Xerath vs Nami
How to Beat Nami as Xerath
based on 4,342 Xerath vs Nami matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Nami Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Nami Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nami as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Nami
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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.
Xerath vs Nami Counter Stats
How to Counter Nami with Xerath in LoL
The stats shown on this page emphasize some important Xerath against Nami matchup stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nami’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Xerath 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.
Xerath usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Nami. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Nami
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Who is Better, Xerath or Nami?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xerath usually wins when taking on Nami, with a 51.2% win rate. Thus, Xerath makes a good counter for Nami.
While Xerath does have a higher win rate compared to Nami, when they face off with one another, Xerath also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Xerath into Namias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Xerath also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nami. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Nami matchups, Xerath is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Xerath is a decent counter to Nami. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xerath against Nami.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Xerath in order to counter Nami during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath on average gets much more CS relative to Nami. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Xerath versus Nami build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Horizon Focus, and Stormsurge. When Xerath used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Nami than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Xerath had an average win rate of 51.2% when countering Nami with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of vanquishing Nami as Xerath, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Xerath vs Nami face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.2% winrate overall.
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