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Nami vs Syndra

How to Beat Syndra as Nami in LoLNami is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Syndra as Nami

based on 2,640 Nami vs Syndra matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
3.25
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League games each week. In our dataset, Nami engaged Syndra in 2640 rounds. With so many matchups for Nami versus Syndra provides us confidence in our capacity to prepare informative data and a solid build to wreck your opposition. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Nami encounters Syndra in only 2.5% of her matches.

Nami vs Syndra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nami does a below average job of countering Syndra. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.3% of games the champs fight one another in. In Nami versus Syndra rounds, Nami’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Syndra.

Best Nami vs Syndra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongZaz'Zak's RealmspikeImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Mikael's BlessingEchoes of HeliaArdent CenserStaff of Flowing Water

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
6
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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Guide to Countering Syndra as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Syndra

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 Syndra

Get boots early when playing against Syndra, they'll help you avoid many of her spells.

Attack Syndra after she's used Scatter the Weak, it has a long cooldown so she'll be vulnerable.

At max rank Syndra's spells gain bonus effects and change in appearance.

Nami vs Syndra Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Syndra Image
1.7
< Kills >
6.7
5.2
< Deaths >
5.6
15.2
< Assists >
6.3
0.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
24
< Minions Killed >
185
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.47
831
< Physical Damage >
863
8,291
< Magic Damage >
20,677
532
< True Damage >
1,808
9,654
< Damage Dealt >
23,348
16,262
< Damage Taken >
17,803
8,534
< Gold Earned >
12,396
2.27
< Towers >
1.93
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
10,355
< Total Healing >
1,688
10,827
< Experience >
14,728
60
< Vision Score >
20
26
< Wards Placed >
10
195
< Time Dealing CC >
378

How to Counter Syndra with Nami in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some valuable Nami vs. Syndra matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Syndra’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Syndra. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Nami typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Syndra. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nami and Syndra

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Syndra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Syndra

Who is Better, Nami or Syndra?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nami usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Syndra, with a 49.3% win rate. Therefore, Nami makes an ok counter for Syndra.

While Nami does have a lower winrate than Syndra, when on opposite teams, Nami also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Nami into Syndra.

Moreover, Nami has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Syndra. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Nami vs Syndra matchups, Syndra 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 somewhat poor counter to Syndra. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Nami against Syndra.

Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami vs Syndra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Syndra as Nami, we analyzed 2,640 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 Syndra 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 in order to counter Syndra during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami typically accumulates a lot less CS relative to Syndra. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Nami versus Syndra build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Imperial Mandate. When Nami incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs. Syndra than with most other common item sets. In fact, Nami boasted an average win rate of 49.3% battling Syndra with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Syndra 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 runes players used for Nami vs Syndra counters, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.3% winrate overall.

If you need to see Nami versus Syndra tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and guides given are computed using every round with data with both champions.