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Nami ARAM Build 26.21

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Nami answers the Abyss attrition war with sustain, and with no recall to refill, her healing is what keeps the team standing through nonstop poke. Ebb and Flow bounces between the packed allies and enemies for value nobody can sidestep, and Tidal Wave sweeps the whole clumped enemy line into a knockup right as the 5v5 breaks open.

#5 of 170 champions this patch · 184 games
Win rate58.7%+2.0Games184Pick rate5.6%Last 8 patches+3.3 since 26.14Damage profilei
AP
AP 90%AD 7%True 3%
DifficultyiModerateRewards fundamentals
ClassicModernARAMCounter
ARAM BalanceDamage dealt-5%Damage taken+5%Details ↓

Nami Item Build

Nami spends on mana, ability haste, and heal-and-shield power because a single grouped brawl asks her to prop up all five allies at once. Haste is the sneaky priority here, letting Aqua Prison and Tidecaller's Blessing come back fast enough to matter in a fight that never pauses, so she can bubble a diver, then hand a carry's next autos a slow moments later. Enchanter stats stretch furthest when everyone she buffs is already stacked together.

Standard loadout · Nami The consensus path — reliable spikes, no dead time.
Starting items 1400g Health Potion×2Tear of the Goddess×1Bandleglass Mirror×1 Core path · click an item for its recipe ››› Boots Ionian Boots of Lucidity95% · 56.6%Sorcerer's Shoes5% · 50.0%
Situational items
vs AP threatsbuy this gameTheir damage is mostly magic — stack magic resist before their second item.LLocket of the Iron Solari1872.2%
vs AD threatsbuy this gamePhysical threats spike with lethality — armor answers buy the mid game back.LLocket of the Iron Solari1872.2%

Best Nami Runes

Summon Aery plays into Nami's role as the glue of the teamfight, where she is constantly weaving Ebb and Flow and Aqua Prison across the choke while both teams sit in poke range. She never leaves the fight, so the page supports the mana and utility that let her heal, bubble, and buff turn after turn on the Abyss.

The pre-game page Summon Aery · Sorcery + Resolve · keystone + 5 runes + 3 shards
Sorcery Primary Summon AeryYour attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies. Manaflow Band78% · 54.5%Transcendence84% · 56.8%Scorch77% · 54.6% Keystone plus three minors from Sorcery, two from Resolve, then three shards — no runebook, no masteries.
Resolve Secondary Font of Life54% · 53.5%Revitalize55% · 53.9%
Stat shards OffenseAdaptive Force+9 Adaptive ForceFlexAdaptive Force+9 Adaptive ForceDefenseHealth Scaling+10–180 Health (by level)
Shards give +18Adaptive Force+10–180 Health (by level)
Nami wants Moonstone Renewer first, then Ardent Censer, leaning into the sustain that keeps her team alive on the bridge. Ebb and Flow bounces between the clumped groups to heal her side and chip theirs, and with no recall to top up, that healing is what carries the poke war. Build the support items that stretch her mana across a nonstop fight.

Nami Skill Order

Ebb and Flow is maxed at 9, putting the healing side of the order first in a mode that offers no pause to heal up. Tidecaller's Blessing fills through 13, and Aqua Prison holds one rank until 14, so the bubble stays a utility button rather than a damage one.

Skill order · Nami R at 6 / 11 / 16 — always
PriorityRR›WW›EE›QQ›Max W first; E at level 3.
Lv 123456789101112131415161718
Q114151718max 18
W24579max 9
E38101213max 13
R61116max 16
Bring W up first so Ebb and Flow heals harder every fight in a mode with no way to recall for health, then E, then Q. Aqua Prison is the bubble that starts a pick, and Tidal Wave washes the whole clump for a huge knockup, so save the ultimate for when the enemy stacks on the choke.

Nami ARAM Abilities

Every ability she lands on an ally also hands them Move Speed through Surging Tides, so her heals and buffs double as a chase or a getaway. Tidal Wave stretches that further, a knock-up that slows and damages while granting allies twice the usual Surging Tides burst.

Abilities on the Abyss · Namipatch 26.22 · Abyss-tuned numbers · click an ability · all ranks shown
Surging TidesPassivePAqua PrisonMax lastQEbb and FlowMax 1stWTidecaller's BlessingMax 2ndETidal WaveUltRRank-up levels here match the skill order below.
Ebb and FlowMagic damageMax 1stStatLV 2rank 1LV 4rank 2LV 5rank 3LV 7rank 4LV 9MAXDamagevaries per rank+50% APlv 25760lv 49095lv 5124130lv 7157165lv 9190200Cost+5 per ranklv 270lv 475lv 580lv 785lv 990Constant at every rankCooldown10ssame at all ranks
Abyss changeloghow the Abyss re-balances Nami: entries touching the selected ability light upDamage dealt−5%champion tuningDamage taken+5%champion tuning

Nami Base Stats

Base stats · NamiPatch 26.22
Base statslevel 1 · +per levelAD54+3.1AS0.644+2.61%MS335Range550HP560+88HP55.5+0.55Armor29+5.2MR30+1.3MP365+43MP511.5+0.4
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