Nami Support build & stats
- Win rate
- 50.0%
- Pick rate
- 8.5%
- Ban rate
- 0.5%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Sorcery +
Precision 
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Scorch
Legend: Haste
Cut Down
Summoner spells
55.6%
18 games
Max order
W
E
Q
63.9%
166 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Nami
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Nami wins 50.0% of games as Support on patch 16.17 (1,523 games).
- Most common core: Echoes of Helia → Moonstone Renewer → Staff of Flowing Water — 33% win rate over 9 games.
- Take Summon Aery as keystone: picked in 99% of games with a 50% win rate.
- Best matchup: Maokai (75% over 8 games). Hardest: Shen (25% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 71.4% | 1% (14) | |
| 70.7% | 3% (41) | |
| 57.9% | 4% (57) | |
| 56.5% | 15% (230) | |
| 56.4% | 11% (165) | |
| 55.5% | 10% (155) | |
| 55.4% | 11% (168) | |
| 54.5% | 38% (582) | |
| 51.8% | 4% (56) | |
| 51.2% | 70% (1,063) | |
| 50.1% | 37% (565) | |
| 45.8% | 7% (107) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Resolve
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Scorch
Bone Plating
Revitalize
Sorcery +
Inspiration
Sorcery +
Inspiration
Keystones
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Summon Aery
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
50.2%99% pick
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
37.5%1% pick
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
66.7%0% pick
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Guardian
Guard allies you cast spells on and those that are very nearby. If you or a guarded ally would take damage based on level, you're both granted a shield.
0.0%0% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Heal
49.7%90% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
53.4%9% pick
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Flash + Ignite
55.6%1% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
W
E
Q
63.9%166 games
E
W
Q
48.1%27 games
W
Q
E
50.0%2 games
Most common first three levels: W → E → Q (51%), W → Q → E (53%), W → E → W (22%).
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PSurging TidesWhen Nami's Abilities hit allied champions they gain Move Speed for a short duration.
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QAqua Prison
Sends a bubble to a target area, dealing damage and stunning all enemies on impact.
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WEbb and Flow
Unleashes a stream of water that bounces back and forth between allied and enemy champions, healing allies and damaging enemies.
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ETidecaller's Blessing
Empowers an allied champion for a short duration. The ally's basic attacks and spells deal bonus magic damage and slow the target.
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RTidal WaveSummons a massive Tidal Wave that knocks up, slows, and damages enemies. Allies hit gain double the effect of Surging Tides.