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Nami vs Leona

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

based on 3,538 Nami vs Leona matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
3.05
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Leona as Nami came out of an examination of 3538 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This matchup is somewhat rare. Nami has to counter Leona in only 3.3% of her matches.

Nami vs Leona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nami does a awful job of beating Leona. Typically, she wins a lowly 46.7% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Nami vs Leona matches, Nami’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Leona.

Best Nami vs Leona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBandleglass Mirror

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongImperial MandateStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Ardent CenserMoonstone RenewerMikael's BlessingEchoes 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
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E
9
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 Leona as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Leona

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 Leona

When Leona activates Eclipse, you have three seconds to get away from her before she deals damage.

Only foes in the center of Solar Flare get stunned, so you can often avoid this if you're quick.

Nami vs Leona Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Leona Image
1.8
< Kills >
2
5.6
< Deaths >
5.8
15.3
< Assists >
13
0.33
< Killing Sprees >
0.35
24
< Minions Killed >
32
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.48
949
< Physical Damage >
2,666
8,552
< Magic Damage >
6,441
638
< True Damage >
958
10,140
< Damage Dealt >
10,066
15,916
< Damage Taken >
22,505
8,419
< Gold Earned >
8,543
2.14
< Towers >
1.63
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,395
< Total Healing >
2,729
10,619
< Experience >
10,508
58
< Vision Score >
57
25
< Wards Placed >
24
203
< Time Dealing CC >
219

How to Counter Leona with Nami in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some critical Nami against Leona counter statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Leona’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Leona..

Nami often has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Leona. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nami and Leona

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Leona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Leona

Who is Better, Nami or Leona?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nami usually loses when trying to fight Leona, with a 46.7% win rate. As a result, Nami makes a bad counter to Leona.

While Nami does have a lower win rate than Leona, when they face off with one another, Nami also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Nami into Leona.

Furthermore, Nami has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Leona. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nami vs Leona matchups, Leona is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Nami is a trash counter to Leona. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nami against Leona.

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 Leona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Leona as Nami, we analyzed 3,538 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 Leona 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 truly master Nami in order to counter Leona during both the lane 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 presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Leona. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly 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 shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Nami versus Leona build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Imperial Mandate, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better against Leona than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nami boasted an average winrate of 46.7% when playing against Leona with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Leona as Nami, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Nami vs Leona counters, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Leona as Nami are given for all skill levels combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.