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How to Win Qiyana vs Nami Counter MatchupQiyana is in the a tier of champions

Qiyana vs Nami

How to Beat Nami as Qiyana in LoLQiyana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nami as Qiyana

based on 1,510 Qiyana vs Nami matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League matches every week. In our dataset, Qiyana engaged Nami 1510 times. With so many matchups for Qiyana versus Nami provides us confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable statistics and a pro build to obliterate Nami. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Qiyana encounters Nami in only 3.1% of her games.

Qiyana vs Nami Matchup Summary

Qiyana has done a average job of beating Nami. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Qiyana against Nami rounds, Qiyana’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Nami.

Best Qiyana vs Nami Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRectrix

Core Qiyana Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeEdge of NightSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

Axiom ArcOpportunityHubrisProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Qiyana to level upq
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Second ability for Qiyana to level upw
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Last skill for Qiyana to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Qiyana's passive ability p
Qiyana's q ability q
Qiyana's w ability w
Qiyana's e ability e
Qiyana's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Nami as Qiyana

Advice to Win Against Nami

Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.

Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.

Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.

Qiyana vs Nami Counter Stats

Qiyana Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Nami Image
8.4
< Kills >
1.7
6.5
< Deaths >
5.5
5.5
< Assists >
15.2
1.92
< Killing Sprees >
0.29
150
< Minions Killed >
23
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.02
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.55
20,238
< Physical Damage >
842
1,853
< Magic Damage >
8,049
891
< True Damage >
519
22,983
< Damage Dealt >
9,411
23,595
< Damage Taken >
16,389
12,275
< Gold Earned >
8,388
1.56
< Towers >
2.12
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,360
< Total Healing >
9,717
14,011
< Experience >
10,587
18
< Vision Score >
58
7
< Wards Placed >
25
102
< Time Dealing CC >
189

How to Counter Nami with Qiyana in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several important Qiyana against Nami matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. Qiyana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nami’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Qiyana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Nami. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Qiyana typically has a much larger longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she takes more damage than Nami. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Qiyana and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Qiyana
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Qiyana
Nami

Who is Better, Qiyana or Nami?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Qiyana usually fairs equally well when playing against Nami, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Qiyana makes an ok counter to Nami.

While Qiyana does have a lower winrate compared to Nami, when they face off with one another, Qiyana also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Qiyana into Namias her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Qiyana vs Nami matchups, Nami is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Qiyana is a somewhat poor counter to Nami. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Qiyana against Nami.

Other Champion Matchups Against Qiyana

Qiyana Loses Against

BlitzcrankBlitzcrank42.7% winrateSwainSwain43.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai43.7% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune43.8% winrate

Qiyana Wins Against

LuluLulu54.3% winrateCorkiCorki53.6% winrateZeriZeri53% winrateMaster YiMaster Yi52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

OlafOlaf+ 52.2% 383 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 52.2% 4187 GamesBardBard+ 52.9% 1489 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.1% 3856 Games

Additional Information for Qiyana Players

How We Calculated Our Qiyana vs Nami Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nami as Qiyana, we analyzed 1,510 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 Nami as Qiyana 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

Qiyana Build Nami Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Qiyana to counter Nami during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Qiyana on average accumulates much more CS relative to Nami. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Qiyana versus Nami build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Serylda's Grudge. When Qiyana combined at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when facing Nami than with most other typical builds. In fact, Qiyana boasted an average win rate of 49.7% battling Nami with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of crushing Nami as Qiyana, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Qiyana vs Nami LoL games, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.7% win rate overall.

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