Nami Support Wild Rift Guide

Overview

Nami is the enchanter who fights back. Her bubble suspends a target in the air, her heal bounces to an ally and powers up their next few attacks, and her stream speeds up friends and slows enemies. Her ultimate rolls a wave across the lane that knocks up everyone it touches. She sets the terms of the fight instead of waiting for one, which makes her one of the most aggressive enchanters in Wild Rift. In the Dragon lane she plays a forward, threatening 2v2. Land the bubble and the lane becomes a kill: your ADC walks onto a stuck target while your heal buffs every shot. The same kit flips to defense in an instant. The slow peels a diver, the heal tops your carry up through a trade, and the wave breaks a collapse that went wrong. She is poke, all-in, and peel in one squishy body. What she lacks is a way out. She has no dash or stealth, she dies fast when focused, and her whole offense runs through one slow bubble: miss it and the all-in falls apart. Her mana also runs dry if you spam early, and a Nami caught by a hook is a dead Nami.

Build Snapshot

Rune Setup

Summoner Spells

Nami Support Counters

Who counters Nami Support in Wild Rift (WR)? These champions beat Nami in the support matchup, with how each one wins. Learn to play around them or ban them in ranked.

• Blitzcrank: The scariest matchup: a single grab can kill Nami outright. Never facecheck the lane bushes and hold the bubble to answer the hook.
• Nautilus: An engage tank whose hook chain starts fights on his terms, and one catch on a squishy Nami can kill you. Play safe behind minions and save the bubble to peel.
• Leona: Point-and-click lockdown that skips the poke war Nami wins. Respect her level-2 spike, ward the bushes, and hold bubble for her all-in.
• Thresh: Hook, flay, and lantern all fight Nami's game plan. Take Relic Shield, ward the lane bushes, and save your bubble to peel a hooked ADC.
• Pyke: A hook assassin who deletes squishy supports from the fog. Stay behind minions, ward aggressively, and keep the bubble for peel.
• Sona: She holds her passive stuns to shut down your poke, her ultimate counters your engage, and she out-scales you into late teamfights. Trade carefully and play for objectives.

Champions Nami Is Strong Against

Nami's best matchups in Wild Rift. Nami holds an edge against these picks in the support role, so look to press the advantage and contest objectives.

• Yuumi: An enchanter Nami bullies with early poke. Dodge her poke, heal what your ADC takes, and once you hit level 5 your ultimate sets up kills a mobile-but-squishy Yuumi lane cannot answer.
• Morgana: Her binding is her whole lane. Nami's poke and sustain win the trades, and a bubble threatens from an angle Black Shield has to pre-guess.
• Soraka: Nami out-bullies the heal war. Chunk her early, bring Ignite to cut her sustain, and remember she is immobile, so your level-5 ultimate engage is a clean kill.
• Lux: A squishy, immobile mage. Dodge her skillshots, heal the poke, and lock her down with the bubble at level 5 for an easy kill.

Nami Support Synergies

The best duo partners for Nami in the Wild Rift support role. The Dragon lane is a 2v2, so queue with one of these picks to make the lane and the mid game much easier.

• Lucian: The signature duo: Tidecaller's Blessing doubles through his passive shots and your bubble sets up trades he always wins. Aggressive, mobile, and relentless.
• Ezreal: He has no crowd control of his own, so your bubble supplies it: a suspended target is a free Mystic Shot, and every hit that lands pulls the rest of his rotation forward. Tidecaller's Blessing adds damage and a slow to his poke, and his blink keeps him alive in the aggressive lane you want to play.
• Corki: Tidecaller adds punch to his run-by harass, your bubble holds a target still long enough for his full rotation to land, and it covers his Package windows on both ends.

Early Game

Due to her nature of being a lane bully, Nami excels in the early game with her strong poke, good lane sustain, and rewarding crowd control. Early on in lane, you should be focused on poking the enemy ADC with your 2nd Ability whenever they walk up to farm. Make sure to always try to get multiple bounces between allies and enemies for the most value. Once they are poked down enough, look for opportunities to engage with your ultimate for kills. Nami's bubble is an extremely strong ability in the early game, as it knocks up for 1.5 seconds, even at level 1. You will want to hold onto it to keep the enemies wary. Wasting it will leave you defenseless for 12 seconds while you wait for it to come off cooldown. Only use it when enemies step up too far or when you can combo it with the slow from your 3rd Ability. Against more aggressive champions, save it for peel when they dive / engage on your ADC. In most games, you will be pushed up in lane from playing very aggressively. This leaves you open to ganks from the opposing jungler and mid laner. Always be watching the minimap and try to track the jungler's pathing so you won't be surprised when they show up. Make sure to ward the river / tri bush before they are finished full clearing. Don't forget to look for roaming opportunities. Once you push the wave under tower, look to see if the enemy mid laner is pushed up. Most mid laners aren't expecting a Nami to be in their lane, so help your mid get ahead whenever possible! In addition, always watch for if your jungler tries to make a play nearby or invade the enemy jungle. Hard push the wave and rotate to help them if they are attempting to make a play.

Mid Game

During the mid game, the duo lane and mid lane will usually swap so the ADC can safely farm. Stay with them to make sure you get the gold and experience from the minions. If you have won lane and your ADC is far ahead, your main priority should be protecting them at all costs. Follow them around and prevent them from getting picked off. If this isn't the case, you can freely roam around the map more. Between waves, ward bushes and entrances to the enemy jungle. Look to help your jungler secure scuttlecrabs and head to other lanes to help push and take down towers. Make sure to ward / clear out vision around objectives 30 seconds before they spawn. Establishing vision control for your team is crucial for knowing where enemy threats are and taking space in the river for teamfights.

Teamfights

Since Nami's kit has so much utility for team fights, you really want to avoid dying, as your team usually needs you in order to win fights. Position behind your team so assassins and divers can't target you. If you are against a heavy engage comp, save your ultimate for peel / counter engage. Otherwise, use it to engage when you see an opportunity to hit multiple enemies. Use your bubble and heals to keep yourself and your carries alive so that they can deal out consistent damage. Finally, make sure to pay attention to flanks and reposition accordingly if an enemy is coming from behind.