User blog comment:Fistful of Force/Nami is actually a really good support/@comment-67.225.94.163-20130120081236

AS A SUPPORT MAIN, I disagree with you completely. She was a complete disappointment. I think Nami has the potential to be very good, maybe even better than Leona or Blitz in terms of lockdown potential, but as she stands today, she's very unreliable (which is often ther problem with CC heavy champs -- they're hard to nerf without being completely useless). Here are most of my problems with her:

- Her Q: Compare it with Janna's Q which is near instant, can hit the entire enemy team (Nami's can only really hit 3 enemies at best), longer range, and the duration is hardly different in most situations (plus Nami's Q can be cleansed and reduced with tenacity.). NOT TO MENTION it's very difficult to land on targets who are even remotely good at juking or arent slowed.

- Her W: Only helpful in lane when you're winning, really. Think about it; if you're healing, its because you just took damage and you probably don't want to take anymore. However, to get the full use out of her W, you and your carry need to get close to enemy champions which can often be a very bad idea (Taric, Zyra, and Leona can fuck you up hard if you try to do this). In teamfights (which is what this spell is for), the fact that it bounces randomly doesn't help at all really.

Also, compare it's cooldown with Sona's. Her's is "very short" if you ask me.

- Her E: Really I can only see a good Nami using this for slowing enemies to line up her Q easier. The damage on this spell is very minimal against enemies with some MR so poking with it won't do much.

- Her R: Yeah it's long ranged, and yeah it slows + knocks up, but Sona's ult is FAAAARR superior. Nami's ult has a cast time and Sona's is instant. Also, 1.5 sec stun > 2-4 sec slow, if you're going for a team comp that's focused around aoe teamfighting (WHICH WAS WHAT NAMI WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR).

Addendum: Outclassed by Sona, Janna, and Lulu. All have better protection AND teamfight capabilities. Nami may be better in the future, but there's a reason no one plays her.