Support Matchup

Blitzcrank vs Nami

Patch: 15.18 (25.18)
League: Platinum+
Blitzcrank

Blitzcrank

the Great Steam Golem
Support
Blitzcrank Support Overall Win Rate
48.93%

Matchup Win Rate

52.0%
Blitzcrank vs Nami Wins
⚔
48.0%
Nami vs Blitzcrank Wins
Nami

Nami

the Tidecaller
Support
Nami Support Overall Win Rate
52.49%

Blitzcrank vs Nami - Support Matchup Guide Patch 15.18 (25.18)

Blitzcrank Support vs Nami Support - Who is stronger?

Blitzcrank Support has an advantage against Nami (52.0% win rate) based on 1858 games. The matchup leans toward Blitzcrank.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Blitzcrank Support vs Nami Support in patch 15.18 (25.18), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 70%+ in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Current meta showdown: Blitzcrank (6.0% pick rate, 10th most popular out of 52 Support champions) versus Nami (10.9%, 3rd place). These two support titans clash constantly, making matchup mastery a decisive factor in your climb. Optimize for consistency: Glacial Augment paired with Hextech Flashtraption (50.9% win rate, 48.0% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Locket of the Iron Solari > Thornmail > Zeke's Convergence with Boots of Swiftness delivers 70%+ win rate against Nami.

Lane wins, vision lags: While winning the matchup (51.97%), Blitzcrank trails in vision control (0.83 vs 0.90 wards/min). Better map coverage could unlock even greater team advantages. Complete superiority: Blitzcrank dominates both win rate (52.0%) and damage output (349 vs 340/min, 2nd among Support). The 9 damage/min difference creates massive snowball potential. Intriguing anomaly: Blitzcrank wins the matchup (52.0%) despite a lower KDA (2.50 vs 3.30). This suggests you win through macro influence and clutch plays in key moments rather than consistent individual performance.

Blitzcrank vs Nami - Support Stats Comparison

Blitzcrank Support
Blitzcrank Support		Versus
Nami Support
Nami Support
BTierS+
52.0%Matchup Winrate48.0%
48.93%Role Winrate52.49%
#41Winrate Rank#6
6.0%Pickrate10.9%
2.5Average KDA3.3
280Gold per Minute283
0.83Wards per Minute0.90
349Damage per Minute340

How to Beat Nami as Blitzcrank (Support)

While statistically Blitzcrank is slightly stronger than Nami as support, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

The magic damage that Blitzcrank deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Meanwhile, Nami deals primarily magic damage (85.04%), additional magic resistance may be required.

Consider the excellent vision control demonstrated by Nami, ranking 18th (versus 35th for Blitzcrank) in ward placement among supports. This means the opponent provides better map vision for their team. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (3.3 versus 2.5) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Blitzcrank Support versus Nami Support matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Blitzcrank player to maintain constant pressure on Nami, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Blitzcrank vs Nami: Support Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
47.7% Win Rate87.2% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Exhaust
Exhaust Slows target enemy champion and reduces their damage dealt.
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
50.9% Win Rate8.9% Pick Rate

Blitzcrank vs Nami: Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Inspiration
Glacial Augment
Glacial Augment Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays to emanate from them towards you and other nearby champions, creating frozen zones for 3 (+ the immobilizing effect's duration) seconds that slow enemies for 20% (+90% per 100% Heal and Shield Power) (+6% per 100 Ability Power) (+7% per 100 bonus Attack Damage) and reduce their damage by 15% against your allies (not including yourself).

Cooldown: 25s

Glacial Augment

Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays to emanate from them towards you…

Hextech Flashtraption
Hextech Flashtraption While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.

Hexflash: Channel for 2s to blink to a new location.

Cooldown: 20s. Goes on a 10s cooldown when you enter champion combat.

Hextech Flashtraption

While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.Hexflash: Channel for 2s …

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Nimbus Cloak
Nimbus Cloak After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s and allows you to pass through units.

Increase: 14% - 40% Move Speed based on the Summoner Spell's cooldown. (Higher cooldown Summoner Spells grant more Move Speed).

Nimbus Cloak

After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s an…

Celerity
Celerity All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Celerity

All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

50.9% Win Rate48.0% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Inspiration
Glacial Augment
Glacial Augment Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays to emanate from them towards you and other nearby champions, creating frozen zones for 3 (+ the immobilizing effect's duration) seconds that slow enemies for 20% (+90% per 100% Heal and Shield Power) (+6% per 100 Ability Power) (+7% per 100 bonus Attack Damage) and reduce their damage by 15% against your allies (not including yourself).

