Nami vs Rell — Support Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Nami against Rell · 49.48% win rate over 2,900 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Closer than it looks — Nami owns 4 of the 7 game windows to Rell's 3, but the win rate still favours Rell: you have to convert those windows or the game slips away. Nami wins 49.48% of games vs Rell in support (2,900 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1NamiLevel 1 your ranged E out-harasses Rell's melee no-sustain kit.
Level 2NamiAt 2 your bubble hard-checks her W-charge engage.
Level 3NamiLevel 3 your poke war keeps her chunked before she can commit.
Levels 4-5RellLevels 4-5 flip as her W (Mount Up) dive becomes reliable.
Level 6RellLevel 6 Magnet Storm (R) gives Rell a pull-in CC chain you must respect.
First itemRellHer first tank item makes her engage too durable to punish on the poke.
Two+ itemsNamiIn 2+ item fights your peel and sustain out-value her spent CC burst.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-3 favor you hard: Rell is melee with no ranged poke or sustain, so your E bounce and W (Tidecaller's Blessing) chip her freely while a level-2 bubble stun-checks her W-charge engage. Hold your ADC out of dash range and win the sustain war outright.

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The full Nami vs Rell report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.

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