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

Nami vs Katarina

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

based on 3,937 Nami vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.93
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Katarina as Nami resulted from an examination of 3937 ranked matches where both champs opposed one another. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Nami encounters Katarina in only 3.7% of her matches.

Nami vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Nami has done a ok job of beating Katarina. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.9% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Nami vs Katarina rounds, Nami’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood against Katarina.

Best Nami vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongImperial MandateStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

RedemptionArdent CenserMoonstone RenewerEchoes of Helia

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
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
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W
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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 Katarina as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Nami vs Katarina Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Katarina Image
1.7
< Kills >
9.8
5.8
< Deaths >
6.8
15.3
< Assists >
5.4
0.29
< Killing Sprees >
2.19
23
< Minions Killed >
157
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.36
845
< Physical Damage >
2,193
8,143
< Magic Damage >
21,370
506
< True Damage >
963
9,494
< Damage Dealt >
24,527
16,455
< Damage Taken >
24,626
8,405
< Gold Earned >
12,297
2.14
< Towers >
1.52
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,339
< Total Healing >
3,305
10,606
< Experience >
14,122
58
< Vision Score >
16
25
< Wards Placed >
8
187
< Time Dealing CC >
37

How to Counter Katarina with Nami in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several influential Nami against Katarina matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between this pair of champions. Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Katarina’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Katarina. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Nami typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Katarina. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nami and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Katarina

Who is Better, Nami or Katarina?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nami usually fairs equally well when taking on Katarina, with a 49.9% win rate. Therefore, Nami makes an ok counter for Katarina.

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

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

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

Nami is a somewhat poor counter to Katarina. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nami against Katarina.

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 Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Nami, we analyzed 3,937 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 Katarina 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 Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nami in order to counter Katarina during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami often picks up a lot less CS compared to Katarina. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Nami versus Katarina build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Imperial Mandate, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Katarina than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Nami had an average win rate of 49.9% battling Katarina with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of annihilating Katarina as Nami, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Nami vs Katarina LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.9% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Nami versus Katarina tips and builds for a an individual division, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and guides given are computed using every game with data with these champs.