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Nami vs Lee Sin

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

based on 3,464 Nami vs Lee Sin matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
3.23
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Lee Sin as Nami resulted from an examination of 3464 ranked games where both champs battled each other. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Nami encounters Lee Sin in only 3.2% of her games.

Nami vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary

Nami does a decent job of beating Lee Sin. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champions face each other in. In Nami vs Lee Sin matches, Nami’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably won't get first blood against Lee Sin.

Best Nami vs Lee Sin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteBandleglass Mirror

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongImperial MandateStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

RedemptionArdent CenserEchoes of HeliaDream Maker

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
10
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 Lee Sin as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Lee Sin

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 Lee Sin

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Nami vs Lee Sin Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Lee Sin Image
1.7
< Kills >
6.9
5.2
< Deaths >
5.8
15.1
< Assists >
7.8
0.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
24
< Minions Killed >
34
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
1.5
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.44
853
< Physical Damage >
13,106
8,163
< Magic Damage >
2,654
540
< True Damage >
935
9,556
< Damage Dealt >
16,697
15,871
< Damage Taken >
34,823
8,350
< Gold Earned >
11,612
2.27
< Towers >
1.42
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
10,034
< Total Healing >
16,713
10,482
< Experience >
13,085
60
< Vision Score >
25
25
< Wards Placed >
11
193
< Time Dealing CC >
441

How to Counter Lee Sin with Nami in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some strategic Nami versus Lee Sin counter stats that can help you distinguish the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lee Sin’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Lee Sin. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Nami normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Lee Sin. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nami and Lee Sin

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Lee Sin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Lee Sin

Who is Better, Nami or Lee Sin?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nami usually wins when taking on Lee Sin, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Nami makes a good counter to Lee Sin.

While Nami does have a higher win rate compared to Lee Sin, when facing one another, Nami also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Nami into Lee Sin.

Moreover, Nami also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lee Sin. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nami vs Lee Sin matchups, Nami is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Nami is a decent counter to Lee Sin. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nami against Lee Sin.

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 Lee Sin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lee Sin as Nami, we analyzed 3,464 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 Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami most often gets a similar amount of CS as Lee Sin. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Nami versus Lee Sin build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Imperial Mandate, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs Lee Sin than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Nami boasted an average win rate of 51.0% when countering Lee Sin with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Lee Sin as Nami, you 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 players picked for Nami vs Lee Sin counters, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lee Sin as Nami are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.