In the Jungle 49.74% Win Rate64% Pick RateNaafiri In the Jungle Counters: 42 counter champions
Counter RatingCounter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Counter RatingCounter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Tips Against Naafiri in the Jungle Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
Hazardist says “[[naafiri]] will never have the damage necessary to deal with you alone and is relatively immobile compared to most other assassins in the meta. Only thing to keep in mind is to not use [[impale]] on her until you know [[the call of the pack]] is on cooldown, and since she can quickly get to your backline with [[hounds' pursuit]], it will be better for you if she engages first.”
Vambient says “Try to mind-game the knockup versus Naafiri, try holding it until he does his ability but otherwise it is a very straight forward matchup.
Against these divers, just protect your teammates. ”
TianLOL says “That champion is extremely powerful and can even block your Q skill. Dealing with them is tricky because they possess numerous ways to evade your attacks. However, once they have exhausted their W skill, you should have a chance to win in 2v2 or 3v3 skirmishes, or even in full teamfights.
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hopeeuwlol says “Her W and those dogs are a massive headache you have to play around them. The best window is when she’s walking directly into you; it forces the dogs behind or to her sides, opening a gap. Otherwise, wait until her W is on cooldown. If you try to engage from an angle where the pack is blocking her, you're going to have a rough time.”
L0ganJG says “This matchup seems like it would be bad because her W. Reality is, if you W1>Q and get Naafiri's W. You have a window to W1>Q again before her cooldowns are back. So, create your own windows for engage. Try and hide your W1>Q within other animations (like killing minions.) Use your E on her Q's or her ultimate to try and put her into a wall. Main thing in this matchup is sneaky engages and use your E into her W or E. ”
heybeyoo says “Thats my ban for 26.04
Completely unplayable.
-Pets are blocking your E
-She can use W on ur combo
-She can go full bruiser items and oneshot you all the time while you do no dmg to her.
-Her ult cd is 0s so this champ is never unarmed and can kill you all the time.
Its not worth to suffer just ban this in champ sellect untill massive nerfs.
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KEBABiiiS says “Basically biggest problem, I noticed over the years playing lee sin. When they changed nafiri to jungle added her invicibility spell. If you dont have hydra finished and you go for 1vs1 it can end up really bad for you, since its hard to hit q, she has dogs around her. Aswell she gets ahead b4 10 mins youre cooked. So I prefer to ban her ALWAYS.”
ShadySceptile says “The small wolves dont give you isolation damage, if she uses her small dash you can Q her with iso damage. But in general not a good matchup”
thermaI says “She will run you down but you can defeat her early with assistance from other lanes.
Her wolves may tank your Q, making her able to dodge your root, so she is a big threat in 1 on 1 scenarios.”
ludenbergangel says “Wait out her W before your W or she will drop frenzy. She can also easily dodge your R with said W. Care not to Q her dogs accidentally instead of her. She is pretty squishy though so without her W you eat her”
Arctic Arrow says “Naafiri can’t match your early brawling power. She relies on clean Q trades and tempo through skirmishes, but you simply outstat and outgank her. As long as you don’t eat full Q1–Q2 chains, she can’t burst you down. You scale faster, clear faster, and punish harder.
🧠 Gameplan Summary
✅ Fight early and invade — you win every 1v1 before she gets items.
✅ Sidestep Q1–Q2 — her only real damage combo.
✅ Play with CC lanes — she can’t peel or fight grouped.
⚠️ If she gets a big farm lead, she can poke you out; play for tempo, not trades.
✅ Stay ahead and she becomes completely useless past mid game.”
Judgementlol says “Just like Elise but 10 times stronger 1v1 insane scaling. even when behind she's just hard to kill dashes 15 times immune shield ect ”
lol_excalibur says “More of an annoying matchup than a difficult one. His dogs block your Q from landing on Naafiri herself which makes killing her very difficult, but she's very squishy and in the midgame you'll oneshot her. Just try to get your combo off before she gets hers off so you can ult out and avoid her Q2”
LorxeyLRX says “Dogs disable isolation, she is untargetable with W and she has insane damage output.
