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Annie with Nami

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How to Synergize Annie and Nami

based on 1,450 Annie with Nami pairs
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Annie has been on the same team as Nami in 1450 recent, competitive games. By pooling so much accurate data from the developers of League, we feel confident that we can produce high-quality, insightful builds to help Annie synergize with Nami. It is relatively rare for Annie to play with Nami as teammates. This has only occurred in approx. 2.3% of games with Annie.

Annie Nami Synergy Summary

Annie has done a average job of teaming up with Nami. Normally, she wins an acceptable 50.4% of games the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Annie when playing with Nami by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Annie vs Nami Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteLost Chapter

Core Annie Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandAbsolute Focus
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Annie's passive ability p
Annie's q ability q
Annie's w ability w
Annie's e ability e
Annie's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Annie and Nami

Tips for Playing as Annie with Nami

Molten Shield is a good spell to cast to work up to Annie's stun, so sometimes it's beneficial to grab at least 1 rank in it early.

Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.

Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.

Advice to Understand How Nami Will Play

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.

Annie Nami Synergy Stats

Annie Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Nami Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.4
5.9
< Deaths >
6.2
7.2
< Assists >
8.1
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
158
< Minions Killed >
137
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.43
899
< Physical Damage >
885
21,338
< Magic Damage >
20,558
1,245
< True Damage >
1,243
23,484
< Damage Dealt >
22,687
18,216
< Damage Taken >
18,233
11,228
< Gold Earned >
10,970
1.78
< Towers >
1.77
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,502
< Total Healing >
1,673
14,086
< Experience >
13,685
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
10
248
< Time Dealing CC >
231

How to Play with Nami as Annie in LoL

The Annie Nami synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nami, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Annie sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nami. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Nami helps Annie perform not as well in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Annie tries to synergize with Nami, she sees a marginal improvement in her total damage output. This may signal that Nami provides cover for her to deal more damage or that her support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Annie is played with Nami on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Nami.

Additionally, when Annie plays with Nami on the same side, she typically takes a little less damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Nami does a decent job of protecting Annie in team fights.

Synergies between Annie and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Annie
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Annie
Nami

Is Annie better when played alongside Nami?

There is no top ally for Annie that will no matter what be her top synergy. However, Nami is a decent ally for Annie. By playing on the same team as Annie, she raises their win rate by 1.1% to 50.4%. This clearly indicates that there is a somewhat important bond between Annie and Nami that allows them to perform better together than without each other.

Nami has a lower difficulty than Annie. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Nami comrades to play with, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to do well with you.

Fighting together, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Although, by aligning Annie and Nami together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates enough sustained damage output. Plan to bring other champs on your team that fills this gap in their kit.

Regardless of your Nami ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Annie Players

How We Calculated Our Annie Nami Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Annie and Nami, we analyzed 1,450 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Annie with Nami comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Annie to work well with Nami during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to include in your Annie and Nami synergy build include Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Annie included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better as an ally of Nami than with many other common item sets. In fact, Annie boasted an average win rate of 50.4% when playing alongside Nami with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating your oponents, you should take the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Manaflow Band runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this team composition, this sequence of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Nami with Annie are shown for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.