Nami vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Nami
based on 10,976 Nami vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nami vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Nami vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Nami
Tips for Playing as Nami against Caitlyn
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 Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Nami vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Nami in LoL
The stats shown here clarify some vital Nami versus Caitlyn counter stats that may help us figure out the distinctions between the two. For instance, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Caitlyn. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Nami normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Caitlyn. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nami and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Nami or Caitlyn?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nami usually fairs equally well when taking on Caitlyn, with a 49.2% win rate. Thus, Nami makes an ok counter to Caitlyn.
While Nami does have a lower winrate than Caitlyn, when they face off with one another, Nami also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Nami into Caitlyn.
Furthermore, Nami has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nami vs Caitlyn matchups, Caitlyn is the better champ 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 for Caitlyn. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nami against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Nami in order to counter Caitlyn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nami usually racks up a lot less CS compared to Caitlyn. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Nami versus Caitlyn build include Ardent Censer, Imperial Mandate, and Moonstone Renewer. When Nami included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when facing Caitlyn than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Nami boasted an average winrate of 49.2% when countering Caitlyn with this build.
To have the highest probability of crushing Caitlyn as Nami, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Revitalize, and Font of Life runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Nami vs Caitlyn counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.2% winrate overall.
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