
2.4
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
10,160
< Total Healing >
4,115
10,734
< Experience >
12,616
59
< Vision Score >
19
26
< Wards Placed >
8
193
< Time Dealing CC >
123

How to Counter Zeri with Nami in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several influential Nami vs. Zeri matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences between the pair. For instance, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zeri’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Zeri. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Nami normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Zeri. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nami and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Zeri

Who is Better, Nami or Zeri?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nami usually wins when facing off against Zeri, with a 51.6% win rate. Therefore, Nami makes a good counter to Zeri.

While Nami does have a higher win rate compared to Zeri, when facing one another, Nami also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Nami into Zeri.

Additionally, Nami also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zeri. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Nami is a decent counter to Zeri. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nami against Zeri.

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 Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Nami, we analyzed 1,112 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 Zeri 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nami in order to counter Zeri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami on average racks up a lot less CS relative to Zeri. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to use in your Nami versus Zeri build consist of Ardent Censer, Imperial Mandate, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami included at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when facing Zeri than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Nami boasted an average win rate of 51.6% when playing against Zeri with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Zeri 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 players used for Nami vs Zeri counters, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zeri as Nami are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.