Rakan vs Nami SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Overview

Use your mobility and brush control to create surprise engages with plus ADC follow-up.
Prioritize shielding your ADC to block Nami's poke and bubble threat.
Control river vision to deny Nami's bubble angles and enable safe roams or objective setups.

Engage with when your ADC is ready to follow-up on knockup, then use to peel or re-engage.
Hold shield to protect your ADC from Nami's empowered autos and bubble.
Deny brush and position to limit Nami's angles and force her to miss bubble.

Respect Nami's bubble after slows or ADC commitment; avoid predictable engage paths.
Avoid engaging when Nami's empowered ADC autos are ready to burst.
Beware of level 6 for enemy all-in or disengage; keep cooldowns to counter or peel.

Win the level 2 race to secure + engage windows with ADC follow-up.
Deny Nami brush control to reduce her bubble threat and poke angles.
Coordinate wave crash timing to allow safe roams without exposing your ADC to Nami's poke.

Level 2 unlocks your + combo; use it to force short trades before Nami's bubble is reliable.
Level 3 adds your heal and poke; leverage brush control to threaten engages while sustaining your ADC.
Level 6 charm enables multi-target all-ins; coordinate with ADC and river vision for clean engages.

Convert brush control and engage cooldowns into denying enemy ADC positioning and forced recalls.
Use your mobility to roam after wave crash, securing river vision and mid pressure before returning.
Set up dragon vision and engage with charm when your ADC can follow for decisive fights.

Tactical tip

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