Nami vs Vex
How to Beat Vex as Nami
based on 1,984 Nami vs Vex matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nami vs Vex Matchup Summary
Best Nami vs Vex Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vex as Nami
Tips for Playing as Nami against Vex
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.
Nami vs Vex Counter Stats
How to Counter Vex with Nami in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify some critical Nami against Vex matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Vex. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Nami normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Vex. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nami and Vex
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Who is Better, Nami or Vex?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nami usually wins when playing against Vex, with a 52.6% win rate. Therefore, Nami makes a good counter to Vex.
While Nami does have a higher win rate compared to Vex, when facing one another, Nami also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Nami into Vex.
Moreover, Nami also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vex. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Nami vs Vex matchups, Nami is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Nami is a good counter to Vex. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nami against Vex.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Nami to counter Vex during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nami most often gets a lot less CS compared to Vex. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, 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, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Nami versus Vex build include Mikael's Blessing, Dream Maker, and Imperial Mandate. When Nami incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs Vex than with most other common builds. In fact, Nami had an average win rate of 52.6% battling Vex with this build.
To have the best likelihood of annihilating Vex as Nami, you should use 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 picked for Nami vs Vex matchups, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.6% win rate overall.
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