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Nami vs Elise

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

based on 870 Nami vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
3.2
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Elise as Nami resulted from an examination of 870 ranked games where both champs faced one another. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Nami encounters Elise in only 0.8% of her rounds.

Nami vs Elise Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nami has done a dismal job of countering Elise. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.1% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Nami versus Elise rounds, Nami’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely won't get first blood versus Elise.

Best Nami vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmAmplifying Tome

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Imperial MandateMoonstone RenewerZaz'Zak's RealmspikeShurelya'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
7
W
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E
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W
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Elise as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Elise

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 Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Nami vs Elise Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Elise Image
1.8
< Kills >
7.4
5.4
< Deaths >
6.4
15.5
< Assists >
7.3
0.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
24
< Minions Killed >
30
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
1.39
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.51
823
< Physical Damage >
1,249
8,239
< Magic Damage >
16,645
554
< True Damage >
1,383
9,616
< Damage Dealt >
19,277
16,412
< Damage Taken >
29,323
8,539
< Gold Earned >
11,613
2.27
< Towers >
1.5
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
10,476
< Total Healing >
13,209
10,782
< Experience >
13,018
61
< Vision Score >
26
26
< Wards Placed >
7
204
< Time Dealing CC >
175

How to Counter Elise with Nami in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some important Nami against Elise counter statistics that may help us understand the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Elise’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Elise. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Nami often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Elise. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nami and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Elise

Who is Better, Nami or Elise?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nami usually fairs equally well when facing off against Elise, with a 49.1% win rate. Therefore, Nami makes an ok counter for Elise.

While Nami does have a lower winrate compared to Elise, when facing one another, Nami also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Nami into Elise.

Moreover, Nami has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Elise. This 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 Elise matchups, Elise is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Nami is a somewhat poor counter to Elise. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nami against Elise.

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

LilliaLillia+ 53.4% 6433 GamesKayleKayle+ 53.5% 2990 GamesSennaSenna+ 53.6% 971 GamesTaricTaric+ 57.3% 82 Games

Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami vs Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Nami, we analyzed 870 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 Elise 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 Elise Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Nami to counter Elise 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 tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Elise. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Nami versus Elise build consist of Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami combined at least these three items in her build, she did much better when fighting Elise than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Nami boasted an average winrate of 49.1% battling Elise with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating Elise as Nami, Nami players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Nami vs Elise clashes, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.1% winrate overall.

If you want to get Nami versus Elise tips and builds for a a particular player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and build suggestions shown are calculated using every game finished with both champs.