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How to Win Zeri vs Nami Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Nami

How to Beat Nami as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nami as Zeri

based on 1,112 Zeri vs Nami matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Nami as Zeri resulted from an analysis of 1112 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Zeri has to counter Nami in only 2.8% of their games.

Zeri vs Nami Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri does a poor job of beating Nami. Typically, they wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Zeri versus Nami matches, Zeri’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that they probably will be able to get first blood against Nami.

Best Zeri vs Nami Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordNoonquiver

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterExperimental HexplateRunaan's Hurricane

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsTitanic HydraStormrazorPhantom Dancer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zeri to level upq
>
Second ability for Zeri to level upe
>
Last skill for Zeri to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nami as Zeri

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.

Zeri vs Nami Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Nami Image
6.7
< Kills >
1.8
5.9
< Deaths >
5.1
6.5
< Assists >
15.6
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
0.34
191
< Minions Killed >
23
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.59
13,597
< Physical Damage >
896
6,472
< Magic Damage >
8,517
544
< True Damage >
580
20,614
< Damage Dealt >
9,993
22,737
< Damage Taken >
16,125
12,529
< Gold Earned >
8,539
2.4
< Towers >
2.4
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,115
< Total Healing >
10,160
12,616
< Experience >
10,734
19
< Vision Score >
59
8
< Wards Placed >
26
123
< Time Dealing CC >
193

How to Counter Nami with Zeri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several vital Zeri versus Nami counter statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nami’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Nami. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Zeri normally has a much larger longest kill spree than their opponent does. Commonly, they receives more damage than Nami. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zeri and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Nami

Who is Better, Zeri or Nami?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zeri usually loses when playing against Nami, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Zeri makes a bad counter to Nami.

While Zeri does have a lower winrate than Nami, when they face off with one another, Zeri also has a greater level of difficulty that makes them a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zeri into Nami.

Moreover, Zeri has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nami. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zeri vs Nami matchups, Nami is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Zeri is a somewhat poor counter for Nami. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zeri against Nami.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 50% 388 GamesBraumBraum+ 50.1% 419 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.4% 2311 GamesZyraZyra+ 50.5% 1459 Games

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Nami Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nami as Zeri, we analyzed 1,112 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 Zeri 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

Zeri Build Nami Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zeri in order to counter Nami during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri typically picks up much more CS relative to Nami. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Zeri versus Nami build consist of Bloodthirster, Experimental Hexplate, and Runaan's Hurricane. When Zeri used at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better vs Nami than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Zeri boasted an average winrate of 48.4% battling Nami with these items in their kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Nami as Zeri, Zeri players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Zeri vs Nami clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Zeri versus Nami tips and counter builds for a a specific division, please select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides given are calculated using all matches finished with both champs.