Zilean with Nami
How to Synergize Zilean and Nami
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Zilean Nami Synergy Summary
Best Zilean vs Nami Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Zilean and Nami
Tips for Playing as Zilean with 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 Understand How Nami Will Play
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.
Zilean Nami Synergy Stats
How to Play with Nami as Zilean in LoL
The Zilean Nami synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nami, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Zilean sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nami. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Nami helps Zilean perform poorer in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Zilean plays on the same team as Nami, he sees a big jump in his total damage output. This difference could signal that Nami supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that her presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Zilean is played with Nami on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Nami.
Moreover, when Zilean plays with Nami on the same side, he often receives much more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could mean that Nami does a poor job of covering Zilean in teamfights.
Synergies between Zilean and Nami
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Is Zilean better when played alongside Nami?
There is no ideal champion pairing for Zilean that will 100% of the time be his top synergy. Yet, overall, Nami is a very bad companion for Zilean. By locking into the same team as Zilean, she decreases their win rate by -4.6% to 46.1%. This clearly indicates that there is a terrible bond between Zilean and Nami that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.
Nami has a lower difficulty than Zilean. That means Zilean players don't need to be careful when enlisting Nami allies to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to play well with you.
Playing cooperatively, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to provide a lot of utility for your team. Together, these two will help their other teammates secure a victory.
In contrast, by bringing Zilean and Nami together, you will not be giving your other teammates much AD. Make sure to include other champions on your team that offsets this hole in their capabilities.
Regardless of the skill of your Nami ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Zilean to pair well with Nami during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.
The top finished items to have in your Zilean and Nami synergy build include Redemption, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Zilean bought at least these three finished items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Nami than with most other common builds. In fact, Zilean boasted an average win rate of 46.1% helping carry Nami with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of annihilating your oponents, Zilean players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for this champion pairing, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.1% winrate overall.
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