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

Nami vs Gwen

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

based on 2,270 Nami vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
3.33
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Gwen as Nami resulted from an evaluation of 2270 ranked games where both champions faced off against each other. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Nami is forced to battle against Gwen in only 2.1% of her matches.

Nami vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Nami has done a decent job of beating Gwen. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.2% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Nami against Gwen games, Nami’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Gwen.

Best Nami vs Gwen 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 BattlesongImperial MandateZaz'Zak's RealmspikeMoonstone 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
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
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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E
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W
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E
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Gwen

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 Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Nami vs Gwen Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Gwen Image
1.7
< Kills >
5.8
5.1
< Deaths >
6
15.3
< Assists >
4.4
0.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.32
23
< Minions Killed >
163
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.28
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.59
835
< Physical Damage >
3,014
7,901
< Magic Damage >
15,138
522
< True Damage >
3,628
9,259
< Damage Dealt >
21,781
15,841
< Damage Taken >
29,784
8,406
< Gold Earned >
12,051
2.33
< Towers >
2.72
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
9,884
< Total Healing >
7,667
10,667
< Experience >
14,934
58
< Vision Score >
17
25
< Wards Placed >
8
190
< Time Dealing CC >
148

How to Counter Gwen with Nami in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some valuable Nami versus Gwen counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Gwen. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Nami usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Gwen. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nami and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Gwen

Who is Better, Nami or Gwen?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nami usually wins when taking on Gwen, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Nami makes a good counter to Gwen.

While Nami does have a higher win rate compared to Gwen, when facing one another, Nami also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Nami into Gwen.

Additionally, Nami has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gwen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting 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 Gwen matchups, Nami is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Nami is a decent counter to Gwen. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nami against Gwen.

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

LilliaLillia+ 53.4% 6433 GamesKayleKayle+ 53.5% 2990 GamesSennaSenna+ 53.6% 971 GamesTaricTaric+ 57.3% 82 Games

Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami vs Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Nami, we analyzed 2,270 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 Gwen 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 in order to counter Gwen during both the early game 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 mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami on average racks up a lot less CS as Gwen. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They 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, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Nami versus Gwen build include Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better countering Gwen than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Nami boasted an average winrate of 51.2% when playing against Gwen with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Gwen as Nami, Nami players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Nami vs Gwen fights, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.2% win rate overall.

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