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How to Synergize Nami and Illaoi

based on 1,863 Nami with Illaoi pairs
Win Rate
45.1 %
K/D/A
2.91
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the results of from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Nami has been on the same team as Illaoi in 1863 recent, ranked games. By pooling so much great data directly from the developers of League, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with high-quality, insightful builds to help Nami play with Illaoi. It is relatively rare for Nami to play with Illaoi on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 1.7% of games with Nami.

Nami Illaoi Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nami does a pathetic job of playing alongside Illaoi. On average, she wins a poor 45.1% of games the champions play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Nami when playing alongside Illaoi by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nami vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmAmplifying Tome

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionDream MakerImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Ardent CenserShurelya's BattlesongStaff of Flowing WaterZaz'Zak's Realmspike

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
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
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W
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E
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E
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Nami and Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Nami with Illaoi

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 Illaoi Will Play

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Nami Illaoi Synergy Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
45.1 %
VS
Win Rate
54.9 %
Illaoi Image
1.7
< Kills >
1.7
5.4
< Deaths >
5.3
14
< Assists >
15.2
0.29
< Killing Sprees >
0.31
23
< Minions Killed >
24
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.55
833
< Physical Damage >
855
8,240
< Magic Damage >
8,267
565
< True Damage >
557
9,638
< Damage Dealt >
9,680
16,663
< Damage Taken >
16,333
8,379
< Gold Earned >
8,444
2.08
< Towers >
2.22
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,964
< Total Healing >
10,128
10,644
< Experience >
10,716
57
< Vision Score >
58
24
< Wards Placed >
25
196
< Time Dealing CC >
195

How to Play with Illaoi as Nami in LoL

The Nami Illaoi synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Illaoi, 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 very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Illaoi. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Illaoi helps Nami perform poorer in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Nami is paired with Illaoi, she observes a little drop in her complete damage dealt. This difference may signal that Illaoi doesn't help cover for her to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Nami is played together with Illaoi on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Illaoi.

Moreover, when Nami plays with Illaoi on the same side, she on average receives a little more damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Illaoi does a poor job of protecting Nami during teamfights.

Synergies between Nami and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nami
Illaoi

Is Nami better when played alongside Illaoi?

There is no one best ally for Nami that will always be her #1 ally. Yet, overall, Illaoi is a very bad companion for Nami. By being on the same side as Nami, she drops their win rate by -4.0% to 45.1%. This shows that there is a very bad bond between Nami and Illaoi that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Illaoi has a lower difficulty than Nami. That means you don't need to be cautious when lining up Illaoi teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to work well with you.

Fighting together, Nami players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by grouping Nami and Illaoi together, you may not be giving your other allies enough protection for burst damage. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of your Illaoi 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 will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami Illaoi Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nami and Illaoi, we analyzed 1,863 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 Illaoi 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nami in order to work well with Illaoi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to build first in your Nami and Illaoi synergy build consist of Redemption, Dream Maker, and Imperial Mandate. When Nami bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better as an ally of Illaoi than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Nami had an average winrate of 45.1% helping carry Illaoi with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, Nami players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Nami and Illaoi pairings, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 45.1% win rate overall.

If you want to get Nami and Illaoi cooperations tips and stats for a an individual rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using all rounds finished with both champions.