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Nami vs K'Sante

How to Beat K'Sante as Nami in LoLNami is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat K'Sante as Nami

based on 1,835 Nami vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
3.31
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat K'Sante as Nami resulted from an examination of 1835 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Nami fights K'Sante in only 1.7% of her games.

Nami vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Nami does a decent job of countering K'Sante. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Nami vs K'Sante games, Nami’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood against K'Sante.

Best Nami vs K'Sante Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Mikael's BlessingImperial MandateMoonstone RenewerShurelya'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
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
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering K'Sante as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against K'Sante

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 K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Nami vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
K'Sante Image
1.7
< Kills >
4.5
5.2
< Deaths >
5.5
15.5
< Assists >
5.9
0.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.06
24
< Minions Killed >
175
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.4
881
< Physical Damage >
13,700
8,200
< Magic Damage >
3,286
560
< True Damage >
1,478
9,642
< Damage Dealt >
18,465
16,055
< Damage Taken >
30,801
8,425
< Gold Earned >
10,965
2.31
< Towers >
2.15
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
10,215
< Total Healing >
4,678
10,649
< Experience >
14,815
60
< Vision Score >
16
26
< Wards Placed >
8
200
< Time Dealing CC >
1,046

How to Counter K'Sante with Nami in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some vital Nami versus K'Sante counter statistics that may help you understand the differences between the two. As an example, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than K'Sante’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than K'Sante. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Nami usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes less damage than K'Sante. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nami and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Nami
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
K'Sante

Who is Better, Nami or K'Sante?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nami usually wins when trying to fight K'Sante, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Nami makes a good counter to K'Sante.

While Nami does have a higher winrate than K'Sante, when they face off with one another, Nami also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Nami into K'Sante.

Furthermore, Nami has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to K'Sante. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Nami vs K'Sante matchups, Nami is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Nami is a decent counter for K'Sante. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nami against K'Sante.

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 K'Sante Build and Stats

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Nami, we analyzed 1,835 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 K'Sante 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 K'Sante Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Nami in order to counter K'Sante during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami on average racks up a lot less CS as K'Sante. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Nami versus K'Sante build consist of Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better against K'Sante than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nami had an average win rate of 51.0% when playing against K'Sante with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating K'Sante 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 sets that we analyzed for Nami vs K'Sante counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.0% win rate overall.

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