When Nami pressures the lane with Tidecaller's Blessing (E) empowered attacks and Aqua Prison (Q) poke, Soraka bleeds her own health to Astral Infusion (W) and loses the healing race, unable to withstand Nami's pressure with only Equinox (E).

Rooting the attached carry with Aqua Prison (Q) forces Yuumi to detach from You and Me! (W) and flee, leaving the carry unprotected, and her healing falls behind in Tidecaller's Blessing (E) empowered attack trades.

Nami pins Sona down with the guaranteed root of Aqua Prison (Q), and wins trades with Tidecaller's Blessing (E) empowered attacks before the short-ranged Sona can stack Power Chord (P).

When Senna steps up to collect Absolution (P) souls, Nami roots and punishes her with Aqua Prison (Q), and stacks the area pressure of Tidal Wave (R) to rattle the low-health Senna's early game.

Caught by Leona's Zenith Blade (E) dash root, the fragile Nami is instantly killed by the Eclipse (W)-Shield of Daybreak (Q)-Solar Flare (R) combo before she can even land Aqua Prison (Q).

Hooked and instantly pulled in by Rocket Grab (Q), Nami has low health and no mobility, so a single grab collapses her laning phase.

The low-health Nami is vulnerable to Pyke's Bone Skewer (Q) poke and Death From Below (R), and even if she heals the carry back up, the guaranteed execute of Death From Below (R) cuts her down.

Hit by Thresh's Death Sentence (Q) hook, the immobile Nami hands over a hook-kill angle, and his armor stacked from Damnation (P) absorbs her Aqua Prison (Q) and auto-attack poke.

Brand's Sear (Q) stun and the area burst of Pillar of Flame (W) and Conflagration (E) deal sustained poke that outpaces Nami's healing, so the short-ranged Nami keeps bleeding health in lane.