- Win Rate
- 50.5%
- Pick Rate
- 4.2%
- Ban Rate
- 1.6%
Nami vs Zilean
- Patch
- 26.22
- Games
- 2,621
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Nov 6, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Nami vs Zilean is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.22. Nami wins with a 52.8% win rate (+5.6%) over Zilean based on 36 games. Zilean wins the early laning phase while Nami scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Nami build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Nami vs Zilean 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 Nami vs Zilean?
Nami wins 51.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 35.6% and 67.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.3% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- +1.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 35 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.21
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.22 · Nov 4 – Nov 6
Key takeaways
- Nami vs Zilean is an even matchup: Nami wins 51.4% of 35 games, and the 95% range (35.6–67.0%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 50.3% for Nami; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 13, within the margin of error (34 games).
- Nami players pick Electrocute far more often against Zilean: 3.6% of their other Support games, 11.4% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Nami and Zilean played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Nami's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Nami vs Zilean Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Nami vs Zilean Win Rate by Game Length
Nami's win rate against Zilean by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Nami's results against Zilean in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Nami vs Zilean Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenNami gold at 15: −13
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Nami Changes Against Zilean
Choices Nami players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
ElectrocuteKeystoneUsually3.6%vs Zilean11.4%+7.8 pts
Grisly MementosRuneUsually3.7%vs Zilean11.4%+7.7 pts
SorcerySecondary treeUsually4.2%vs Zilean11.4%+7.2 pts
Manaflow BandRuneUsually97.2%vs Zilean91.4%−5.8 pts53.1% WR here
Best Nami Build vs Zilean
Usual Nami build (Support)
77.8% win rate · 27 games
Against Zilean
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 14 Nami games against Zilean carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Nami's standard build instead.
- Zilean usually completes Shurelya's Battlesong first, at 13.4 min (median of 20 games).
- Skill priority: W > E > Q — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Nami Runes vs Zilean
Usual Nami runes (Support)
Summon Aery
52.3% win rate · 1,397 games
Against Zilean
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Nami draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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Nami matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.22. 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.
Other Nami Matchups
Hardest for Nami
Easiest for Nami
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Nami vs Zilean FAQ - Patch 26.22
Who wins Nami vs Zilean?
Nami vs Zilean is an even matchup: Nami wins 51.4% of 35 games, and the 95% range (35.6–67.0%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Nami's win rate against Zilean?
Nami wins 51.4% of 35 Support games against Zilean on patch 26.22 (95% range 35.6–67.0%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 50.3% would be expected.
Does Nami counter Zilean?
Not clearly. Nami wins 51.4% of 35 games against Zilean, and the 95% range (35.6–67.0%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Nami or Zilean?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 13, within the margin of error (34 games).
Does Nami outscale Zilean?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Zilean strongest against Nami?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Zilean is ahead of Nami beyond the margin of error.
What should Nami build against Zilean?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Nami's usual Support core: Echoes of Helia, Imperial Mandate, Ardent Censer.
What runes should Nami use against Zilean?
Use Nami's usual Summon Aery page (Sorcery + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Zilean: Electrocute (3.6% usually, 11.4% here).