
Namivs Maokai
Nami vs Maokai is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Maokai wins with a 54.3% win rate (+8.5%) over Nami based on 94 games. Maokai holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Nami build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nami vs Maokai matchup.
Nami Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Nami performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who Wins the Nami vs Maokai Matchup?

Nami vs Maokai Matchup Summary
The Nami vs Maokai matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 94 recent matches analyzed, Maokai wins with a 54.3% win rate compared to Nami's 45.7%, giving Maokai a 8.5 percentage point advantage. Maokai dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Nami players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Maokai leads by 1.0s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Maokai has a strong advantage in this matchup. Nami players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Maokai overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Nami vs Maokai Laning Phase Breakdown
Maokai is favored during the laning phase against Nami, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Maokai holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Nami Build Against Maokai
Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Maokai, providing the mobility and stats Nami needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Nami against Maokai are Echoes of Helia, Moonstone Renewer and Imperial Mandate. This combination gives Nami an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Maokai. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Nami vs Maokai matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Maokai dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.8% win rate — a 11.5 percentage point lead over Nami. This lopsided early game means Maokai can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
In the late game (25+ minutes), Maokai takes over with a 52.4% win rate, leading Nami by 4.8 percentage points. Maokai scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.
Maokai holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Nami players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Nami Runes Against Maokai
The Sorcery and Resolve rune setup gives Nami the best tools to compete against Maokai in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Nami matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Nami's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Nami build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54.18% | 323 | 0.9 | 320 | 8,473 | 53.9% | 54.4% | |
| 56.00% | 300 | 0.8 | 287 | 8,730 | 51.1% | 59.9% | |
| 50.00% | 294 | 0.8 | 324 | 8,363 | 49.0% | 51.0% | |
| 49.32% | 292 | 0.8 | 313 | 8,418 | 49.3% | 49.4% | |
| 55.51% | 263 | 0.9 | 303 | 8,366 | 58.6% | 52.0% | |
| 49.22% | 258 | 0.9 | 321 | 8,559 | 50.8% | 47.8% | |
| 56.25% | 256 | 0.9 | 302 | 8,440 | 56.1% | 56.4% | |
| 53.30% | 227 | 0.9 | 306 | 8,387 | 57.5% | 49.6% | |
| 52.44% | 225 | 0.8 | 333 | 8,751 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 51.13% | 221 | 0.8 | 302 | 8,564 | 56.6% | 46.1% | |
| 52.91% | 206 | 0.9 | 349 | 8,338 | 59.2% | 47.2% | |
| 42.41% | 191 | 0.9 | 316 | 8,279 | 41.4% | 43.7% | |
| 53.89% | 180 | 0.9 | 314 | 8,694 | 48.3% | 59.1% | |
| 50.29% | 173 | 0.8 | 329 | 8,760 | 52.4% | 48.3% | |
| 54.82% | 166 | 0.8 | 278 | 8,516 | 61.3% | 48.8% | |
| 46.00% | 150 | 0.9 | 333 | 8,900 | 44.2% | 46.9% | |
| 44.83% | 145 | 0.8 | 339 | 8,575 | 51.5% | 39.2% | |
| 55.94% | 143 | 0.8 | 350 | 8,383 | 54.3% | 57.5% | |
| 53.90% | 141 | 0.8 | 352 | 8,736 | 54.1% | 53.8% | |
| 46.97% | 132 | 0.9 | 293 | 8,515 | 42.4% | 50.7% | |
| 52.54% | 118 | 0.9 | 293 | 8,858 | 55.1% | 50.7% | |
| 55.17% | 116 | 0.8 | 401 | 8,845 | 58.3% | 51.8% | |
| 54.37% | 103 | 0.8 | 317 | 8,163 | 58.0% | 50.9% | |
| 43.30% | 97 | 0.9 | 319 | 8,052 | 49.0% | 37.0% | |
| 55.67% | 97 | 0.8 | 306 | 8,398 | 53.1% | 58.3% | |
| 52.63% | 95 | 0.8 | 360 | 8,739 | 59.2% | 45.6% | |
| 45.74% | 94 | 0.8 | 341 | 8,165 | 44.2% | 47.6% | |
| 46.74% | 92 | 0.8 | 324 | 8,330 | 55.1% | 37.2% | |
| 52.75% | 91 | 0.8 | 295 | 8,530 | 57.5% | 49.0% | |
| 48.84% | 86 | 1.0 | 298 | 8,786 | 34.4% | 57.4% | |
| 45.45% | 77 | 0.8 | 325 | 8,349 | 43.9% | 47.2% | |
| 53.33% | 60 | 0.9 | 348 | 8,810 | 40.0% | 62.9% | |
| 60.00% | 50 | 0.8 | 371 | 9,304 | 58.8% | 60.6% | |
| 44.44% | 45 | 0.8 | 314 | 9,041 | 60.0% | 32.0% | |
| 63.41% | 41 | 1.0 | 337 | 10,342 | 57.1% | 66.7% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 0.9 | 344 | 8,558 | 50.0% | 47.1% | |
