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How to Win Nami vs Darius Counter MatchupNami is in the a tier of champions

Nami vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Nami in LoLNami is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Nami

based on 3,720 Nami vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
3.27
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Darius as Nami resulted from an examination of 3720 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Nami is forced to battle against Darius in only 3.5% of her matches.

Nami vs Darius Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nami has done a dismal job of countering Darius. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.4% of the time the champions face one another in. In Nami against Darius rounds, Nami’s side is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Darius.

Best Nami vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmAmplifying Tome

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongDream MakerStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Echoes of HeliaRedemptionArdent CenserMoonstone Renewer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nami to level upw
>
Second ability for Nami to level upe
>
Last skill for Nami to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Nami's passive ability p
Nami's q ability q
Nami's w ability w
Nami's e ability e
Nami's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Darius as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Nami vs Darius Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Darius Image
1.7
< Kills >
6.7
5.2
< Deaths >
6
15.3
< Assists >
4.1
0.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
24
< Minions Killed >
171
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.47
844
< Physical Damage >
16,066
8,363
< Magic Damage >
92
577
< True Damage >
3,802
9,784
< Damage Dealt >
19,960
16,160
< Damage Taken >
31,588
8,438
< Gold Earned >
11,961
2.27
< Towers >
2.34
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
9,856
< Total Healing >
7,645
10,700
< Experience >
14,620
59
< Vision Score >
18
25
< Wards Placed >
8
192
< Time Dealing CC >
160

How to Counter Darius with Nami in LoL

The stats provided here show several significant Nami against Darius counter stats that can help us interpret the differences between these two champions. As an example, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Darius. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Nami normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Darius. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nami and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Darius

Who is Better, Nami or Darius?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nami usually fairs equally well when playing against Darius, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Nami makes an ok counter for Darius.

While Nami does have a lower winrate than Darius, when facing one another, Nami also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Nami into Darius.

Moreover, Nami also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nami vs Darius matchups, Darius is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Nami is a somewhat poor counter for Darius. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nami against Darius.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nami

Nami Loses Against

ZyraZyra45.5% winrateTeemoTeemo45.6% winrateFizzFizz45.7% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Nami Wins Against

SivirSivir55.9% winrateKalistaKalista54.3% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Nami, we analyzed 3,720 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 Darius as Nami 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Nami to counter Darius during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami often picks up a lot less CS as Darius. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Nami versus Darius build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Dream Maker, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better versus Darius than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nami boasted an average win rate of 49.4% when playing against Darius with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Darius as Nami, Nami players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Nami vs Darius fights, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Darius as Nami are given for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.