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Support Mage Mana

Nami

the Tidecaller

Attack 4/10
Defense 3/10
Magic 7/10
Difficulty 5/10
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S Current tier in Support · Patch 16.18.1 — view tier list

About Nami

Whatever Nami unleashes ends up carrying her team ahead, quite literally. Her passive, Surging Tides, hands movement speed to every allied champion her spells connect with, weaving a tempo edge through her entire kit and rewarding supports who keep casting onto their teammates. In bot lane she operates as a ranged mage-support, and she ranks among the most complete enchanter toolsets available: healing, poke, hard crowd control, and an ultimate that can flip a fight, all packed into a single champion.

Ebb and Flow is her bread and butter: a current of water that ricochets between allies and enemies, restoring health to the former while harming the latter. One cast can carve a big chunk out of the enemy carry while simultaneously patching up damage on your own side. Tidecaller’s Blessing applies pressure in a different way, boosting an ally so their attacks and spells add bonus magic damage and slow targets for a short time. For that window, an ordinary marksman turns into a sticky, kiting threat that is hard to pin down.

Bubbles decide her games

Aqua Prison is the ability that demands the most skill and the main reason she sits at a 5/10 difficulty. The bubble drifts slowly toward a target zone and stuns every enemy caught inside it. When it connects it can be devastating, and when it whiffs you are left exposed. Often it is what separates a clean pick from a lost teamfight. Tidal Wave takes that concept further: a huge wave that launches, slows, and damages enemies it crosses, while allies it passes receive double the Surging Tides bonus. It handles engage, disengage, and acceleration all in one cast.

She is fragile, with only 3 defense and no way to peel for herself beyond her own bubble, so disciplined positioning is non-negotiable. Nami suits proactive supports who anticipate where enemies will move so Aqua Prison lands, and who can swing a fight with a wave launched from a full screen away.

Nami Abilities

P

Surging Tides

When Nami's Abilities hit allied champions they gain Move Speed for a short duration.

Q

Aqua Prison

Sends a bubble to a target area, dealing damage and stunning all enemies on impact.

Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8 Cost: 60 Range: 875
W

Ebb and Flow

Unleashes a stream of water that bounces back and forth between allied and enemy champions, healing allies and damaging enemies.

Cooldown: 10 Cost: 70/75/80/85/90 Range: 725
E

Tidecaller'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.

Cooldown: 11 Cost: 55/60/65/70/75 Range: 800
R

Tidal Wave

Summons a massive Tidal Wave that knocks up, slows, and damages enemies. Allies hit gain double the effect of Surging Tides.

Cooldown: 120/110/100 Cost: 100 Range: 2550

Nami Stats

HP560
HP per level88
Mana365
Resource per level43
Armor29
Magic Resist30
Attack Damage54
Attack Speed0.644
Move Speed335
Attack Range550
HP Regen5.5
Resource Regen11.5

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Support 50.99% win rate 8.89% selection rate 106,823 games Patch 16.18.1
Summon Aery Flash Heal
Ability priority: W › E › Q

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Nami is usually played in Support or Mid.

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