Either ban her or just dont engage with her unless you are much stronger than her
You can win also if she misses every ability.”
IvernGott says “After Naafiris rework she got really really strong vs Ivern esp with her Untargetable Ability.... ontop of that her Dogs make it almost impossible to hit ur Q on her. Her clear is slow but her invade are Deadly!!!”
Hazardist says “Naafiri's pets don't block any of your skillshots and her engage pattern makes her very easy to predict and counterplay for you, so this is one of the easiest matchups you could ask for.
Runeset to take: Press The Attack.”
LostyDerlin says “She can avoid your W and she can burst you down very quick. Her dogs are so annoying because it blocks your Q from hitting her because you need to land the Q on her to deal more damage so you can win and her being untargetable is annoying because she can use it to avoid your R.
Be ahead and snowball as much as you can to win. ”
Aether Brandon says “With the recent rework, it makes it difficult for us to attach skills, although if you wait and calculate well, it is not that difficult, in addition to the shield he has all the time.”
ScytherKhaZix says “One of the most annoying champions is currently still very strong despite the nerfs. Kha'Zix has significant problems against her because her dogs prevent isolation from activating. It's best to avoid fighting unless you have a considerable advantage.”
Fyrrnix says “She was and still is extremely strong after her jg update
She can easily burst you down if you're not careful
[[Darkin Daggers]] Deals absurd damage, especially when it hits you twice”
Reprobatus says “Terrible re-work and still a good ban to not deal with the headache. But recent nerfs have hit her clear speed and damage pretty good. Much weaker now and can actually be dealt with. Careful with (E) [[shadow dash]] usage as she can dodge with here (W) [[The Call of the Pack]]. Use your (W) [[spirit's refuge]] best you can to mitigate her [[we are more]] damage. She has high mobility which is hard to deal with but she needs to out play you mostly to win now.”
Hazardist says “[[Naafiri]] is a stalemate matchup because neither of you can reliably invade nor outduel the other, as both come with many summons and a couple of disengage tools. Most [[Naafiri]] players will likely focus on ganking heavily past level 6, so your best bet is to outfarm her and make sure to leave no objective uncontested, since your clear speed is higher. Also, make sure to pick up [[Death's Dance]] in this matchup.
Runeset to take: [[Phase Rush]], but [[Conqueror]] is fine.”
lol_excalibur says “Strong champion as of 15.07. Your R storm does not kill his dogs, can W your Q Q. Not a nice matchup, however, with some items, you are stronger. ”
Crow7420 says “[Rhaast Favored] The champion is C. Just that. Her W is annoying and she has way more dashes than you can handle, you outshine her in teamfights and she can't 1v1 you post form so play safe till then.”
orka4.sandraj says “Diana with bigger jump range, but more time to prepare. Keep an eye on her, dont let her take you by suprise, on lane play safely, dont take to many Qs.”
Maciejson says “She can follow your E. There's a lot of burst damage, so it's best to avoid fighting until you've transformed. Once you've transformed, you can start fighting. Use your Q to easily take out her packmates. Rhaast outscales and can stomp Naafiri late in the game. In a Shadow Assassin vs. Assassin matchup, whoever gets the jump first will secure the kill.”
Foxirion says “Naafiri poses a moderate threat to Viego. While Viego has a slightly higher win rate against Naafiri, the matchup is relatively even. The threat level can vary depending on the player’s skill level and the specific game situation.”
blacklikeblack says “Hard early game. You need D shield and second wind. After 6 its still hard, because she can oneshot you if she gets to W on you. Make sure to use q to cancel her w or R Flash under tower when she jumps on you. You can jump on her when dodging her Q with your R. After 6 its pretty much a skill matchup.”
