Talk:Nami/Strategy/@comment-67.5.160.107-20130314105506

While Nami is an excellent AP Mid, that is not her first choice. She is best as a Support for any ADC that holds some kind of gap closer (Rengar, Jax, Tristana EI) or Ranged ADC (Caitlyn, Ashe). In team fights, both her Q and Ult are wonderful initiators, usually resulting (for me at least) the enemy team fleeing before they really stood a chance. Her W heal is a wonderful poke, because you don't even need to be near the enemy to hit them, only a teammate. Her Ult, while not extremely powerful built full support, nor her Q for that matter, they are wonderful CC. Her Q a quick stun and interrupter, and her ult a knock up, interrupter and slowdown, as well as with her passive a speed up for your team. She has terrible cooldowns but lets face it. If she didn't, she'd deal so much CC it would be impossible to avoid her once she had you in the bubble. And while your ADC gets their minion farm, her E does a wonderful job in helping them farm faster than the enemy team.

I build her up starting with rushed Kage's and Philosipher stone. After that, rush the sightstone and then build up the Shard of True Ice. Ruby sightstone and then Boots of Lucidity. Once those are had, I give her Shurelya's Riverie. The other two items are typically based upon who I'm against and what my team needs of me.

What I'm saying is, Yes, she can be a good AP Mid. But there are a lot of better choices for that position, like Annie or Zyra. Take Nami a Support on bit with a full ADC Rengar, and see how much damage you can do.