Nana Guide

Nana: The Feline Witch (Support/Mage)

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Primary Lane: Mid Lane (Mage/Support Role)

Secondary Lane: Roaming (Support Role)

Nana's Strengths:

• Excellent Crowd Control: Molina provides Polymorph, a powerful CC that turns enemies into useless creatures.
• Harassment: Effective at poking enemies with her Magic Dart.
• Team Fight Presence: Good area damage and CC potential.
• Passive: Molina's Gift gives her a free "second life" in the form of an invulnerable doll, making her resistant to burst damage.

Nana's Weaknesses:

• Low Mobility: Vulnerable to ganks and burst damage if caught out of position.
• Mana Dependent: Relies heavily on mana to cast her skills.
• Easily Countered: Molina can be easily destroyed by AoE skills.
• Squishy: Very susceptible to assassins.

I. Mid Lane Nana (Mage/Support)

Role Focus: Wave Clear, Poke, Crowd Control, Supporting Team Fights

Build Philosophy: Mid lane Nana needs damage, cooldown reduction, and mana sustain to effectively harass and control the lane.

Build 1: Burst Damage/Sustain Build

• Items:
  1. Arcane Boots: Magic Penetration for early damage.
  2. Clock of Destiny: Early game mana sustain, HP, and Magic Power.
  3. Lightning Truncheon: Significant Magic Power, Mana, and cooldown reduction with passive dealing extra magic damage.
  4. Holy Crystal: High Magic Power boost for increased damage output.
  5. Divine Glaive: Additional Magic Penetration to counter Magic Resistance.
  6. Blood Wings: Magic Power, HP, and a shield to increase survivability.
• Emblem: Mage
  • Tier 1: Agility (Movement Speed) or Mastery (Cooldown Reduction)
  • Tier 2: Observation (Magic Penetration)
  • Tier 3: Magic Worship (Deals damage equal to 7% of the target's Max HP 3 times in 5s burns the target, dealing 3% of the target's Max HP as Magic Damage, which triggers once every 12s)

Explanation: This build prioritizes burst damage while providing some sustain through Clock of Destiny. The Magic Worship talent synergizes with Nana's poking ability.

Build 2: Cooldown Reduction/Utility Build

• Items:
  1. Magic Shoes: Cooldown Reduction
  2. Enchanted Talisman: Mana Regen, Cooldown Reduction, and Magic Power.
  3. Lightning Truncheon: Magic Power, Mana, and cooldown reduction with passive dealing extra magic damage.
  4. Glowing Wand: Burns enemies, dealing damage over time based on their HP. Good for sustained damage.
  5. Holy Crystal: High Magic Power boost for increased damage output.
  6. Immortality: Provides a second chance in fights.
• Emblem: Mage
  • Tier 1: Agility (Movement Speed) or Mastery (Cooldown Reduction)
  • Tier 2: Observation (Magic Penetration)
  • Tier 3: Impure Rage (Dealing damage with skills will restore 3% of Max Mana. Additional deals 4% of target's current HP as Magic Damage and restores 2% of Max Mana. This effect has a 5s cooldown.)

Explanation: This build focuses on maximizing cooldown reduction to allow for more frequent Molina casts and Magic Dart harassment. Impure Rage is ideal for Nana as it benefits her mana regen.

Counter Items (Mid Lane):

• Against Burst Mages (Eudora, Aurora, Vale):
  • Replace Blood Wings or Holy Crystal with Athena's Shield: Provides a Magic Damage reduction shield, greatly reducing burst damage.
• Against High Magic Resistance Tanks (Atlas, Barats):
  • Replace Blood Wings or Holy Crystal with Genius Wand: Reduces enemy Magic Defense upon hitting them with skills.
• Against Assassins (Ling, Gusion, Hayabusa):
  • Replace Blood Wings or Holy Crystal with Winter Truncheon: Active ability to become invulnerable (but immobile) for a short period. Use this strategically to avoid burst damage.

II. Roaming Nana (Support)

Role Focus: Vision, Crowd Control, Protecting Carries, Initiating Ganks (with caution)

Build Philosophy: Roaming Nana needs movement speed, cooldown reduction, utility items to help her team, and a bit of survivability.

Build 1: Utility/Defense

• Items:
  1. Courage Mask (Roam): Encourages roaming with teammates to gain gold and experience. Grants nearby teammates additional Physical and Magical Attack and reduces damage taken.
  2. Magic Shoes (Cooldown Reduction): CDR is crucial for frequent Molina usage.
  3. Enchanted Talisman: Mana Regen, Cooldown Reduction, and Magic Power.
  4. Dominance Ice: Mana, Physical Defense, and reduces enemy HP Regen and Attack Speed. Helps with team fights and countering sustain heroes.
  5. Immortality: Second chance at life.
  6. Athena's Shield: Provides Magic Damage reduction.
• Emblem: Support
  • Tier 1: Agility (Movement Speed)
  • Tier 2: Observation (Cooldown Reduction)
  • Tier 3: Focusing Mark (Damaging an enemy hero marks them. Allies who deal damage to marked enemies will deal extra damage equal to 6% of the target's current HP)

Explanation: This build maximizes utility and defense. Focusing Mark helps boost carry damage on focus targets.

Build 2: More Aggressive/Control Roam

• Items:
  1. Courage Mask (Roam): Encourages roaming with teammates to gain gold and experience. Grants nearby teammates additional Physical and Magical Attack and reduces damage taken.
  2. Magic Shoes (Cooldown Reduction): CDR is crucial for frequent Molina usage.
  3. Enchanted Talisman: Mana Regen, Cooldown Reduction, and Magic Power.
  4. Fleeting Time: Reduces Ultimate cooldown whenever you get a kill or assist.
  5. Immortality: Second chance at life.
  6. Oracle: Increases shield absorption and HP Regen effects. Strengthens survivability.
• Emblem: Support
  • Tier 1: Agility (Movement Speed)
  • Tier 2: Observation (Cooldown Reduction)
  • Tier 3: Avarice (Gain extra gold when assisting on a kill)

Explanation: This build allows for more frequent ultimate casts to help control team fights. Avarice emblem helps with early game gold acquisition.

Counter Items (Roaming):

• Against High Magic Damage:
  • Replace Antique Cuirass for Radiant Armor.
• Against High Physical Damage:
  • Replace Oracle/Brute Force with Blade Armor.
• Against Crowd Control:
  • Purify (battle spell) is essential to escape and protect allies. Tough Boots should be prioritized.
• Against High Burst:
  • Replace Oracle/Brute Force with Dominance Ice reduces enemy crit chance and attack speed. Useful against marksman.

General Nana Tips:

• Molina Placement: Place Molina strategically in bushes or choke points to catch enemies off guard. Anticipate enemy movement.
• Magic Dart Usage: Use Magic Dart to harass enemies in lane or to check bushes for potential ganks.
• Ultimate Timing: Use your ultimate to control team fights, zone enemies, or secure objectives. Don't waste it!
• Positioning: Stay behind your team in fights to avoid being targeted. Nana is very vulnerable if caught out of position.
• Vision: As a roamer, your primary job is to provide vision for your team. Use bushes and strategic locations to place wards (through map awareness).
• Communication: Communicate with your team about enemy positions, gank opportunities, and objective timers.
• Adapt: Adjust your build based on the enemy team composition. Don't be afraid to swap out items as needed.
• Practice: Nana requires good timing and positioning to be effective. Practice in Classic mode before playing her in Ranked.