Rek'Sai vs Nami
How to Beat Nami as Rek'Sai
based on 612 Rek'Sai vs Nami matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Rek'Sai vs Nami Matchup Summary
Best Rek'Sai vs Nami Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nami as Rek'Sai
Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Nami
Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.
Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.
Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.
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.
Rek'Sai vs Nami Counter Stats
How to Counter Nami with Rek'Sai in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight some strategic Rek'Sai against Nami counter stats that can help us interpret the differences between the pair. For instance, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nami’s ratio of NaN, showing that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nami. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.
Rek'Sai normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Nami. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Rek'Sai and Nami
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Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Nami?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rek'Sai usually fairs equally well when playing against Nami, with a 49.2% win rate. Thus, Rek'Sai makes an ok counter to Nami.
While Rek'Sai does have a lower winrate than Nami, when on opposite teams, Rek'Sai also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rek'Sai into Nami.
Moreover, Rek'Sai also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nami. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai vs Nami matchups, Nami is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Rek'Sai is a somewhat poor counter to Nami. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Rek'Sai against Nami.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Rek'Sai to counter Nami 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 pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Rek'Sai on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Nami. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Rek'Sai versus Nami build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Nami than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Rek'Sai boasted an average win rate of 49.2% when playing against Nami with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Nami as Rek'Sai, Rek'Sai players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Rek'Sai vs Nami fights, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.2% win rate overall.
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