7/12/2023 0 Comments Nami legends of runeterraAlso, as a 2-drop, Starlit Seer comes down earlier than Nami in the curve, acting as a nice distraction to buy ourselves more time – this is crucial now after Nami’s nerf.Īnother great card for a Nami deck that Frejlord provides is Entreat, a spell that almost made me want to run a solo-Nami build. The seer provides ‘a poor man’s Nami’ effect – in case you would not draw the mermaid. But the region can contribute to the overall synergy in another way, thanks to the Starlit Seer. ![]() Unlike Bandle City, Freljord doesn’t have any Elusive units to add to the mix. Overall, I still believe Nami Fizz alongside Bandle will be the best archetype for Nami in the upcoming metagame, in part because the deck already proved itself in the past, but also because of the direction the metagame is taking early on. While Lurk does not run any direct damage, a solid start from them can also be problematic to deal with, especially with Nami’s level-up slowed down. The other interesting comeback of this patch is Lurk – a deck that looked bad at the end of the last metagame but then benefited a lot from the return of Demacia decks, as those usually can’t trade efficiently against the evergrowing attack of the Lurkers. The real question is about the newer match ups who rose to popularity this past week – they could become a bit of a problem.ĭragons are the big comeback in Patch 2.18, and Demacia isn’t a region we particularly like to face because of their common Challengers, and the combat tricks like Single Combat and Sharpsight to counter the Elusive keyword. ![]() Barely any control deck was affected by Patch 2.18 – that should be good news for Nami as those matchups shouldn’t lose popularity, at least not until the metagame shifts. Unless our cheap spells would be able to delay the early development of our opponent, these games were lost.įortunately enough, this group of opposing decks looks like they got hit even harder than Nami was in Patch 2.18, with Tenor of Terror and Stone Stackers being nerfed in Bandle City, alongside Draven and Twinblade Revenant – in Noxus.Īgainst slower decks, like Darkness, for example, the setup was more important than starting strong early, making Nami’s nerf almost irrelevant for these kinds of opponents. The lack of healing and the need for a good setup to race usually meant it was hard to stabilize. Obviously, Nami leveling slower will make the deck a bit worse, especially against what was already its worse matchups: aggressive and burn-oriented decks. Zoe Nami was taking up all the spotlight for the last 2 months, but there has always existed another competitive archetype for Nami – the one that didn’t get buried with the recent patch. Nami has been weakened in Patch 2.18, for sure, but let’s explore a few reasons why she might still be a champion to keep in mind when the metagame starts settling down and we have to evaluate which decks are competitive, and which are not. There are also some of the more exotic builds featuring the Freljord region, as well as attempts at reviving the old Fizz TF magic through Nami. So what we can do with our beloved mermaid now that she has lost her most faithful ally? Well, a lot actually – Zoe Nami was just the tree hiding in the forest, and Nami has much more to offer apart from the deck that dominated the ladder in September.įor example, if you follow the competitive scene, you might have heard of the deck that is my favorite – Nami Fizz – it was barely impacted by the nerfs. It was the archetype that Nami Zoe was best against – and now it’s not as popular as it was prior to 2.18. ![]() The nerfs to Draven Sion aren’t helping the deck either. With one of its key units being at 3 mana, the health sustain isn’t good enough to go against the likes of GP TF Bandle or Poppy Ziggs. So far, it looks like players agree that Zoe Nami isn’t a competitively viable deck anymore, and the archetype is nowhere to be seen currently on the ladder. The simple fact that Gifts from Beyond can’t pull Sparklefly anymore meant the downfall of the whole deck. The mana cost increase from 2-mana to a 3-mana card changes a lot in the dynamic of Zoe Nami, one of the best decks from the previous metagame. If Nami’s nerf seemed fair and not a reason to consider her a dead card yet, the same might not be true for Sparklefly. In the recent 2.18 patch, both Nami and Sparklefly got nerfed.
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