Cooldown: 25s

Glacial Augment

Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays to emanate from them towards you…

Hextech Flashtraption
Hextech Flashtraption While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.

Hexflash: Channel for 2s to blink to a new location.

Cooldown: 20s. Goes on a 10s cooldown when you enter champion combat.

Hextech Flashtraption

While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.Hexflash: Channel for 2s …

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Nimbus Cloak
Nimbus Cloak After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s and allows you to pass through units.

Increase: 14% - 40% Move Speed based on the Summoner Spell's cooldown. (Higher cooldown Summoner Spells grant more Move Speed).

Nimbus Cloak

After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s an…

Celerity
Celerity All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Celerity

All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

50.9% Win Rate48.0% Pick Rate

Blitzcrank vs Nami: Support Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
48.2% Win Rate74.5% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
51.5% Win Rate57.4% Pick Rate
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
46.7% Win Rate20.4% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
41.5% Win Rate6.6% Pick Rate
Core Build
Kindlegem
Kindlegem (800 gold) 200 Health
10 Ability Haste
->
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Devotion
Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
Zeke's Convergence
Zeke's Convergence (2200 gold) 300 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Frostfire Tempest
Casting your Ultimate summons a storm around you for 5 seconds. The storm deals 30 magic damage per second to enemy champions and Slows them by 30%.
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor
Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
52.0% Win Rate9.0% Pick Rate
Final Build
Trailblazer
Trailblazer (2400 gold) 250 Health
40 Armor
4% Move Speed
Lead the Way
While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed.
At max speed:
  • Create a trail that grants allied champions Move Speed equal to 15% of yours.
  • If you are Melee, your next Attack Slows the target by 50% for 1 second.
    • 0.0% Win Rate33.4% Pick Rate

    Best Win Rate Build

    Starting Items
    Stealth Ward
    Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
    Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
    Control Ward
    Control Ward (75 gold) Consume
    Places a Control Ward that grants vision and reveals enemy Stealth Wards, traps and Camouflaged enemies.
    World Atlas
    World Atlas (400 gold)
    83.3% Win Rate0.7% Pick Rate
    Highest Winrate Boots
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
    45 Move Speed
    Ionian Insight
    Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
    55.7% Win Rate2.8% Pick Rate
    Boots of Swiftness
    Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
    Fleetfooted
    Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
    51.5% Win Rate57.4% Pick Rate
    Symbiotic Soles
    Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
    Voidborn
    Gain Empowered Recall.
    Symbiosis
    After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
    46.7% Win Rate20.4% Pick Rate
    Core Build
    Kindlegem
    Kindlegem (800 gold) 200 Health
    10 Ability Haste
    ->
    Locket of the Iron Solari
    Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
    25 Armor
    25 Magic Resist
    10 Ability Haste
    Devotion
    Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
    Thornmail
    Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
    75 Armor
    Thorns
    When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
    Zeke's Convergence
    Zeke's Convergence (2200 gold) 300 Health
    25 Armor
    25 Magic Resist
    10 Ability Haste
    Frostfire Tempest
    Casting your Ultimate summons a storm around you for 5 seconds. The storm deals 30 magic damage per second to enemy champions and Slows them by 30%.
    98.6% Win Rate2.5% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    Frozen Heart
    Frozen Heart (2500 gold) 75 Armor
    400 Mana
    20 Ability Haste
    Winter's Caress
    Reduce the Attack Speed of nearby champions by 20%.
    99.6% Win Rate33.1% Pick Rate
    Other Items
    Dead Man's Plate
    Dead Man's Plate (2900 gold) 350 Health
    55 Armor
    4% Move Speed
    Shipwrecker
    While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed. Your next Attack discharges built up Move Speed to deal bonus physical damage.
    Unsinkable
    Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
    0.0% Win Rate33.3% Pick Rate
    Frozen Heart
    Frozen Heart (2500 gold) 75 Armor
    400 Mana
    20 Ability Haste
    Winter's Caress
    Reduce the Attack Speed of nearby champions by 20%.
    99.6% Win Rate33.1% Pick Rate

