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Nami vs Kassadin

How to Beat Kassadin as Nami in LoLNami is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kassadin as Nami

based on 1,636 Nami vs Kassadin matchups
Win Rate
45.9 %
K/D/A
3.02
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches each week. Within our dataset, Nami did battle with Kassadin in 1636 matches. Having so many games with Nami versus Kassadin gives us confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening statistics and a solid build to obliterate Kassadin. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Nami has to counter Kassadin in only 1.5% of her matches.

Nami vs Kassadin Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nami has done a pathetic job of countering Kassadin. Normally, she wins a lowly 45.9% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Nami against Kassadin matches, Nami’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Kassadin.

Best Nami vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

RedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterImperial MandateZaz'Zak's Realmspike

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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E
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Guide to Countering Kassadin as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Kassadin

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 Kassadin

It takes 6 spell casts for Kassadin's slow, Force Pulse, to become castable. If he levels up that ability, judiciously use your own skills while laning against him.

Kassadin deals mostly magic damage. If he's doing well consider buying magic resist items like Mercury's Treads and Banshee's Veil.

Each time Kassadin consecutively uses Riftwalk, he pays more and more mana. Keep this in mind as you chase him.

Nami vs Kassadin Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
45.9 %
VS
Win Rate
54.1 %
Kassadin Image
1.7
< Kills >
8
5.5
< Deaths >
5.3
14.9
< Assists >
5.3
0.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
23
< Minions Killed >
173
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.44
892
< Physical Damage >
1,684
8,016
< Magic Damage >
20,776
535
< True Damage >
569
9,443
< Damage Dealt >
23,030
16,228
< Damage Taken >
29,057
8,321
< Gold Earned >
12,200
2.23
< Towers >
1.75
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,571
< Total Healing >
6,074
10,455
< Experience >
15,503
58
< Vision Score >
16
25
< Wards Placed >
8
191
< Time Dealing CC >
184

How to Counter Kassadin with Nami in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several vital Nami against Kassadin counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kassadin’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kassadin. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Nami usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Kassadin. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Nami and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Kassadin

Who is Better, Nami or Kassadin?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nami usually loses when playing against Kassadin, with a 45.9% win rate. Therefore, Nami makes a poor counter for Kassadin.

While Nami does have a much lower win rate compared to Kassadin, when facing one another, Nami also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Nami into Kassadin.

Moreover, Nami also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kassadin. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Nami vs Kassadin matchups, Kassadin is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Nami is a trash counter to Kassadin. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nami against Kassadin.

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 Kassadin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kassadin as Nami, we analyzed 1,636 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 Kassadin 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 in order to counter Kassadin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Kassadin. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Nami versus Kassadin build consist of Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Nami bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better countering Kassadin than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Nami boasted an average win rate of 45.9% when playing against Kassadin with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Kassadin 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. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Nami vs Kassadin LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 45.9% winrate overall.

If you want to see Nami x Kassadin tips and builds for a a specific skill level, please select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and strategies given are computed using every round finished with these champs.