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

Nami vs Orianna

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

based on 1,488 Nami vs Orianna matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
3.47
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Orianna as Nami resulted from an analysis of 1488 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Nami is forced to battle against Orianna in only 1.4% of her rounds.

Nami vs Orianna Matchup Summary

Nami has done a decent job of beating Orianna. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.9% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Nami versus Orianna matches, Nami’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Orianna.

Best Nami vs Orianna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerStaff of Flowing WaterMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongImperial MandateArdent CenserRedemption

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
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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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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Orianna as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Orianna

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 Orianna

Orianna can only affect the area the Ball is around. Use this to your advantage.

Watch out for Orianna's Ball returning to her due to leashing. This may cause some unexpected situations.

Nami vs Orianna Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Orianna Image
1.7
< Kills >
5.3
4.9
< Deaths >
5.5
15.3
< Assists >
8.5
0.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
24
< Minions Killed >
173
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.52
852
< Physical Damage >
1,006
8,207
< Magic Damage >
19,768
561
< True Damage >
300
9,622
< Damage Dealt >
21,074
15,919
< Damage Taken >
18,875
8,534
< Gold Earned >
11,309
2.38
< Towers >
2.23
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
10,354
< Total Healing >
1,913
10,804
< Experience >
14,370
59
< Vision Score >
21
25
< Wards Placed >
10
197
< Time Dealing CC >
335

How to Counter Orianna with Nami in LoL

The stats provided here show several vital Nami vs. Orianna matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences between the pair. For instance, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Orianna’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Orianna. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Nami normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Orianna. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nami and Orianna

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Orianna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Orianna

Who is Better, Nami or Orianna?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nami usually wins when playing against Orianna, with a 51.9% win rate. Therefore, Nami makes a good counter for Orianna.

While Nami does have a higher win rate than Orianna, when on opposite teams, Nami also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Nami into Orianna.

Moreover, Nami has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Orianna. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nami vs Orianna matchups, Nami is the better champion with a higher 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 Orianna. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nami against Orianna.

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 Orianna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Orianna as Nami, we analyzed 1,488 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 Orianna 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 to counter Orianna during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami most often picks up a lot less CS as Orianna. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of 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 prioritize in your Nami versus Orianna build include Dream Maker, Staff of Flowing Water, and Moonstone Renewer. When Nami included at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs Orianna than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nami boasted an average win rate of 51.9% battling Orianna with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Orianna 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 combinations players used for Nami vs Orianna LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.9% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Nami versus Orianna tips and counter stats for a an individual division rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions displayed are calculated using every match finished with these champs.