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Nami vs Gnar

How to Beat Gnar as Nami in LoLNami is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gnar as Nami

based on 1,092 Nami vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
3.15
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our data, Nami fought Gnar in 1092 matches. Having so many matchups for Nami versus Gnar gives us confidence in our capability to provide informative stats and a pro build to wreck Gnar. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Nami fights Gnar in only 1.0% of her rounds.

Nami vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Nami has done a decent job of beating Gnar. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.3% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Nami vs Gnar rounds, Nami’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood against Gnar.

Best Nami vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmAmplifying Tome

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongMikael's BlessingImperial MandateMoonstone 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 ForceArmor
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
9
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 Gnar as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Gnar

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 Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Nami vs Gnar Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Gnar Image
1.7
< Kills >
5
5.4
< Deaths >
5.7
15.3
< Assists >
5.7
0.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
24
< Minions Killed >
170
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.5
872
< Physical Damage >
17,843
8,342
< Magic Damage >
3,305
590
< True Damage >
440
9,804
< Damage Dealt >
21,589
16,629
< Damage Taken >
29,434
8,503
< Gold Earned >
11,484
2.17
< Towers >
2.54
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
10,418
< Total Healing >
6,012
10,813
< Experience >
14,948
59
< Vision Score >
18
25
< Wards Placed >
9
197
< Time Dealing CC >
421

How to Counter Gnar with Nami in LoL

The stats provided here feature several vital Nami vs. Gnar counter stats that can help you explain the distinctions between the two. Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gnar’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Gnar. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Nami usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Gnar. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nami and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Gnar

Who is Better, Nami or Gnar?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nami usually wins when playing against Gnar, with a 51.3% win rate. Thus, Nami makes a good counter for Gnar.

While Nami does have a higher win rate compared to Gnar, when on opposite teams, Nami also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Nami into Gnar.

Additionally, Nami has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gnar. 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 one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nami vs Gnar matchups, Nami is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Nami is a decent counter for Gnar. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nami against Gnar.

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

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Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami vs Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Nami, we analyzed 1,092 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 Gnar 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Nami in order to counter Gnar 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 mind the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami often picks up a lot less CS relative to Gnar. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Nami versus Gnar build include Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs. Gnar than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Nami had an average win rate of 51.3% when playing against Gnar with this counter build.

To have the best chance of defeating Gnar as Nami, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Nami vs Gnar clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.3% win rate overall.

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