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How to Win Evelynn vs Nami Counter MatchupEvelynn is in the s tier of champions

Evelynn vs Nami

How to Beat Nami as Evelynn in LoLEvelynn is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nami as Evelynn

based on 2,840 Evelynn vs Nami matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.59
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Nami as Evelynn resulted from an analysis of 2840 ranked matches where both champions opposed one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Evelynn has to counter Nami in only 2.8% of her games.

Evelynn vs Nami Matchup Summary

Evelynn does a decent job of beating Nami. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.6% of the time the champs face one another in. In Evelynn vs Nami games, Evelynn’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Nami.

Best Evelynn vs Nami Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Evelynn Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneVoid Staff

Optional Items

ShadowflameStormsurgeHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Evelynn to level upq
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Second ability for Evelynn to level upe
>
Last skill for Evelynn to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Evelynn's passive ability p
Evelynn's q ability q
Evelynn's w ability w
Evelynn's e ability e
Evelynn's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
Q
4
W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nami as Evelynn

Tips for Playing as Evelynn against Nami

If at low health, you can take advantage of Demon Shade's healing and Camouflage to return to the fight and surprise opponents.

While stealthed, pay attention to when you are (near) being detected by enemy champions. This is identified by the glowing yellow and red eyes over nearby enemy champions.

Allure's arm time might seem long, but the Charm and magic resist shred put Evelynn at an exteme advantage so are worth the wait.

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.

Evelynn vs Nami Counter Stats

Evelynn Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Nami Image
8.7
< Kills >
1.8
5.9
< Deaths >
5.5
6.6
< Assists >
15.2
1.95
< Killing Sprees >
0.31
19
< Minions Killed >
23
1.38
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.55
655
< Physical Damage >
868
20,330
< Magic Damage >
8,254
607
< True Damage >
555
21,593
< Damage Dealt >
9,678
30,794
< Damage Taken >
16,910
11,936
< Gold Earned >
8,495
0.94
< Towers >
2.19
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
15,014
< Total Healing >
10,019
13,556
< Experience >
10,778
21
< Vision Score >
58
7
< Wards Placed >
25
201
< Time Dealing CC >
192

How to Counter Nami with Evelynn in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several important Evelynn versus Nami counter statistics that can help us figure out the distinctions between the two. As an example, Evelynn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nami’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Evelynn may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Nami. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Evelynn often has a much larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Nami. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Evelynn and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Evelynn
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Evelynn
Nami

Who is Better, Evelynn or Nami?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Evelynn usually wins when trying to fight Nami, with a 51.6% win rate. Thus, Evelynn makes a good counter to Nami.

While Evelynn does have a higher win rate than Nami, when on opposite teams, Evelynn also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Evelynn into Namias her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Evelynn has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nami. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Evelynn vs Nami matchups, Evelynn is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Evelynn is a decent counter for Nami. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Evelynn against Nami.

Additional Information for Evelynn Players

How We Calculated Our Evelynn vs Nami Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nami as Evelynn, we analyzed 2,840 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Nami as Evelynn comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Evelynn in order to counter Nami during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue 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 increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Evelynn most often gets a similar amount of CS as Nami. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Evelynn versus Nami build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Void Staff. When Evelynn incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs. Nami than with most other typical builds. In fact, Evelynn boasted an average win rate of 51.6% when playing against Nami with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Nami as Evelynn, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Evelynn vs Nami counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nami as Evelynn are presented for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.