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

Nami vs Irelia

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

based on 2,955 Nami vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
3.35
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. In our dataset, Nami battled Irelia 2955 times. Having so many matchups for Nami versus Irelia provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce useful data and a supported build to smash your rival. This pairing is somewhat rare. Nami fights Irelia in only 2.7% of her rounds.

Nami vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Nami does a average job of beating Irelia. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Nami against Irelia games, Nami’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This indicates that she probably won't get first blood against Irelia.

Best Nami vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmGlowing Mote

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeImperial MandateStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Moonstone RenewerArdent CenserShurelya's BattlesongRedemption

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
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
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W
2
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 Irelia as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Nami vs Irelia Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Irelia Image
1.8
< Kills >
7
5.1
< Deaths >
6.8
15.3
< Assists >
4.6
0.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
24
< Minions Killed >
207
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.48
849
< Physical Damage >
15,615
8,143
< Magic Damage >
5,932
598
< True Damage >
726
9,590
< Damage Dealt >
22,274
15,855
< Damage Taken >
30,675
8,382
< Gold Earned >
12,762
2.22
< Towers >
2.3
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,839
< Total Healing >
10,590
10,676
< Experience >
14,905
58
< Vision Score >
17
25
< Wards Placed >
8
192
< Time Dealing CC >
111

How to Counter Irelia with Nami in LoL

The stats shown here feature several vital Nami versus Irelia counter statistics that can help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Irelia’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Irelia. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Nami often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Irelia. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nami and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Irelia

Who is Better, Nami or Irelia?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nami usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Irelia, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Nami makes an ok counter for Irelia.

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

Additionally, Nami also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Irelia. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nami vs Irelia matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Nami is a somewhat poor counter for Irelia. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nami against Irelia.

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 Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Nami, we analyzed 2,955 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 Irelia 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 Irelia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami most often gets a lot less CS as Irelia. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Nami versus Irelia build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Imperial Mandate, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Irelia than with many other common builds. In fact, Nami had an average winrate of 49.7% when countering Irelia with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Irelia as Nami, Nami players 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 combinations players picked for Nami vs Irelia counterpicks, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.7% winrate overall.

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