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How to Synergize Irelia with Nami on the Same TeamIrelia is in the b tier of champions

Irelia with Nami

How to Win With Irelia and Nami Paired TogetherIrelia is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Irelia and Nami

based on 2,807 Irelia with Nami pairs
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
1.78
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each week. Irelia has fought alongside Nami in 2807 recently played, ranked matches. By amassing so much great data straight from the creators of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can present to you high-quality, accurate builds to help Irelia synergize with Nami. It is relatively rare for Irelia to play with Nami as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 2.8% of matches with Irelia.

Irelia Nami Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Irelia does a dismal job of teaming up with Nami. On average, she wins an acceptable 49.2% of games the champions appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Irelia when fighting on the same team as Nami by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Irelia vs Nami Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Sterak's GageTitanic HydraTerminusTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Irelia and Nami

Tips for Playing as Irelia with Nami

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

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.

Irelia Nami Synergy Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Nami Image
7.5
< Kills >
7.3
6.9
< Deaths >
7
4.8
< Assists >
5
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
213
< Minions Killed >
206
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.47
16,483
< Physical Damage >
16,208
6,448
< Magic Damage >
6,139
728
< True Damage >
751
23,660
< Damage Dealt >
23,099
31,737
< Damage Taken >
31,302
13,078
< Gold Earned >
12,894
2.4
< Towers >
2.3
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
10,798
< Total Healing >
10,768
15,184
< Experience >
15,027
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
119
< Time Dealing CC >
113

How to Play with Nami as Irelia in LoL

The Irelia 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, Irelia sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Nami. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Nami helps Irelia perform poorer in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Irelia plays on the same team as Nami, she gets a small increase in her total damage dealt. This change may indicate that Nami supports by providing protection for her to deal more damage or that her participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Irelia is played alongside Nami on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Nami.

Moreover, when Irelia plays with Nami on the same side, she typically receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Taking more damage may mean that Nami does a poor job of covering Irelia during teamfights.

Synergies between Irelia and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Irelia
Nami

Is Irelia better when played alongside Nami?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Irelia that will always be her top synergy. Yet, overall, Nami is a very typical companion for Irelia. By playing on the same team as Irelia, she drops their win rate by -0.6% to 49.2%. This demonstrates that there is not really a strong bond between Irelia and Nami that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Nami has a lower difficulty than Irelia. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Nami teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to work well with you.

Working together, Irelia players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to buff allies and debuff enemies. Combined, these champs will help their other teammates secure a victory.

Although, by pairing Irelia and Nami together, you will not be giving your side very much engage potential. Plan to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in their kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Nami teammate, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia Nami Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Irelia and Nami, we analyzed 2,807 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 Irelia 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Irelia to pair well with Nami during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to get in your Irelia and Nami synergy build include Guardian Angel, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Irelia incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when paired up with Nami than with most other common item sets. In fact, Irelia had an average win rate of 49.2% when playing alongside Nami with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, Irelia players should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Irelia and Nami pairings, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.2% win rate overall.

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