Mignognium says “Naafiri Jgl est peut être plus compliqué à contrer que son homologue mid ou top. Mais en gros pour la Jgl elle peut vous détruire avec son combo de base, enfaite elle le peut à tout les rôles, mais en Jgl elle va vous invaid souvent, essayer d'acheter un item vous conférant une protection certaine, comme un [Sterak's Gage] par exemple. Attention à bien utiliser votre [Z] après qu'elle ai utiliser son [E][Éviscération]. ”
Daawwnn says “if you see a wild dog in the jungle trying to farm a camp just go ahead and kill it over and over again worst clear in game right after random support champs in jungle has barely any hp cant escape either you oneshot her dogs with your q and stat check her making it the most easy matchup in the game”
SirZeros says “Shouldn't be that much of a pain as long as you don't force too much on him. Keep in mind that she's a strong and simple champion and that her little wolf pack is one of her main damage sources. With enough AOE damage from your Meeps and Statikk, you should be fine.”
garbocan says “Naafiri's W has a very obvious windup and predictable timing, meaning that you can time your E so that you prevent her burst and slow her shortly after. She should almost never be a problem for you as Ivern, unless she gets very far ahead.
Her dogs can be annoying when trying to land Q.”
Tronnes says “This champ is really annoying and scales pretty hard, however this is a winnable matchup if you can pre dodge her q's. Make sure you don't accidentally w her pups. ”
Kukiziuu_ says “Naafiri is great early, her damage is kinda big, but in mid/late game you should easily clap her, especially as blue, when she dashes to you, get her full combo [W-Q-R], this will prevent you from getting almost all her dmg, and also you will be capable to oneshot her.
She got nerfed”
AstroAlf13 says “Im putting these champs here as they are Gragas's easiest matchups.
Naafiri is a very easy matchup for gragas, your E counters her dash and she struggles to burst you early game. ”
TheBougis says “Naafiri has the same principle as Malzahar and Elise because of her wolves.
She is very new so I am not sure how tough she is as I've seen people that are very good on her and dominate the lobby and people that are just plain bad with her.
Once I get more info I will update this.”
Apari1010 says “This dog should not beat Rhaast in my opinion. You outsustain her in fights, early game she's not that much of a threat and you scale better than she does. Overall it'll take a lot for her to be stronger than you. Get as many objectives as you can against her and her late game options should be little to none.”
Mid Lane 49.22% Win Rate29% Pick RateNaafiri Mid Lane Counters: 35 counter champions
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Tips Against Naafiri in Mid Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
Influentik says “Easier than zed, but you can't hit an isolated Q on him when he has all his dogs next to him.
You stat-check him on 2-ish items, but before that he can try run you down in lane.
He will also likely go cyclosword serpents, so make sure you get some early armour (2nd item armour item is completely fine here) ”
Kolashiu says “Against [[Naafiri]] I always go [[Zhonya's Hourglass]] 3rd or I will constantly get deleted in teamfights, I recommend even 2nd if your build allow it ( sadly my [[Stormsurge]]+[[Lich Bane]] doesn't )
You have a window to get a guarranted [[Sleepy Trouble Bubble]] during her ultimate [[hounds' pursuit]], it seems consistent but hard and it's not as good as [[zhonya's hourglass]] since she can just build [[edge of night]] or may even kill you before falling asleep if she is fed enough”
RaptorHunter says “Use autos to control her early melee farming before she gains full burst.
Clear her packmates when safe because they amplify her trading pattern.
Stand behind minions to reduce the chance of being tagged by her long-range engage.
Save Q for her committed all-in rather than using it for casual poke.
After Statikk, clear and rotate before she can find isolated targets elsewhere.”
AikoPanda says “can outplay when he R's ontop of you with W to the Side+R
Annoying because of his W, but you outrange and can poke, when he W's your W you can look for R engage.”
PotkanIRL says “Basically dodge her Q and if she ever ults onto you just pool. Be mindful of her dogs because they can block your E and screw up your trades.”
Sephyrixx says “you need to dodge one of his Q's. You win if you do that. Try to let him walk into you and trade by dodging his damage. If you walk into him and he dodges yours, you will lose.”
TimeForTrolls says “HARD matchup. Her W can dodge your engage. she can W and E out of your R and her R can blow you up very quickly. Play it slow early. poke her down and bait out her W. Then you have some kill pressure with triple Q. ”
V222 says “Try not to get hit by both parts of her Q. Taking one isn't the end of the world, but if you get clipped by both consistently you'll lose a lot of HP for no reason. Play around your range advantage as much as possible since that's what makes the matchup so good for you. Be careful about ulting while her W is still available, as she can use it to avoid a lot of your damage and make your combo awkward. Once you hit level 6, it's usually best to combo backwards and keep your distance, since her all-in can still be dangerous if you give her a clean engage.
