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

Nami with Amumu

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

based on 2,095 Nami with Amumu pairs
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
3.28
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the stats from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each week. Nami has gone into battle with Amumu in 2095 recently played, ranked games. By gathering so much relevant data straight from the makers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can give you high quality, insightful builds to help Nami synergize with Amumu. It is relatively rare for Nami to play alongside Amumu as teammates. This has only occurred in approximately 1.9% of rounds with Nami.

Nami Amumu Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Nami has done a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Amumu. On average, she wins a poor 47.7% of games the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Nami when fighting on the same team as Amumu by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Nami vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeBandleglass Mirror

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongDream MakerStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Ardent CenserImperial MandateZaz'Zak's RealmspikeMoonstone Renewer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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
Q
3
E
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Nami and Amumu

Tips for Playing as Nami with Amumu

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 Amumu Will Play

Despair is very effective against other tanks, so make sure you're in range of opponents with the highest Health.

Amumu is highly dependent on teammates, so try laning with your friends for maximum effectiveness.

Cooldown Reduction on Amumu is very strong, but it's often difficult to itemize for it. Grab the Golem buff whenever possible to gain Cooldown Reduction without sacrificing stats.

Nami Amumu Synergy Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
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2
< Kills >
1.7
5.4
< Deaths >
5.3
15.7
< Assists >
15.2
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
0.31
24
< Minions Killed >
24
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.55
894
< Physical Damage >
855
8,724
< Magic Damage >
8,267
810
< True Damage >
557
10,430
< Damage Dealt >
9,680
16,955
< Damage Taken >
16,333
8,644
< Gold Earned >
8,444
2.27
< Towers >
2.22
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
10,474
< Total Healing >
10,128
10,941
< Experience >
10,716
57
< Vision Score >
58
24
< Wards Placed >
25
204
< Time Dealing CC >
195

How to Play with Amumu as Nami in LoL

The Nami Amumu synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Amumu, 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 Amumu. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Amumu helps Nami perform poorer in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Nami plays on the same team as Amumu, she gets a noticable increase in her full damage dealt. This difference could signal that Amumu helps provide cover for her to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Nami is played together with Amumu on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Amumu.

Additionally, when Nami plays with Amumu on the same side, she often takes a little more damage than when she plays alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Amumu does a poor job of protecting Nami during teamfights.

Synergies between Nami and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Nami
Amumu

Is Nami better when played alongside Amumu?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Nami that will 100% of the time be her ideal teammate. However, overall, Amumu is a below average companion for Nami. By playing on the same team as Nami, he decreases their win rate by -1.4% to 47.7%. This demonstrates that there is a bad strategic relationship between Nami and Amumu that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Amumu has a lower difficulty than Nami. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Amumu comrades to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to provide a lot of utility for your team. Together, these two will help their other teammates secure a victory.

Although, by pairing Nami and Amumu together, you will not be providing your team much sustained damage output. Make sure to include other champions on your team that neutralizes this gap in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Amumu ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami Amumu Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Nami and Amumu, we analyzed 2,095 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 Amumu 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 Nami in order to synergize with Amumu during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to get in your Nami and Amumu synergy build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Dream Maker, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Nami used at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when paired up with Amumu than with many other common item sets. In fact, Nami boasted an average win rate of 47.7% when playing alongside Amumu with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Nami and Amumu pairings, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.7% winrate overall.

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