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

Nami vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Nami in LoLNami is in the b tier of champions
SupportMage
Mage

How to Beat Hwei as Nami

based on 5,115 Nami vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
3.43
Pick Rate
4.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Hwei as Nami resulted from an examination of 5115 ranked games where both champions battled one another. This pairing is somewhat uncommon. Nami has to counter Hwei in only 4.8% of her games.

Nami vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Nami has done a good job of beating Hwei. On average, she wins a fantastic 53.1% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Nami against Hwei matches, Nami’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Hwei.

Best Nami vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmAmplifying Tome

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserZaz'Zak's RealmspikeStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

DawncoreRedemptionMoonstone RenewerMikael's Blessing

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
Ability HasteAdaptive 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
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W
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R
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Hwei

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 Hwei

After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.

Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.

Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.

Nami vs Hwei Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Hwei Image
1.8
< Kills >
5.3
5.1
< Deaths >
6.1
15.7
< Assists >
8.1
0.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
24
< Minions Killed >
144
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.46
818
< Physical Damage >
949
8,281
< Magic Damage >
21,918
552
< True Damage >
520
9,651
< Damage Dealt >
23,388
16,816
< Damage Taken >
18,463
8,618
< Gold Earned >
10,924
2.35
< Towers >
1.88
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
11,113
< Total Healing >
1,632
11,010
< Experience >
13,521
60
< Vision Score >
28
26
< Wards Placed >
13
195
< Time Dealing CC >
572

How to Counter Hwei with Nami in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several valuable Nami against Hwei counter stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Hwei. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Nami often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Hwei. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nami and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Hwei

Who is Better, Nami or Hwei?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nami usually wins when trying to fight Hwei, with a 53.1% win rate. Thus, Nami makes a great counter to Hwei.

While Nami does have a higher winrate than Hwei, when they face off with one another, Nami also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nami into Hwei.

Furthermore, Nami also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hwei. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Nami is a great counter to Hwei. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nami against Hwei.

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 Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Nami, we analyzed 5,115 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 Hwei 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 Hwei during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami usually picks up a lot less CS compared to Hwei. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Nami versus Hwei build include Ardent Censer, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting Hwei than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Nami boasted an average win rate of 53.1% when playing against Hwei with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Hwei as Nami, Nami players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Nami vs Hwei clashes, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.1% win rate overall.

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