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How to Synergize Nami with Ahri on the Same TeamNami is in the a tier of champions

Nami with Ahri

How to Win With Nami and Ahri Paired TogetherNami is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Nami and Ahri

based on 2,946 Nami with Ahri pairs
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
3.29
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in data from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Nami has fought alongside Ahri in 2946 recently played, competitive games. By pooling so much relevant data from the makers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can present to you high-quality, usable builds to help Nami synergize with Ahri. It is relatively rare for Nami to play alongside Ahri on the same team. This has only happened in about 2.7% of games with Nami.

Nami Ahri Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nami has done a dismal job of teaming up with Ahri. Normally, she wins a poor 47.6% of rounds the champions play on the same team. If you want to do better as Nami when playing alongside Ahri by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nami vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeBandleglass Mirror

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Mikael's BlessingDream MakerImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Ardent CenserMoonstone RenewerStaff of Flowing WaterZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nami to level upw
>
Second ability for Nami to level upe
>
Last skill for Nami to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Nami's passive ability p
Nami's q ability q
Nami's w ability w
Nami's e ability e
Nami's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Nami and Ahri

Tips for Playing as Nami with Ahri

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.

Advice to Understand How Ahri Will Play

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Nami Ahri Synergy Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Ahri Image
1.8
< Kills >
1.7
5.2
< Deaths >
5.3
15.3
< Assists >
15.2
0.33
< Killing Sprees >
0.31
23
< Minions Killed >
24
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.55
843
< Physical Damage >
855
8,257
< Magic Damage >
8,267
537
< True Damage >
557
9,638
< Damage Dealt >
9,680
16,416
< Damage Taken >
16,333
8,447
< Gold Earned >
8,444
2.22
< Towers >
2.22
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
10,176
< Total Healing >
10,128
10,686
< Experience >
10,716
58
< Vision Score >
58
25
< Wards Placed >
25
195
< Time Dealing CC >
195

How to Play with Ahri as Nami in LoL

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

Overall, Nami sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ahri. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Ahri helps Nami perform poorer in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Nami is paired with Ahri, she gets a little drop in her total damage output. This change may signal that Ahri doesn't help protection for her to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Nami is played together with Ahri on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Ahri.

Additionally, when Nami plays with Ahri on the same team, she typically takes a little more damage than when she fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Ahri does a poor job of covering Nami in team fights.

Synergies between Nami and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nami
Ahri

Is Nami better when played alongside Ahri?

There is no perfect companion for Nami that will always be her ideal ally. However, Ahri is a not very good teammate for Nami. By being on the same side as Nami, she decreases their win rate by -1.5% to 47.6%. This shows that there is a negative bond between Nami and Ahri that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Ahri has a lower difficulty than Nami. That means Nami players don't need to be very careful when arranging Ahri teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

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

Although, by bringing Nami and Ahri together, you may not be giving your other teammates enough sustained damage output. We recommend you include other champions on your team that offsets this relative hole in their kit.

Regardless of your Ahri ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami Ahri Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nami and Ahri, we analyzed 2,946 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 Nami with Ahri 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 truly master Nami in order to synergize with Ahri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to have in your Nami and Ahri synergy build include Mikael's Blessing, Dream Maker, and Imperial Mandate. When Nami incorporated at least these three finished items in her build, she performed significantly better as an ally of Ahri than with many other common builds. In fact, Nami had an average winrate of 47.6% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Ahri with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating your oponents, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Nami and Ahri pairings, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.6% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Nami and Ahri cooperations tips and stats for a an individual player tier, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the stats and build suggestions shown are calculated using every match completed with both champions.