Zilean vs Nami
How to Beat Nami as Zilean
based on 1,317 Zilean vs Nami matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Nami Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Nami Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nami as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Nami
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
Advice to Win Against Nami
Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.
Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.
Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.
Zilean vs Nami Counter Stats
How to Counter Nami with Zilean in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some important Zilean vs. Nami counter stats that may help us explain the differences between this set of champions. Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nami’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nami..
Zilean often has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Nami. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zilean and Nami
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Who is Better, Zilean or Nami?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zilean usually wins when facing off against Nami, with a 53.3% win rate. Thus, Zilean makes a great counter to Nami.
While Zilean does have a higher winrate compared to Nami, when facing one another, Zilean also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zilean into Nami.
Additionally, Zilean also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nami. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Nami matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Zilean is a great counter for Nami. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zilean against Nami.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Zilean in order to counter Nami during both the early game 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 mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean typically gets more CS compared to Nami. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many 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 Zilean versus Nami build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Nami than with many other common item sets. In fact, Zilean boasted an average win rate of 53.3% battling Nami with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of defeating Nami as Zilean, Zilean players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Zilean vs Nami LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.3% win rate overall.
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