Bard vs Nami
How to Beat Nami as Bard
based on 3,474 Bard vs Nami matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Bard vs Nami Matchup Summary
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Guide to Countering Nami as Bard
Tips for Playing as Bard against Nami
Don't forget that enemies can also use your Magical Journey doorways, and that your ultimate can also hit your allies!
Let your Caretaker's Shrines charge up - they heal for a lot more when at full power.
It's important to collect chimes to improve your meep's attacks, but don't neglect your lane partner! Try to make a big entrance by bringing an ally into the lane with you with Magical Journey.
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.
Bard vs Nami Counter Stats
How to Counter Nami with Bard in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some vital Bard vs. Nami counter statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nami’s ratio of NaN, showing that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nami..
Bard typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Nami. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
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Who is Better, Bard or Nami?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Bard usually wins when taking on Nami, with a 53.1% win rate. As a result, Bard makes a great counter to Nami.
While Bard does have a higher win rate compared to Nami, when they face off with one another, Bard also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Bard into Namias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Bard has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nami. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Bard vs Nami matchups, Bard is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Bard is a great counter to Nami. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Bard against Nami.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Bard to counter Nami during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Bard typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Nami. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Bard versus Nami build include Trailblazer, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Nami than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Bard had an average win rate of 53.1% when countering Nami with this build.
To have the best probability of annihilating Nami as Bard, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Bard vs Nami LoL games, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.1% win rate overall.
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