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

Nami vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Nami in LoLNami is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Nami

based on 3,894 Nami vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
45.9 %
K/D/A
2.95
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. In our data, Nami faced Blitzcrank 3894 times. Having so many matchups for Nami vs Blitzcrank provides us faith in our ability to prepare informative data and a supported build to wreck your opposition. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Nami has to counter Blitzcrank in only 3.6% of her rounds.

Nami vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nami has done a terrible job of beating Blitzcrank. Normally, she wins a lowly 45.9% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Nami versus Blitzcrank games, Nami’s team is 0.2% less probable to get first blood, implying that she probably won't get first blood against Blitzcrank.

Best Nami vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongImperial MandateStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

RedemptionArdent CenserMikael's BlessingMoonstone Renewer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
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
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
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E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Blitzcrank

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 Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Nami vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
45.9 %
VS
Win Rate
54.1 %
Blitzcrank Image
1.8
< Kills >
2.1
5.7
< Deaths >
5.8
15
< Assists >
12.9
0.32
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
24
< Minions Killed >
29
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.42
862
< Physical Damage >
2,655
8,496
< Magic Damage >
5,698
581
< True Damage >
949
9,939
< Damage Dealt >
9,303
15,680
< Damage Taken >
22,050
8,379
< Gold Earned >
8,388
2.15
< Towers >
1.4
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,987
< Total Healing >
2,222
10,538
< Experience >
10,285
58
< Vision Score >
58
25
< Wards Placed >
25
197
< Time Dealing CC >
295

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Nami in LoL

The stats provided here feature several strategic Nami versus Blitzcrank matchup stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between the two. Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Blitzcrank’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Blitzcrank..

Nami often has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Typically, she receives less damage than Blitzcrank. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nami and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Nami or Blitzcrank?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nami usually loses when facing off against Blitzcrank, with a 45.9% win rate. Therefore, Nami makes a poor counter for Blitzcrank.

While Nami does have a much lower win rate than Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Nami also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Nami into Blitzcrank.

Furthermore, Nami has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This often 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 Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Nami is a trash counter to Blitzcrank. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nami against Blitzcrank.

Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami vs Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Nami, we analyzed 3,894 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 Blitzcrank 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Nami to counter Blitzcrank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Blitzcrank. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Nami versus Blitzcrank build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Imperial Mandate, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs Blitzcrank than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Nami boasted an average winrate of 45.9% when playing against Blitzcrank with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of annihilating Blitzcrank as Nami, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Nami vs Blitzcrank counters, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 45.9% winrate overall.

If you need to see Nami x Blitzcrank tips and counter builds for a a specific player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are calculated using all rounds completed with these champs.