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

Nami vs Kayle

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

based on 3,171 Nami vs Kayle matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
3.3
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Kayle as Nami came out of an analysis of 3171 ranked games where both champions battled one another. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Nami encounters Kayle in only 2.9% of her games.

Nami vs Kayle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nami has done a pathetic job of beating Kayle. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.8% of the time the champions face each other in. In Nami against Kayle matches, Nami’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Kayle.

Best Nami vs Kayle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFaerie Charm

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongDream MakerStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Ardent CenserRedemptionImperial MandateZaz'Zak's Realmspike

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 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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R
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Kayle

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 Kayle

Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.

Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.

Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.

Nami vs Kayle Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Kayle Image
1.7
< Kills >
5.4
5
< Deaths >
5.8
14.8
< Assists >
5.3
0.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
24
< Minions Killed >
197
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.62
822
< Physical Damage >
6,966
7,966
< Magic Damage >
13,234
503
< True Damage >
486
9,291
< Damage Dealt >
20,686
15,976
< Damage Taken >
22,844
8,435
< Gold Earned >
12,469
2.37
< Towers >
2.85
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
9,994
< Total Healing >
7,097
10,669
< Experience >
15,515
58
< Vision Score >
17
25
< Wards Placed >
8
193
< Time Dealing CC >
244

How to Counter Kayle with Nami in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some critical Nami vs. Kayle counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayle’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kayle. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Nami typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she takes less damage than Kayle. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nami and Kayle

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Kayle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Kayle

Who is Better, Nami or Kayle?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nami usually loses when facing off against Kayle, with a 46.8% win rate. Therefore, Nami makes a poor counter for Kayle.

While Nami does have a lower win rate than Kayle, when they face off with one another, Nami also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Nami into Kayle.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nami vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Nami is a trash counter to Kayle. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nami against Kayle.

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 Kayle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayle as Nami, we analyzed 3,171 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 Kayle 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 Kayle 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 suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami usually accumulates a lot less CS as Kayle. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many 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 Kayle build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Dream Maker, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better versus Kayle than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Nami boasted an average winrate of 46.8% when playing against Kayle with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Kayle 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 runes players chose for Nami vs Kayle battles, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.8% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Nami vs Kayle tips and counter stats for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides displayed are computed using all rounds run with both champions.