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twin7zz says “Very strong early game, bait her Qs by pretending to last hit (good movement is very important here)
never get hit by both parts of her q, respect her hard you eventually outscale her if you dont int early, you can cancel her R with your Q.”
uramakyo says “High burst and pack damage can blow you up before you react. Her pack of daggers interrupts your combo and she's mobile enough to dodge your W setup. Respect her all-in.”
Gladiore says “Don't get cheesed by her going hail of blades and starting w do NOT EVER TRY TO E ON HER level 1 if you have not saw her cast q. If you have saw her cast q then you can take a e trade aslong as you don't recast and don't drop directly on top of her so she gets free autos with hail of blades. Later into the game the matchup can get easier as your e cd gets shorter then her w you still need to dodge atleast one of her q projectiles though. Sometimes in an all in it can be worth to throw your r even when she has w to burn it.”
V222 says “DONT JUMP ON HER LV1 if she doesnt show any spells. A good naafiri will start W and literally 100-0 you lv1 with hob+ignite+ her dogs and bonus dmg. Even if she has Q start she hard outtrades you. The only way you can E on her lv1 is if you manage to bait and dodge both her Q's and she is ideally in an auto attack animation for a minion.
Your Q1+Q2 kill her dogs at most stages of the game. even lv1. This is mostly useful earlygame. Whenever naafiri disengages a trade you should always try to auto her dogs or redirect your Q2 on her dogs if it's free.
Dodging her Q's early levels is key as it's all her damage and hitting the second part amplifies her damage. After the nerfs to midlane naafiri it is very easy to drive her oom like this.
Let her push early levels. Once you get lv2 you can trade with her if she is locked in a lasthit animation as she won't be able to Q1 and Q2 you before you proc your passive or run you down with her W. If she uses her W and has every spell you should not jump on her. \par
However, just like with Vlad, if she uses her W you can jump on her AFTER it expires. (like this { https://app.tryascent.gg/clips/BcCW5FVFSVo }
Whenever you EQ Naafiri you should be mindful of actually commiting on her though as she has the option to dodge your combo with her E and deny your passive with her W after you jump on her. This is why you should only jump in on her if you have your W if she has every spell up. If she is in a lasthit animation however she won't really be able to E your (E)Q so make sure to keep that in mind.
When Naafiri ults on you and you ult, you need to know that her ult will follow you all the way so make sure to not panick. Sometimes if you want to escape it is better to let her connect onto you first to gain more distance depending on where your clone is. If she does it in melee range on top of your R you can time it in a way where she gets hit by your ult while not being able to dodge it as she is very animationlocked.”
LoLTriton says “This matchup is nice because Naafiri's dogs actually stack your W passive faster on kill, helping you outscale her earlier. Q+E every time she engages!”
ELODUNG says “Pokud first pickneš, většinou bude do tebe naafiri, tady je důležitý maxovat E, aby kdyby tě trefila Q, můžeš jí ty psy jednoduše zabít, dodgejuj její Q a drž se dál od minionů, naafiri když už chce landnout Q, hodí ho i do minionů, aby ti dala dmg i fast pushnula. Lvl 11+ jí outscaleneš.
důlezitý! runy fleet, a bone plating, jinak budeš v early trpět. Když na tebe Rkne, snaž se to vypočítat tak, aby jsi přesně co se dostane k tobě odRkoval pryč a dal jí slow.”
Zero macro says “Lux has a very hard matchup into Naafiri, due to Naafiri his Poke assassin easy target access kit. Thereby her packmates make it very difficult for Lux Q to snare her.
Lux's early laning phase into Naafiri is not the worst, due to Lux her trading pattern being quite strong with all abilities + ranged into Naafiri —> Especially while dodging Naafiri Q’s.
However Naafiri with R access + more items can be abysmal to deal with later on.