    Blitzcrank vs Nami: Support Skill (abilities) Orders

    Most Frequent Skill Order

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    Q
    Q
    Rocket Grab Blitzcrank fires their right hand to grab an opponent on its path, dealing damage and dragging it back to them.
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    Q
    W
    W
    Overdrive Blitzcrank super charges themself to get dramatically increased Move and Attack Speed. They are temporarily slowed after the effect ends.
    W
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    W
    W
    E
    E
    Power Fist Blitzcrank charges up their fist to make the next attack deal double damage and pop their target up in the air.
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    R
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    Static Field Enemies attacked by Blitzcrank are marked and take lightning damage after 1 second. Additionally, Blitzcrank can activate this ability to remove nearby enemies' shields, damage them, and silence them briefly.
    R
    R
    R
    Max Order: Q > E > W
    45.7% Win Rate69.5% Pick Rate

    Highest Win % Skill Order

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    R
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    Rocket Grab Blitzcrank fires their right hand to grab an opponent on its path, dealing damage and dragging it back to them.
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    Overdrive Blitzcrank super charges themself to get dramatically increased Move and Attack Speed. They are temporarily slowed after the effect ends.
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    R
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    Power Fist Blitzcrank charges up their fist to make the next attack deal double damage and pop their target up in the air.
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    Static Field Enemies attacked by Blitzcrank are marked and take lightning damage after 1 second. Additionally, Blitzcrank can activate this ability to remove nearby enemies' shields, damage them, and silence them briefly.
    R
    R
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    Max Order: Q > E > W
    83.4% Win Rate0.5% Pick Rate

    Blitzcrank tips:

    • The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
    • Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.

    Playing Against Nami

    • Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.
    • Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.
    • Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.

    Blitzcrank Support other Matchups

    Blitzcrank
    +4.5%
    Sona

    Blitzcrank vs Sona

    Blitzcrank
    +4.2%
    Mel

    Blitzcrank vs Mel

    Blitzcrank
    +3.7%
    Zilean

    Blitzcrank vs Zilean

    Blitzcrank
    +3.2%
    Senna

    Blitzcrank vs Senna

    Blitzcrank
    +3.1%
    Pyke

    Blitzcrank vs Pyke

    Blitzcrank
    +3.0%
    Milio

    Blitzcrank vs Milio

    Blitzcrank
    +3.0%
    Lux

    Blitzcrank vs Lux

    Blitzcrank
    +2.2%
    Xerath

    Blitzcrank vs Xerath

    Blitzcrank
    +1.5%
    Brand

    Blitzcrank vs Brand

    Blitzcrank
    +1.3%
    Soraka

    Blitzcrank vs Soraka

    Blitzcrank
    +1.2%
    Karma

    Blitzcrank vs Karma

    Blitzcrank
    0.0%
    Thresh

    Blitzcrank vs Thresh

    Blitzcrank
    -0.2%
    Lulu

    Blitzcrank vs Lulu

    Blitzcrank
    -0.6%
    Zyra

    Blitzcrank vs Zyra

    Blitzcrank
    -0.9%
    Bard

    Blitzcrank vs Bard

    Blitzcrank
    -1.1%
    Yuumi

    Blitzcrank vs Yuumi

    Blitzcrank
    -1.1%
    Nautilus

    Blitzcrank vs Nautilus

    Blitzcrank
    -1.4%
    Morgana

    Blitzcrank vs Morgana

    Blitzcrank
    -1.5%
    Neeko

    Blitzcrank vs Neeko

    Blitzcrank
    -1.5%
    Rell

    Blitzcrank vs Rell

    Blitzcrank
    -1.7%
    Janna

    Blitzcrank vs Janna

    Blitzcrank
    -2.4%
    Seraphine

    Blitzcrank vs Seraphine

    Blitzcrank
    -2.5%
    Vel'Koz

    Blitzcrank vs Vel'Koz

    Blitzcrank
    -2.7%
    Tahm Kench

    Blitzcrank vs Tahm Kench

    Blitzcrank
    -2.8%
    Poppy

    Blitzcrank vs Poppy

    Blitzcrank
    -2.8%
    Leona

    Blitzcrank vs Leona

    Blitzcrank
    -3.0%
    Fiddlesticks

    Blitzcrank vs Fiddlesticks

    Blitzcrank
    -3.1%
    Rakan

    Blitzcrank vs Rakan

    Blitzcrank
    -4.1%
    Pantheon

    Blitzcrank vs Pantheon

    Blitzcrank
    -4.8%
    Swain

    Blitzcrank vs Swain

    Blitzcrank
    -4.9%
    Braum

    Blitzcrank vs Braum

    Blitzcrank
    -5.0%
    Alistar

    Blitzcrank vs Alistar