Support Matchup

Nami vs Soraka

Patch: 15.18 (25.18)
League: Platinum+
Nami

Nami

the Tidecaller
Support
Nami Support Overall Win Rate
52.35%

Matchup Win Rate

55.3%
Nami vs Soraka Wins
⚔
44.7%
Soraka vs Nami Wins
Soraka

Soraka

the Starchild
Support
Soraka Support Overall Win Rate
52.76%

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

Nami Support vs Soraka Support - Who is stronger?

Nami Support performs well against Soraka (55.3% win rate) based on 2524 games. This matchup works well for Nami players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Nami Support vs Soraka 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: Nami (10.9% pick rate, 3rd most popular out of 52 Support champions) versus Soraka (5.2%, 15th place). These two support titans clash constantly, making matchup mastery a decisive factor in your climb. Meta strength confirmed: Nami's superior tier rating (S+ vs S) translates into a solid 55.3% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Nami ranks 6th in win rate among Support champions. Nami shows excellent consistency, combining a strong 52.4% overall win rate with matchup success. Amplify your advantage: The Summon Aery + Manaflow Band rune setup achieves 65.7% win rate (1.3% popularity), while the core build Imperial Mandate > Shurelya's Battlesong > Morellonomicon with Ionian Boots of Lucidity (70%+ win rate) lets you snowball advantages into guaranteed victories by 15 minutes.

Vision parity: Equal warding (0.81 wards/min) makes ward placement quality and sweep timing the deciding factors. Complete superiority: Nami dominates both win rate (55.3%) and damage output (321 vs 178/min, 2nd among Support). The 143 damage/min difference creates massive snowball potential. Statistical dominance: Nami leads in both matchup win rate (55.3%) and KDA (3.30 vs 2.90) - complete superiority across all metrics.

Nami vs Soraka - Support Stats Comparison

Nami Support
Nami Support		Versus
Soraka Support
Soraka Support
S+TierS
55.3%Matchup Winrate44.7%
52.35%Role Winrate52.76%
#6Winrate Rank#4
10.9%Pickrate5.2%
3.3Average KDA2.9
288Gold per Minute280
0.81Wards per Minute0.81
321Damage per Minute178

How to Beat Soraka as Nami (Support)

The Nami versus Soraka matchup as support is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.

The magic damage that Nami deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Meanwhile, Soraka deals primarily magic damage (80.13%), additional magic resistance may be required.

Consider the excellent vision control demonstrated by Soraka, ranking 38th (versus 38th for Nami) in ward placement among supports. This means the opponent provides better map vision for their team. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.9 versus 3.3) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Nami Support versus Soraka Support matchup

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

Nami vs Soraka: Support Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Heal
Heal Restores Health and grants Move Speed to you and target allied champion.
51.2% Win Rate70.0% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Barrier Gain a brief Shield.
66.9% Win Rate0.2% Pick Rate

Nami vs Soraka: Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Summon Aery
Summon Aery Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 - 50 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Empowering or protecting allies with abilities sends Aery to them, shielding them for 30 - 100 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Aery cannot be sent out again until she returns to you.

Summon Aery

Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 -…

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Bone Plating
Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Revitalize
Revitalize Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.

Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.

Revitalize

Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% str…

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

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

52.6% Win Rate73.3% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Summon Aery
Summon Aery Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 - 50 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Empowering or protecting allies with abilities sends Aery to them, shielding them for 30 - 100 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Aery cannot be sent out again until she returns to you.

Summon Aery

Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 -…

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Domination
Deep Ward
Deep Ward Your wards in the enemy jungle are Deep. Deep wards gain +1 extra Health and +[30 - 45]s increased duration (+[45 - 150]s for Trinket stealth wards).

Level 9: Wards in the river are also Deep.

Deep Ward

Your wards in the enemy jungle are Deep. Deep wards gain +1 extra Health and +[…

Relentless Hunter
Relentless Hunter Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Relentless Hunter

Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks a…

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

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

65.7% Win Rate1.3% Pick Rate

Nami vs Soraka: 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.
50.7% Win Rate93.3% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
51.7% Win Rate82.6% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
43.5% Win Rate4.8% 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.
37.7% Win Rate0.7% Pick Rate
Core Build
Bandleglass Mirror
Bandleglass Mirror (900 gold) 20 Ability Power
100% Base Mana Regen
10 Ability Haste
->
Imperial Mandate
Imperial Mandate (2250 gold) 60 Ability Power
20 Ability Haste
125% Base Mana Regen
Coordinated Fire (0s) per target
Slowing or Immobilizing an enemy champion marks them for 5 seconds. Ally champion damage detonates the mark, dealing magic damage equal to 10% of current health.
Moonstone Renewer
Moonstone Renewer (2200 gold) 25 Ability Power
200 Health
20 Ability Haste
125% Base Mana Regen
Starlit Grace
Healing or shielding an ally chains the effect to another ally (excluding yourself), healing 30% or shielding 35% of the original amount.
Ardent Censer
Ardent Censer (2200 gold) 45 Ability Power
10% Heal and Shield Power
125% Base Mana Regen
4% Move Speed
Sanctify
Healing or Shielding an ally enhances you both for 6 seconds, granting 25% Attack Speed and 20 magic damageOn-Hit.
51.2% Win Rate7.1% Pick Rate
Final Build
Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon (2950 gold) 75 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Grievous Wounds
Dealing magic damage to champions applies 40% Wounds for 3 seconds.
67.2% Win Rate37.6% 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)
79.1% Win Rate0.9% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
72.6% Win Rate0.6% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
70.5% Win Rate0.4% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
51.7% Win Rate82.6% Pick Rate
Core Build
Oblivion Orb
Oblivion Orb (800 gold) 25 Ability Power
Grievous Wounds
Dealing magic damage to champions applies 40% Wounds for 3 seconds.
->
Imperial Mandate
Imperial Mandate (2250 gold) 60 Ability Power
20 Ability Haste
125% Base Mana Regen
Coordinated Fire (0s) per target
Slowing or Immobilizing an enemy champion marks them for 5 seconds. Ally champion damage detonates the mark, dealing magic damage equal to 10% of current health.
Shurelya's Battlesong
Shurelya's Battlesong (2200 gold) 50 Ability Power
15 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed
125% Base Mana Regen
Inspiring Speech
Grant nearby allies 30% Move Speed for 4 seconds.
Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon (2950 gold) 75 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Grievous Wounds
Dealing magic damage to champions applies 40% Wounds for 3 seconds.
99.4% Win Rate1.6% Pick Rate
Final Build
Staff of Flowing Water
Staff of Flowing Water (2250 gold) 35 Ability Power
10% Heal and Shield Power
125% Base Mana Regen
15 Ability Haste
Rapids
Healing or Shielding an ally grants you both 45 Ability Power for 6 seconds.
98.3% Win Rate25.2% Pick Rate
Other Items
Shurelya's Battlesong
Shurelya's Battlesong (2200 gold) 50 Ability Power
15 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed
125% Base Mana Regen
Inspiring Speech
Grant nearby allies 30% Move Speed for 4 seconds.
49.5% Win Rate25.2% Pick Rate
Staff of Flowing Water
Staff of Flowing Water (2250 gold) 35 Ability Power
10% Heal and Shield Power
125% Base Mana Regen
15 Ability Haste
Rapids
Healing or Shielding an ally grants you both 45 Ability Power for 6 seconds.
98.3% Win Rate25.2% Pick Rate
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.
0.0% Win Rate12.4% Pick Rate

Nami vs Soraka: Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Aqua Prison Sends a bubble to a target area, dealing damage and stunning all enemies on impact.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Ebb and Flow Unleashes a stream of water that bounces back and forth between allied and enemy champions, healing allies and damaging enemies.
W
W
W
W
W
E
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.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Tidal Wave Summons a massive Tidal Wave that knocks up, slows, and damages enemies. Allies hit gain double the effect of Surging Tides.
R
R
R
Max Order: W > E > Q
51.3% Win Rate54.9% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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2
3
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R
Q
Aqua Prison Sends a bubble to a target area, dealing damage and stunning all enemies on impact.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Ebb and Flow Unleashes a stream of water that bounces back and forth between allied and enemy champions, healing allies and damaging enemies.
W
W
W
W
W
R
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.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Tidal Wave Summons a massive Tidal Wave that knocks up, slows, and damages enemies. Allies hit gain double the effect of Surging Tides.
R
R
R
Max Order: W > E > Q
69.3% Win Rate1.5% Pick Rate

Nami tips:

  • Aqua Prison has a long cooldown, make sure to use it at the right moment.
  • Using Ebb and Flow during an engagement with enemy champions will help sway the battle in your favor.
  • Nami's ultimate can come in very handy for initiating on enemies who are far away.

Playing Against Soraka

  • Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.
  • Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.
  • It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.

Nami Support other Matchups

Nami
+5.7%
Poppy

Nami vs Poppy

Nami
+5.4%
Shaco

Nami vs Shaco

Nami
+4.9%
Xerath

Nami vs Xerath

Nami
+4.6%
Taric

Nami vs Taric

Nami
+4.5%
Alistar

Nami vs Alistar

Nami
+4.3%
Swain

Nami vs Swain

Nami
+3.8%
Sona

Nami vs Sona

Nami
+3.6%
Morgana

Nami vs Morgana

Nami
+3.5%
Mel

Nami vs Mel

Nami
+3.4%
Lux

Nami vs Lux

Nami
+3.1%
Karma

Nami vs Karma

Nami
+2.6%
Pantheon

Nami vs Pantheon

Nami
+2.6%
Senna

Nami vs Senna

Nami
+2.5%
Bard

Nami vs Bard

Nami
+2.3%
Janna

Nami vs Janna

Nami
+2.3%
Thresh

Nami vs Thresh

Nami
+2.2%
Brand

Nami vs Brand

Nami
+2.1%
Lulu

Nami vs Lulu

Nami
+2.0%
Tahm Kench

Nami vs Tahm Kench

Nami
+1.8%
Zilean

Nami vs Zilean

Nami
+1.7%
Nautilus

Nami vs Nautilus

Nami
+1.7%
Seraphine

Nami vs Seraphine

Nami
+1.6%
Pyke

Nami vs Pyke

Nami
+1.5%
Fiddlesticks

Nami vs Fiddlesticks

Nami
+1.5%
Rakan

Nami vs Rakan

Nami
+1.3%
Renata Glasc

Nami vs Renata Glasc

Nami
+1.3%
Yuumi

Nami vs Yuumi

Nami
+1.2%
Vel'Koz

Nami vs Vel'Koz

Nami
-2.0%
Blitzcrank

Nami vs Blitzcrank

Nami
-2.0%
Neeko

Nami vs Neeko

Nami
-2.0%
Rell

Nami vs Rell

Nami
-2.2%
Leona

Nami vs Leona

Nami
-2.7%
Maokai

Nami vs Maokai

Nami
-3.2%
Milio

Nami vs Milio

Nami
-3.5%
Braum

Nami vs Braum

Nami
-3.7%
Zyra

Nami vs Zyra

Nami
-4.8%
Elise

Nami vs Elise