Lux her goal is to poke Naafiri and or farm on a safe distance with Lux E’s only later in the game.
Its recommended to run a combat summoner spell and/or build Zhonya as a second item.
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BriarFeetLicker says “The Nasus vs Naafiri matchup is fairly even, but it’s not completely free. Naafiri is an assassin‑fighter with strong burst, mobility, and pack mechanics that let her threaten trades and all‑ins, especially if she catches you without Wither or mispositions. Her Q (Darkin Daggers) applies bleeds and brings her packmates onto you, W (Hounds’ Pursuit) and E (Eviscerate) give her mobility and engage potential, and her packmates add consistent damage pressure whenever she commits to a fight.
Early levels can be annoying because Naafiri can dash in and out, poke you down with bleed stacks, and force you to play defensively, which can slow down your early Q stacking if you overextend. While Nasus doesn’t have great early kill pressure, his sustain, minion shielding, and Wither give him tools to survive and turn trades in his favor if Naafiri missteps.
Once both champions hit mid‑game, the matchup levels out. Nasus’s high health and Wither make him harder to burst down, while Naafiri still needs to commit to close gaps and stick to targets — something that Nasus can punish if he times his cooldowns and positioning well. The key to winning this lane is smart farming, minimizing unnecessary trades, and using Wither defensively to negate her all‑in window.”
L0ganJG says “This matchup seems like it would be bad because her W. Reality is, if you W1>Q and get Naafiri's W. You have a window to W1>Q again before her cooldowns are back. So, create your own windows for engage. Try and hide your W1>Q within other animations (like killing minions.) Use your E on her Q's or her ultimate to try and put her into a wall. Main thing in this matchup is sneaky engages and use your E into her W or E. ”
Zamus says “She will try to hit you as much as possible with her q's. You can take either phase rush, aery or conq into her. Also, same thing as in the Fizz matchup, try playing mindgames with her before hitting your empowered q so she will waste the untargetable ability first.”
Rainbow hater says “Rune: Aery (can take sudden impact and Ultimate hunter in secondary)
Build: Standard
Reasoning:
1. Naafiris dog and her w make it hard to land e on her, but the dogs also make it easier to land q poke on naafiri from splash dmg
2. Good waveclear
3. Better side laner
Lane: Naafiri usually outpushes zoe in lane early game due to her q spam, its more important to match her push with long range q's on the minion then to poke her with short range q - for lane prio.
Stand outside of your wave so naafiri has to decide between poking you with her q or pushing the lane. If she ever misses her q punishes her with short range q's.
Pre 6 she cant get on you easily, but post 6, you need to save your e for her r as naafiri is locked into her animation when using it preventing her from dodging it with w or e.
mid to late game the dogs become more annoying when trying to snipe from long range e.
Look to keep side lanes pushed and make picks using your e.”
kekseres says “This matchup is pretty easy, but if you missplay you get giga punished.
Never get hit by two Qs otherwise you hard lose.
Care about her W, she can make your Dagger disappear. She can also make your Dagger disappear with her E (if your Q bounces on the dogs and she repositions them at exact moment).
Her range is pretty small.
Preferably AP since she statchecks you in melee range so it's hard to go for AD build.
Can play Electrocute if you like.”
Spaceturtlez says “Horribly balanced for her. Hail of blades + W start instantly does 30% of your health bar, and she will build bruiser. Recommend CDR build here. Can punish early, but will have bone plating.
Standard runes + Ignite”
j4ss says “Melee AD assassin. Rush plated steelcaps, bami sinder and Bramble vest and will beat him most of the time. Side lane is easy and he is easy to catch in teamfights, specially after he wastes his W.”
Anguish333 says “-Not really played anymore but:
- Don't get hit by 2 Qs (if she hits 1 Q, 2nd one will deal increased DMG)
- Try to "predict" or "feel" when shes gonna use her W (fizz E), so you don't waste Energy and CDs on missing spell (same applies to fizz E)
- Her dogs can tank our E, which makes it almost impossible to hit her with that spell unless she griefs her movement
- Only way to consistently hit her with E is when she ults us, but she will do a lot of dmg just by doing that
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Kolashiu says “Can push : yes
Can play agressive : no
Can solokill : yes
Gameplan : Roam > Play with jgl
Playable matchup since the rework, now you are allowed to survive. After 6 she is dangerous but not as much as before as she doesn't have the same movespeed burst, you can stay fairly safe under tower and clear waves. Play with your jungler if you want to do anything.
