Renata Glasc vs Nami Counter Pick

Two supports at 550 attack range dealing pure magic damage means spacing settles nothing, so the edge comes from what each does with a caught target. Over 580 recorded games from patch 16.13.1 that resolves to 53.8% for Renata Glasc.

• Aqua Prison stuns on impact but has to be predicted through its travel and delay, while Renata’s root lands on contact and its recast relocates the target, so the setup survives a slow follow-up.
• Nami reaches 2,056 health at level 18 from a 560 base, a thin ceiling, and Leverage marks make her a fast kill once she is held in place.
• Surging Tides and Tidecaller’s Blessing both need an ally in position to be worth casting; Bailout works on a champion already committed and delays their death outright.

Nami’s stronger route is attrition. Ebb and Flow heals allies while damaging enemies as it bounces, and her 117.4 armor at level 18 exceeds Renata’s 106.9, so a long exchange with nobody caught tilts toward her. The response is to spend Loyalty Program’s shield on the marksman during that bounce and force short, decisive fights instead of trading indefinitely. Renata’s difficulty rating of 8 against Nami’s 5 is the cost of that plan: a missed Handshake is a wasted cooldown spent at close range with 545 base health to fall back on.