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

Nami vs Heimerdinger

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

based on 1,464 Nami vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
3.44
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Heimerdinger as Nami resulted from an analysis of 1464 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Nami is forced to battle against Heimerdinger in only 1.4% of her matches.

Nami vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Nami does a average job of beating Heimerdinger. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.6% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Nami vs Heimerdinger matches, Nami’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Heimerdinger.

Best Nami vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFaerie Charm

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongDream MakerStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

RedemptionArdent CenserMoonstone RenewerImperial Mandate

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
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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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Q
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Heimerdinger

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 Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Nami vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Heimerdinger Image
1.8
< Kills >
4.6
5
< Deaths >
6.3
15.4
< Assists >
6.5
0.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.05
24
< Minions Killed >
139
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.54
804
< Physical Damage >
821
8,289
< Magic Damage >
23,930
550
< True Damage >
675
9,644
< Damage Dealt >
25,426
17,197
< Damage Taken >
20,045
8,548
< Gold Earned >
10,933
2.15
< Towers >
2.11
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
11,090
< Total Healing >
2,075
11,143
< Experience >
13,659
55
< Vision Score >
28
24
< Wards Placed >
13
224
< Time Dealing CC >
262

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Nami in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several valuable Nami against Heimerdinger matchup statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Heimerdinger. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Nami typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Heimerdinger. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nami and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Nami or Heimerdinger?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nami usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Heimerdinger, with a 50.6% win rate. Thus, Nami makes an ok counter for Heimerdinger.

While Nami does have a higher win rate than Heimerdinger, when facing one another, Nami also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nami into Heimerdinger.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nami vs Heimerdinger matchups, Nami is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Nami is a decent counter for Heimerdinger. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nami against Heimerdinger.

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 Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Nami, we analyzed 1,464 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 Heimerdinger 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 learn all of the intricacies of Nami to counter Heimerdinger during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami often gets a lot less CS relative to Heimerdinger. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Nami versus Heimerdinger build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Dream Maker, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs. Heimerdinger than with most other common builds. In fact, Nami had an average winrate of 50.6% when playing against Heimerdinger with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Heimerdinger as Nami, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Nami vs Heimerdinger matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Heimerdinger as Nami are shown for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.