You want to push and roam.”
step1v9 says “Auto her dogs if she hits Q on you. It will incentivize her to reactivate W leap so that you don't kill her dogs. Then you can use that CD to all-in. ”
Mohini says “Just as bad as Fizz. W untargetable makes trading in lane a nightmare. The only difference is that 1) Naafiri is a little more predictable, and 2) a little armor makes her bearable in lane.”
Quinfrey says “[[Naafiri]] is a dog and I'm a cat person, so do I need to say more?
You need to dodge at least 1 of [[Darkin Daggers]] to survive laning phase. It's just poke if she hits 1 but its saying goodbye to your health bar if she hits both.
But the biggest problem is her passive ([[We Are More]]), she has annoying little dogs that increase her damage a lot when she hits you with an ability or an attack.
The biggest problem of the biggest problem is that we can't one-shot them, so killing them without help of our turret is difficult.
[[The call of the pack]] increases this problem even more. If we are able to kill those dogs then she respawns them with extra temporarily.
She can use this ability in 2 ways:
- Offensively since it gives also movement speed and extra ad. And more dogs = more damage.
This version is used more.
- Defensively since it makes her untargetable.
You should not come close enough so she can [[eviscerate]] on to you but if she does then [[Vault]] away.
You won't be able to stay of her [[Hounds Pursuit]] range, so [[Vault]] away and hope you survive.
I normally say push and roam against champions you lose to but she has insane wave clear and also insane roams. So if you do roam then watch out for her counter roams.
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Jumpman25th says “Take standard page with Q max
Save your R for after she uses her W, otherwise she can just ignore your ult.
This is a rare time I will always buy Steelcaps, all of her dogs also lose damage so the value feels insane into Naafiri.”
Aresia says “Your boomerang will typically hit majority of the dogs keeping her down, and when your mega her dogs are useless, as that stuns her dogs too, same tactic as before for the 100th time, W into R wall, and if you still some how dont kill her dogs, the Q will do so.”
Balinthun873 says “Her new W is really scary, you need to play VS her like your against Mel, poke her from as far away as possible, landing only one Q.”
Zewrocktumbler says “with the new revamp pretty annoying but aint that hard to win agaisnt try to move around and not get hit by double Q if naafiri keeps hitting both Q's then use your grass Q if she hits the first Q”
Divine Azir says “This is mostly a micro-based matchup that can be very annoying to deal with during the first few levels, but it's mostly about dodging Q. It's a good idea to take Grasp with Bone Plating in this matchup, then build Liandry's first to poke her from max range. Her Q has the same range as your W + AA, but you can out-range her with the tether. Try to always keep a soldier on top of your low health minions to harass her from max range when she goes to last hit. Most of her damage comes from Q, so try to bait it out by walking toward one of your low-health minions, then dodging back. If she ever uses E + Q, you can walk up and place a soldier. After level 6, play close to your tower and pay attention to her W. She can use it to dodge your ultimate. If she manages to ult you with W still up, just W-E-Q back to safety. If her W and E are down, you can ult her into your tower. You win if she doesn't snowball.”
AuroraAddict says “Nafiri has become a pretty big problem for Aurora player's in mid lane since she just outdamages you and can become untargetable with her W so you need to bait her W by using 1 ability either Q or E and then you can do dmg ”
BesXbola says “Naafiri is the only assassin matchup i dont like playing, she has a very good poke with her Q so try not to get hit by it, she has the same roaming capacity as you and deals much more damage than you early on but after the first/second item you can probably solo kill her.”
minutua says “Eh soh desviar de algum Q dela que o segunda da bem menos dano. Sempre q vc clicar Q nos cachorros a faca vai cair bem na cabeca dela. Cuidado q ela pode fazer a faca sumir clicando E.”
