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Runes:
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+8 Magic Resist
Spells:
Flash
Ignite
Recommended Items
Items
Ability Order Skill Order
Surging Tides (PASSIVE)
Nami Passive Ability
Threats & Synergies
Annie
while your bubble outranges annie, her burst and her auto hitting Q will poke you down rather fast, play safe, maybe even build some magic resist to mitigate her burst
Volibear
my favorite mini game is called buff the bear you can give volli bear movement speed to run down a target, then he can flip him over his shoulders into your bubble
Volibear
my favorite mini game is called buff the bear you can give volli bear movement speed to run down a target, then he can flip him over his shoulders into your bubble
Introduction
Those who don't know me, I'm Prenora from NA. I'm here to bring you fantastic ways you can use to climb the ranked ladder with off meta picks such as this one. If you like what you see, feel free to check out my other guides. Without further ado, lets get into AP Nami.
well you might think that's the case but if you're looking for the single best early game trades, constant CC, and a strong team-fight presence that constantly shells out damage, you're not going to find another champion quite like Nami. You wont be able to find a champion that can win almost every mid lane match-up, start a team-fight and finish one single handedly. one who can roam and support every lane, and even when behind, can turn the tides of a game.
+ Best early game trades
+ Strong self Peel
+ High utility
+ Multi Use Ultimate
+ Self sustain
+ Can support if behind
+ very mobile in lane
Cons
- Squishy
- Item reliant
- average scaling
- horrible wave clear
- team mates will flame you
- reliant on CC, morg and olaf will ruin you

Nami's Passive is




Nami's Q is




Nami's W is


Because of the damage reduction modifier, the more AP you have the lower the reduction goes until it actually becomes a bonus damage modifier. with around 700 AP the second bounce actually does about 35-40% more damage or healing than the first bounce

Always make sure you're in range of the bounce when you cast this ability on an enemy that way you take advantage of the high mana cost
don't get used to spamming this ability, its not a great poking tool but its a great trading tool, and late game, the single best ksing spell

Nami's best ability by far is


Tidal
Nami's un-creatably titled R



if I cast



all of nami's spells except for her ultimate benefit from this as with her

for

for

the best part of Tidecallers Blessing is that you can self cast while casting your attack move to cancel your animation while granting yourself your


because of animation canceling Nami is exceptional at spell weaving, which makes the

it provides much needed mana, 10% CDR and additional damage on your next autoattack after using an ability...and yes

using animation cancelling you can autoattack between spell casts to maximize damage very easily on nami as



deals much more damage in a much shorter amount of time then




start with the


health pots provide you the early sustain you'll need to survive your lane and recover from any damage you've take



this is a great starting option for enemies who use a lot of skill shots




*in addition to the

it allows you to land all 3 shots of

if you get the boots of speed you can afford to purchase the


or you could get 4 potions and make the most of your lane if you're going to be there for a while

because of the recent rune changes most laners are able to start with extra magic resist making these shoes a must to keep your damage relevant

This item is just an upgraded sheen and should be the first item you buy, Nami doesn't benefit that much from purchasing raw AP very early, the stats this provides make a great first item that synergizes very well with her kit, from the bonus movement speed, and the on hit effect to boost


Because of Nami's higher mana costs i've started picking up the Ludens as my second item, it gives you a massive 600 mana, 20% CDR and 90 AP, nami basically relies on the CDR and mana to keep her rotation going, but the 90 ap is very useful for keeping her damage relevant as well but the splash damage should now solve any waveclear problem you previously had.

Since the celerity changes Ive found getting the spellbinder as the third item very effective, now that you have ludens,you can stack spellbinder pretty easily, and with the passive movement speed combining with lich banes MS you are already super fast, but using the active effect together, you become a missle, nothing can chase you or escape you.

