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Nami vs Gragas

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

based on 2,001 Nami vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
3.26
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League matches that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Gragas as Nami came out of an examination of 2001 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Nami has to counter Gragas in only 1.9% of her games.

Nami vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Nami has done a decent job of countering Gragas. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Nami against Gragas games, Nami’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Gragas.

Best Nami vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeBandleglass Mirror

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerImperial MandateMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Ardent CenserStaff of Flowing WaterRedemptionShurelya's Battlesong

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
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
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 Gragas as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Nami vs Gragas Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Gragas Image
1.8
< Kills >
5.8
5.4
< Deaths >
5.7
15.8
< Assists >
7
0.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.32
24
< Minions Killed >
109
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.62
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.43
879
< Physical Damage >
1,451
8,482
< Magic Damage >
18,436
539
< True Damage >
604
9,900
< Damage Dealt >
20,492
16,622
< Damage Taken >
29,585
8,604
< Gold Earned >
11,356
2.32
< Towers >
1.57
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
10,428
< Total Healing >
12,482
10,882
< Experience >
14,109
61
< Vision Score >
21
27
< Wards Placed >
8
197
< Time Dealing CC >
419

How to Counter Gragas with Nami in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some influential Nami versus Gragas matchup statistics that may help you realize the differences between the pair. As an example, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Gragas. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Nami typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives less damage than Gragas. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nami and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Gragas

Who is Better, Nami or Gragas?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nami usually wins when trying to fight Gragas, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Nami makes a good counter to Gragas.

While Nami does have a higher winrate than Gragas, when they face off with one another, Nami also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Nami into Gragas.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Nami vs Gragas matchups, Nami is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Nami is a decent counter to Gragas. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Nami against Gragas.

Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Nami, we analyzed 2,001 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 Gragas 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Nami to counter Gragas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami often picks up a lot less CS compared to Gragas. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Nami versus Gragas build include Dream Maker, Imperial Mandate, and Moonstone Renewer. When Nami bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better versus Gragas than with many other typical builds. In fact, Nami had an average win rate of 51.0% battling Gragas with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Gragas as Nami, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Nami vs Gragas matchups, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.0% win rate overall.

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