v0ltage38 says “Bone plating + scaling HP. You can be silly pre 6. Bounce your E off her wolves for some nice Q damage. Cloth armour after Catalyst is nice. Once she gets the Dirk, be wary of her ult. Consider Zhonyas 3rd item if you really need it but Frozen Heart before it is preferred. Remember to PING when she disappears as her roams are very good. ”
xumi_k says “A little bit harder after rework but still OK. As an AD assassin champ, they’re quite easy pre 6, and you can Q on puppies (rip puppies :c ) to stack your passive. You can W her all in, and the earlier the game the weaker she is. If she’s a problem, Death’s Dance+Sterak’s Gage.
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Tamikaze says “Overall, Naafiri is a very linear champ making it almost impossible for them to outplay you. Keep your range in lane, dodge the Q poke, and if they decide to W or ult you, just ult them mid dash. It completely denies the damage and puts them in a bad position. If you want to be extra, bait the dash, and then dash under your tower to pull them in deeper, then ult to stop the dash and kill them. Once you get ahead, it's hard to lose to Naafiri. ”
Shaco Mid Lane says “Quite tricky as he will burst you when you try to farm, it is also easy to harass you and the dogs can proc your boxes. Do not let her snowball. ”
Tatsurion says “Pretty much the same applies for akali, when you see her charge her dash for you, simply dash under your turret, do this enough times they will straightup never do it again unless you push in, and a greedy naafiri will follow you all the way to your turret, making a shuffle no biggie. the turret might lockon the dogs tho, so make sure you damage them a little before ulting her.”
gimmelovej says “Just dodge the skillshots and don't let her Q 2 catch you. Be aware that she can also outscale you, distribute the advantage and don't let her make good moves.
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Vladmidir says “Pool his W when she gets onto you. Dodge her Q's and you're fine. Her dogs can block your E so just be aware of that when you trade with her. Using Q on her dogs also reduces her damage. ”
GreenReapers says “Any Page viable. Although I feel like taking First Strike is really good here, as you outrange Naafiri, and are able to proc her own First Strike rather consistently.
Long Sword start.
Avoid her Q, especially the second cast within a short duration, as it will deal extra damage and heal her. Clear her packmates whenever safely possible. You can dodge her W by ulting it. Using Kite combos is rather effective here, as she has only one dash and needs to get close to you.
Eclipse is really good in this matchup, as it enables you to trade way more aggressively.”
BrMario1011 says “used to be easy but i never played vs a naafiri after this rework xdd, should be hard since she can just q you on repeat, trying to kill her should be very hard unless she dosent press W (you can try to always W her instantly if she uses E altho its just better to W away
go dorans shield/seal, grasp or electrocute teleport and just dont die lol ”
Demonsedge90 says “It is not a troublesome matchup for Syndra as you can use scatter the weak whenever Naafiri tries to dash at you with hound pursuit. She does have high burst damage, so take care once she acquires eclipse & profane hydra.”
otaliz says “This champion can kill you easily in her level 3 and 6 all-ins, so be careful. Also, you can't kill Naafiri's Packmates easily. When she buys Profane Hydra, she increases her wave clear and has even more kill pressure. So try to poke her pre-level 3 and keep the wave on your side of the map. Exhaust is the best choice against her. Plated Steelcaps is also good here.”
Laimaudeja says “I would use the Summon Aery page in this lane, and start Doran's Ring.
Naafiri is a pretty weak assassin against Ziggs but a few effective Qs from her can be scary, so it's best to keep your distance somewhat. You can have an easier time hitting your own Qs if you target her pets. Hold your Satchel for when she uses her dash, as you are able to immediately cancel it, by placing it under yourself, if you hit her with it while she's flying towards you”
Yannou-Ari says “COMET with bone plating - BARRIER
Naafiri is very annoying : She can dodge your Q with her W, has 2 GAP closers. She can also block your Q with little dogs. This means you will never kill a good naafiri in lane.
Be super careful when you don't have Q cd because her all in potential is scary.”
