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

Nami with Shyvana

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

based on 1,443 Nami with Shyvana pairs
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.98
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Nami has gone into battle with Shyvana in 1443 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much accurate data straight from the hosts of LoL, we are completely sure that we can produce high quality, accurate builds to help Nami play with Shyvana. It is very rare for Nami to play alongside Shyvana on the same side. This pairing has only happened in approximately 1.3% of games with Nami.

Nami Shyvana Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nami does a terrible job of synergizing with Shyvana. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.8% of games the champs play on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Nami when playing alongside Shyvana by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nami vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFaerie Charm

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Echoes of HeliaStaff of Flowing WaterShurelya's BattlesongImperial Mandate

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
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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
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R
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Nami and Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Nami with Shyvana

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 Shyvana Will Play

It can be valuable to purchase one of the items that can slow enemies: Frozen Mallet, Dead Man's Plate, or Entropy.

Shyvana's abilities all benefit from attacking units. As a result, Attack Speed items are more valuable on her than most champions.

Burnout is an ideal choice for jungling. Monsters will be hit by the full duration, and the speed boost improves her ganking potential.

Flame Breath is great to level-up against difficult lane opponents.

Nami Shyvana Synergy Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Shyvana Image
1.7
< Kills >
1.7
5.3
< Deaths >
5.3
14.1
< Assists >
15.2
0.3
< Killing Sprees >
0.31
23
< Minions Killed >
24
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.55
851
< Physical Damage >
855
7,958
< Magic Damage >
8,267
566
< True Damage >
557
9,376
< Damage Dealt >
9,680
16,237
< Damage Taken >
16,333
8,297
< Gold Earned >
8,444
2.09
< Towers >
2.22
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,848
< Total Healing >
10,128
10,514
< Experience >
10,716
56
< Vision Score >
58
24
< Wards Placed >
25
194
< Time Dealing CC >
195

How to Play with Shyvana as Nami in LoL

The Nami Shyvana synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Shyvana, 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 Shyvana. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Shyvana helps Nami perform poorer in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Nami tries to synergize with Shyvana, she gets a little drop in her complete damage dealt. This change may signal that Shyvana does not support by providing cover for her to dish out more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Nami is played with Shyvana on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays without Shyvana. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Shyvana.

Additionally, when Nami plays with Shyvana on the same side, she usually takes a little less damage than when she fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Shyvana does a decent job of protecting Nami in teamfights.

Synergies between Nami and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nami
Shyvana

Is Nami better when played alongside Shyvana?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Nami that will no matter what be her best teammate. Yet, Shyvana is a below average companion for Nami. By playing on the same team as Nami, she decreases their win rate by -2.3% to 46.8%. This shows that there is a bad synergy between Nami and Shyvana that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Shyvana has a lower difficulty than Nami. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Shyvana teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.

When playing on the same side, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. When paired, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by grouping Nami and Shyvana together, you may not be providing your side enough protection for burst damage. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that offsets this relative gap in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Shyvana ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami Shyvana Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nami and Shyvana, we analyzed 1,443 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 Shyvana 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 pair well with Shyvana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The top items to focus on in your Nami and Shyvana synergy build include Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Nami bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when paired up with Shyvana than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nami had an average win rate of 46.8% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Shyvana with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating your oponents, Nami players should take 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 builds that we analyzed for this team composition, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Shyvana with Nami are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.