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Ask any Nami main and they'll tell you how much Pyke scares them. I usually ban him because for a vulnerable, squishy enchanter, a fast, aggressive hook champ with tons of CC is the last thing I wanna go up against in lane.
Blitzcrank
Blitz has the safest hook out of all the hookchamps because it's the only one that pulls you the full distance towards him. If you're up against a Blitz that can hit his hooks, play incredibly safe and try to poke him down from behind minions.
Thresh
Thresh is similar to Blitz in that you need to watch out for his hooks, play safe, and capitalize on his misses. Also consider looking out for Flay, as it could push you into a compromising position in lane.
Nautilus
Another engage support, another hook to dodge. However, Naut is considerably tankier than some of the other engage supports meaning he's got more reason to play aggressive, so keeping safe is as always a good idea here. If Naut lands a hook, try and bubble the AD to make the fight a little easier.
Leona
Leona's an engage support, which is scary to a small, squishy little fish, but I find her somewhat easier to deal with than the other engage supports as she's somewhat less threatening if you take her ADC out of the picture. Don't be afraid to poke early and be somewhat aggressive, as having Leona or her laner chunked before a fight makes trades a lot easier.
Swain
Swain's aggressive early is very useful for catching you out. Try to play safe and focus on peeling for your ADC early, and keep careful once he hits 6 since his all-in is kind of scary. If he engages, stun him if he overextends, or his ADC if they're both looking to trade.
Brand
Even though it's kind of ironic that fire beats water here, Brand's damage is scary if he hits you with even one of his abilities, so try to dodge them and go for smaller trades and poke damage. When he ults, try to not bounce it to your ADC and keep your distance to keep the damage from stacking.
Rakan
While Rakan's engage is a little easier to telegraph and avoid than that of other engage supports, he's still a threat if he can get his combo off and catch you out of position. In fights and longer trades, try to single out Rakan's ADC with your Q, as there's a chance that you'll catch the bird too when he E's in to shield his carry.
Tahm Kench
Try to abuse your range, keep your distance, and poke Kench down when you lane against him. If not attended to accordingly, he gets an opportunity to run you down. Play safe and show him who the apex fish is!
Braum
Vel'Koz
Vel massively outranges you, so try to keep safe so he doesn't get a chance to poke you down. In cases where you're worried about this poke, stay behind minions. I'd recommend taking the Guardian page as well. If he overextends, punish him and prevent his escape.
Lux
While this certainly won't be a fun lane, it's still incredibly manageable if you dodge enough skillshots. Provided this happens and you don't get caught, you'll spike harder than she does late game in terms of utility.
Karma
Karma's Level 1 is a bit scary given how good her poke and damage are, but if you weather out the laning phase she falls off considerably, and things get a lot easier.
Yuumi
Ashe
Zyra
Taric
Lulu
Morgana
Soraka
If you can dodge her Q, Soraka can't really do much to you. Use the opportunities early when she misses it to be a little bit aggressive and get Spellthief's stacks.
Sona
Janna
Lucian
While it's not always so, the Nami-Lucian botlane combo has been legendary for seasons, and for good reason. Lucian's passive and damage output pair very well with damage boosts from Nami's E and CC from her Q and R. He also greatly appreciates her passive's move speed buffs, being one of the more mobile botlaners.
Synergies
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Lucian
While it's not always so, the Nami-Lucian botlane combo has been legendary for seasons, and for good reason. Lucian's passive and damage output pair very well with damage boosts from Nami's E and CC from her Q and R. He also greatly appreciates her passive's move speed buffs, being one of the more mobile botlaners.
(WIP) When you think of most enchanter supports, they all fall into a lot of the same archetypes: Soraka's built for sustain, Zyra and Brand have great DoT, Lulu's got a very peel-focused kit, et cetera. Nami, however, is a bit of a special case, because instead of putting all her eggs in one basket, she becomes a bit of a "jack of all trades, master of none" in terms of her kit, as she has a little bit of everything in her kit. The combination of CC, healing, and buffing your allies in her kit makes for a very catch-all support that works well with most any team, synergies with any ADC, and overall makes for a good way to transition into playing support. She's also just really fun to look at from a design and cosmetic perspective, which is always a plus!
Pros & Cons
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PROS
{+} Versatile
{+} Mobile
{+} Good engage and peel
{+} Good sustain
{+} Low skill floor, easy to learn
{+} Fits into most comps very easily
(+) Stays relevant throughout the game
{+} Pretty skins :D
CONS
{-} Squishy
{-} Q is hard to hit
{-} A bit mana-hungry early
(-) Takes a beefier frontline to really get online
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