The



To really hit that power spike pick up the

Honorable mentions

This item provides 15 flat magic pen which is on the low side but combined with sorcerers shoes becomes 30 which is pretty decent, mainly though you buy this if your enemies have a lot of healing abilities, IE soraka, Vlad, or just anyone buying a lot of lifesteal
greivous wounds from your spells will cut their healing by 50% turning a fed illoi into a little useless green sea monkey

This item is actually not horrible on nami, the problem is it's just expensive, it provides healing from using your spells, which means your ebb and flow will heal you...more, its hybrid damage so it boosts your AA's and your tidecaller's damage and it has a very handy active to deal a nice burst to start or finish your combo. But the price tag makes it very situational, should you find yourself dueling with the enemy fighters a lot, this is a great buy, it will help you kite when your spells are on CD, it will slow them down if they try to run, but in most other situations, this item just ends up taking a valuable slot, in return for a good active and, mediocre stats.
defensive options

If you're just straight steamrolling the enemy team, this is actually a great cost effective, the stacking AP can result in the highest given from a single item and at less than half stacks (10) you gain 10% movement speed, its very situational though, if you die 2 times you lose all of the benefits, and bring this item back to being worthless

This is another movement speed item to make you even faster, granting you 7% and the active is great for peeling yourself or catching enemies, or even scouting an area for you. I dont normally work this into the build though, since it only offers 70 ap, which is on the low side for a full item slot

This item is another one that actually works pretty well, you get 8% MS 8% increased healing, and on hit damage and atk speed which is exactly what we're going for, but the issue is, you don't get those bonuses if you heal yourself, so if you're alone the cost effectiveness goes down, and also it only grants 60 AP, so what you trade for a little better team presence is a very diminished solo experience.
Defensive options

if you find yourself just getting focused or burst down instantly in teamfights go ahead and grab


if their team is loaded with CC

Bad choices
rylais crystal sceptor
your E wont proc it your bubble is a stun and your ultimate slows more than rylais ever will, making this item worthless on nami

you don't need to be tanky you need to scale into your passives even if you get this item your CS will be so low it will probably be the only item you do get
Void Satff
figuring you only scale to about 50% ap if your enemies are stacking enough MR to need the void staff dont worry about dealing damage anymore, just sit back and buff your allies, this item isnt worth the slot, stay quick, stay moving, and stay useful.

This item would be so great if it worked with

but it doesnt meaning your only way to proc the double burn from its passive is to land a bubble which even end game you only get every 5 seconds, everything else is great, the extra hp, the bonus damage from staying in fights, and the anti tank burn, too bad we cant use it.
when you hit level two, you have two paths, if your enemy has harass on you you'll want to take





your other option at level 2 is


at level 3 you have your full kit so you can zone your enemies and harass them
your combo should be



a basic trade combo would be



before level 6 you'll want to harass your enemy as much as possible, stay healthy with

at level 6 you can either look to all in your opponent or go roam the map but either way your combo will look something like this



or without the spell weaving



once you survive the early game you'll want to look to pressure other lanes, because of your utility and your ultimate you provide incredible ganks (maybe I'll do my jungle nami guide later) pressure the map help your team
Remember while other champions get weaker as the fight goes on, Nami Gets Stronger, constantly healing herself and buffing herself while whittling down her enemies.
Mid- late game
you'll want to start the snowball rolling, be present for teamfights, you're not a split pusher you never will be, farm as much as you can for gold but mostly you'll want to hunt down the enemy ad carry and kill them, you can and will be able to duel many champions with your ability to kite and lock them down
you do much more damage then people think
when teamfights start empower your adc with



the best part about nami is if you fall behind you're still a support, I've had games where Ive fed non stop but still turned the game around because the CC I provide, if worst comes to worst sit behind your team and just heal them, or use

one v one
after team fights nami is perfect for chasing stragglers the massive speed boost from


with 700 AP end game you come out of the jungle like a missle, if you see the enemy over extended bot lane and all alone feel free to chase them down, use your





add it into your all in combo to make sure than your enemy cant survive even if they get out of your reach
other options





it's easiest to cast the bubble at the end of their dash range (which takes practice) to guarantee landing it
when you know an enemy is going to jump at you for instance





or it can be self cast to heal you, enemy, then another ally





I'm 100% serious about my guides and I don't consider them troll in any way, they're what got me to gold after all. If I left anything out feel free to leave a comment, I'd also be happy to answer any questions as well. I do check up pretty frequently.
I hope you guys learned something new, and I hope you give it a try, I promise you'll be surprised how good it is. Keep an eye out for my future guides if you want to learn some more ways to break the meta.
See you on the Rift
-Prenora
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