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How to Synergize Nami with Akshan on the Same TeamNami is in the a tier of champions

Nami with Akshan

How to Win With Nami and Akshan Paired TogetherNami is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Nami and Akshan

based on 1,826 Nami with Akshan pairs
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
3.25
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Nami has gone into battle with Akshan in 1826 recent, ranked games. By amassing so much complete data from the publishers of LoL, we are totally sure that we can present to you high-quality, insightful builds to help Nami synergize with Akshan. It is relatively rare for Nami to play alongside Akshan on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in approx. 1.7% of rounds with Nami.

Nami Akshan Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nami does a poor job of synergizing with Akshan. Typically, she wins a dismal 47.6% of the time the champs play on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Nami when playing alongside Akshan by learning how to better synergize your tactics with them, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nami vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongDream MakerStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Ardent CenserRedemptionImperial MandateZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nami to level upw
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Second ability for Nami to level upe
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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
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Nami and Akshan

Tips for Playing as Nami with Akshan

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 Understand How Akshan Will Play

Raising an eyebrow in the face of danger, Akshan fights evil with dashing charisma, righteous vengeance, and a conspicuous lack of shirts. He is highly skilled in the art of stealth combat, able to evade the eyes of his enemies and reappear when they least expect him. With a keen sense of justice and a legendary death-reversing weapon, he rights the wrongs of Runeterra's many scoundrels while living by his own moral code: “Don't be an ass.”

Nami Akshan Synergy Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Akshan Image
1.8
< Kills >
1.7
5.3
< Deaths >
5.3
15.4
< Assists >
15.2
0.33
< Killing Sprees >
0.31
24
< Minions Killed >
24
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.55
840
< Physical Damage >
855
8,427
< Magic Damage >
8,267
531
< True Damage >
557
9,799
< Damage Dealt >
9,680
16,448
< Damage Taken >
16,333
8,455
< Gold Earned >
8,444
2.2
< Towers >
2.22
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
10,235
< Total Healing >
10,128
10,691
< Experience >
10,716
58
< Vision Score >
58
25
< Wards Placed >
25
195
< Time Dealing CC >
195

How to Play with Akshan as Nami in LoL

The Nami Akshan synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Akshan, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Nami sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akshan. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Akshan helps Nami perform not as well in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Nami tries to synergize with Akshan, she sees a small increase in her total damage output. This could demonstrate that Akshan supports by providing protection for her to deal more damage or that their participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Nami is played alongside Akshan on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Akshan.

Moreover, when Nami plays with Akshan on the same team, she often takes a little more damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Akshan does a poor job of protecting Nami in team fights.

Synergies between Nami and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nami
Akshan

Is Nami better when played alongside Akshan?

There is no top synergy for Nami that will no matter what be her best synergy. However, overall, Akshan is a not very good teammate for Nami. By being on the same team as Nami, they decreases their win rate by -1.5% to 47.6%. This signals that there is a negative strategic relationship between Nami and Akshan that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Akshan has a much lower diffuclty than Nami. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Akshan teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, Nami players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to buff allies and debuff enemies. Combined, these champions will help their other teammates secure a victory.

Conversely, by bringing Nami and Akshan together, you may not be providing your other allies very much engage potential. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that fills this gap in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Akshan ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami Akshan Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nami and Akshan, we analyzed 1,826 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Nami with Akshan comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Nami to work well with Akshan during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Nami and Akshan synergy build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Dream Maker, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when paired up with Akshan than with most other common builds. In fact, Nami had an average win rate of 47.6% helping carry Akshan with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, Nami players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for this champion pairing, this mix of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.6% win rate overall.

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