Nami
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Excellent (9/10)
Low Investment
Rare Relics OK
Nami is an exceptionally powerful champion who offers a very high power floor for minimal resource investment. While her gameplay loop is repetitive and can be time-consuming due to the volume of spell animations, her ability to sustain the Nexus while scaling units to insurmountable stats makes her one of the most reliable choices for endgame content.
The Infinite Tide
Provides a consistent source of Nami's champion spell every round, ensuring the player can always trigger spell-cast requirements and unit buffs.
Crucial for the mid-to-late game. Once 6 mana gems are reached, every spell cast is doubled, leading to exponential stat growth and massive Nexus healing.
Ensures a steady supply of spell mana each round, allowing Nami to begin her spell-casting chains immediately upon being played.
Strategy
This build focuses on reaching the 6-mana threshold to activate the Duplicator. Once active, the combination of GGC and Duplicator allows for near-infinite spell casts, rapidly buffing the board while keeping the Nexus at full health.
Aggressive Spellslinger
Reduces the cost of Nami's champion spells and increases the likelihood of drawing Nami early to establish board control.- Ensures that the player always has the necessary spells to trigger Nami's passive every round.
Increases the damage of Nami's offensive spells, allowing Ebb and Flow to serve as more effective removal while chipping away at the enemy Nexus.
Strategy
A faster variant designed to win before reaching 6 mana. By reducing the cost of champion spells and increasing damage output, Nami can pressure the opponent's board and Nexus from the very first turns.
Other Relic Options
Provides a significant damage boost to Nami's elemental spells, transforming her healing tools into respectable removal.
If Nami is targeted frequently by her own spells, this relic grants her a suite of keywords that allow her to act as a primary finisher.
Offers essential protection against enemy removal, which is vital since Nami must remain on the board to facilitate the deck's scaling.
Nami is highly flexible with Rare relics. While Epic relics like Echoing Spirit provide a significant performance ceiling, she remains highly effective with standard mana-refill and spell-generation tools.
Constellation
Nami possesses one of the strongest low-star baselines in the game. Her power is heavily concentrated in her ability to return mana on spell casts and buff allies. Upgrading her to higher star levels primarily increases her consistency and the speed at which she can overwhelm the opponent.
Embrace the Current
When you play a spell, gain 1 spell mana.
Call the Tide
+1 Starting Mana. Game Start: Draw a spell.
Embrace the Current II
When you play a spell, gain 1 spell mana. If it's your 4th spell this round, copy it with the same targets.Review
This upgrade significantly accelerates the deck's scaling. Doubling the fourth spell each turn provides a massive burst of stats and healing that can often end matches several turns earlier than at 2 stars.
Gameplay Tips
- Prioritize Unit Preservation
Nami’s strength lies in her ability to buff existing units. It is often better to hold spells and mana to use them reactively to save a unit from an enemy trade, ensuring you have a wide board to receive stat buffs later.
- The 6-Mana Threshold
When running Chemtech Duplicator, your primary objective is survival until the sixth mana gem. Once this threshold is met, your champion spells become twice as efficient, making it nearly impossible for most AI opponents to match your value generation.
- Managing Hand Space
Because The Grand General's Counterplan and Echoing Spirit can generate a high volume of cards, you must be careful not to overdraw. Cast your Fleeting champion spells early in the turn to clear space for draw effects or generated items.
- Nexus Health as a Resource
Nami is one of the few champions who can reliably heal her Nexus to full at burst speed. You can afford to take early damage from aggressive AI encounters if it means saving mana or units to set up a more explosive turn later.
- Speed Settings
Given the high volume of spell casts and associated animations, it is highly recommended to play Nami at maximum game speed to reduce the total duration of encounters.