Nami vs Akali
How to Beat Akali as Nami
based on 6,362 Nami vs Akali matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nami vs Akali Matchup Summary
Best Nami vs Akali Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akali as Nami
Tips for Playing as Nami against Akali
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 Win Against Akali
Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.
Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.
Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.
Nami vs Akali Counter Stats
How to Counter Akali with Nami in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore some vital Nami versus Akali matchup statistics that may help you realize the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Akali’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Akali. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Nami often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes less damage than Akali. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nami and Akali
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Who is Better, Nami or Akali?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nami usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Akali, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Nami makes an ok counter for Akali.
While Nami does have a lower winrate compared to Akali, when on opposite teams, Nami also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Nami into Akali.
Moreover, Nami also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akali. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nami vs Akali matchups, Akali is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Nami is a somewhat poor counter to Akali. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nami against Akali.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nami to counter Akali during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nami most often gets a lot less CS relative to Akali. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy 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, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Nami versus Akali build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Nami bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better against Akali than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Nami had an average win rate of 49.5% when playing against Akali with this counter build.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Akali as Nami, Nami players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Font of Life, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Nami vs Akali face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.5% win rate overall.
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