| 61.29% | 31 | 0.8 | 345 | 9,330 | 54.5% | 65.0% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 0.9 | 328 | 9,035 | 63.6% | 43.8% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 0.8 | 312 | 8,373 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 0.8 | 311 | 8,905 | 30.0% | 68.8% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 0.8 | 326 | 9,216 | 33.3% | 62.5% | |
| 66.67% | 21 | 0.9 | 362 | 9,260 | 87.5% | 53.9% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 0.8 | 321 | 10,306 | 66.7% | 52.9% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 0.9 | 376 | 8,798 | 36.4% | 42.9% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 0.9 | 325 | 8,693 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 17.65% | 17 | 0.9 | 311 | 8,317 | 16.7% | 20.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 0.9 | 348 | 8,496 | 16.7% | 55.6% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 0.9 | 303 | 8,543 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 0.9 | 315 | 7,663 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 0.8 | 322 | 8,265 | 20.0% | 44.4% | |
| 23.08% | 13 | 0.8 | 365 | 8,566 | 25.0% | 20.0% | |
| 76.92% | 13 | 0.8 | 312 | 9,825 | 75.0% | 77.8% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 0.8 | 310 | 8,009 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 0.7 | 310 | 8,312 | 71.4% | 75.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 0.8 | 296 | 9,182 | 83.3% | 40.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 1.3 | 395 | 9,382 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 0.9 | 288 | 8,138 | 62.5% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.0 | 261 | 8,852 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 0.8 | 295 | 8,749 | 33.3% | 71.4% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 0.9 | 293 | 8,427 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 0.8 | 353 | 9,053 | 50.0% | 12.5% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.4 | 372 | 8,533 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.4 | 334 | 10,547 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 0.9 | 365 | 8,669 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 0.6 | 411 | 8,633 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 1.5 | 381 | 9,656 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 0.9 | 412 | 8,324 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 301 | 9,488 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.8 | 374 | 9,443 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 372 | 9,342 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.1 | 383 | 9,089 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.1 | 316 | 9,664 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 315 | 8,890 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 0.6 | 312 | 7,402 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.8 | 341 | 9,947 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
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Nami vs Maokai - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Nami do against Maokai in League of Legends?
Maokai wins the Nami vs Maokai matchup with a 54.3% win rate compared to Nami's 45.7%, a 8.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 94 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Nami do against Maokai in the early game?
In the early game, Maokai has the advantage against Nami with a 55.8% win rate versus 44.2%. Maokai players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Nami do against Maokai in the late game?
In the late game, Maokai takes over the Nami vs Maokai matchup with a 52.4% win rate compared to 47.6%. Maokai scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Nami vs Maokai matchup?
Maokai wins the matchup against Nami with a 54.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 8.5 percentage point advantage means Maokai is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 94 games analyzed.
What is the best Nami build against Maokai?
The best Nami build against Maokai includes Echoes of Helia, Moonstone Renewer, Imperial Mandate with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 66.7% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Nami runes against Maokai?
The best Nami runes against Maokai use the Sorcery primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 43.5% win rate in the Nami vs Maokai matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Nami counter Maokai?
No, Nami struggles against Maokai with only a 45.7% win rate. Maokai has the advantage in this matchup. Nami players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Maokai's lead.
How do I play Nami against Maokai?
When playing Nami against Maokai, play cautiously and avoid Maokai's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Maokai has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.