ShokLoL says “Naafiri is a relatively weak laner but she snowballs extremely well so do your best to bully her in the 1v1 and prevent her from getting any roam opportunities. All her damage in lane comes from getting hit by 2 Qs in a row, so if you can dodge one you will normally win the trade. She can look to W directly onto you if you waste your cooldowns, so you can hold your E defensively. If you do want to use your E aggressively then make sure to play a bit safer afterwards.
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ShokLoL says “Naafiri is a relatively weak laner but she snowballs extremely well so do your best to bully her in the 1v1 and prevent her from getting any roam opportunities. All her damage in lane comes from getting hit by 2 Qs in a row, so if you can dodge one you will normally win the trade. If you time your E correctly you can guarantee hit her when she Ws onto you and you'll hard win the trade.”
ShokLoL says “Naafiri is a relatively weak laner but she snowballs extremely well so do your best to bully her in the 1v1 and prevent her from getting any roam opportunities. All her damage in lane comes from getting hit by 2 Qs in a row, so if you can dodge one you will normally win the trade. She can look to W directly onto you, so hold your E and use it to guarantee a chain. Overall this should be a fairly easy matchup for you as long as you time your E correctly.
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awawa says “Dashy blinky jumpy champ, Vex loves those. Your W hard counters her, obviously. But keep in mind her chase potential, even if you fear her once you NEED to create enough distance so she cant follow. At any other time you destroy her.”
MageSept says “Naafiri is an underestimated champion. It is easier to be safe against Naafiri in lane than against other champions but it's not the easiest champion to play around after that, as she scales pretty hard and loves Edge of Night.
As far as laning is concerned, Naafiri is a poke champion, most of her damage comes from double Q which is a 50 width skillshot. ”
ShokLoL says “Naafiri is a relatively weak laner but she snowballs extremely well so do your best to bully her in the 1v1 and prevent her from getting any roam opportunities. All her damage in lane comes from getting hit by 2 Qs in a row, so if you can dodge one you will normally win the trade. She can look to W directly onto you if you don't have cooldowns up, so make sure the wave is on your side to keep you safe from this after level 3.”
ShokLoL says “Naafiri is a relatively weak laner but she snowballs extremely well so do your best to bully her in the 1v1 and prevent her from getting any roam opportunities. All her damage in lane comes from getting hit by 2 Qs in a row, so if you can dodge one you will normally win the trade. She can look to W directly onto you if you waste your cooldowns (especially melee cooldowns) so make sure you play a bit safer when these are down.”
ShokLoL says “Naafiri is a relatively weak laner but she snowballs extremely well so do your best to bully her in the 1v1 and prevent her from getting any roam opportunities. All her damage in lane comes from getting hit by 2 Qs in a row, so if you can dodge one you will normally win the trade. When you use your WQ auto aggressively she may look to W onto you, so make sure you save a W so you can WE away from the trade. Tank azir is also a good choice vs Naafiri.”
Soft Headpats says “> Dodging Q2 is extremely important, since she can easily proc [[Electrocute]] just off of her [[Darkin daggers]] (Q) and chunk you down.
> She'll look to pressure you in lane by taking space and forcing you to use [color=#8E44AD]E[/color], since she can use [[the call of the pack]] (W) and avoid your spells. Avoid using [color=#8E44AD]E[/color] aggressively unless you can fall back to safety afterward.
> You can tag her fairly easily with [color=red]QQ[/color]s since her dogs will often make it pop, tagging her in the process.
> If Naafiri ever gets into melee range of you, be careful of her jumping past you with [[Eviscerate]] (E). The AoE on it is large, allowing her to both reposition and deal damage while healing up her dogs. If she takes [[Hail of Blades]], she'll often run straight at you and use her W if you panic and throw out a spell, giving her an opportunity to do a ton of damage.
> Her ult cannot be blocked by allies, but you can still CC her out of it with [color=#8E44AD]EQ[/color]. It's crucial that you play your range and hold onto [color=#8E44AD]EQ[/color] since she can't do much otherwise without burning other CDs.
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blacklikeblack says “Hard early game. You need D shield and second wind. After 6 its still hard, because she can oneshot you if she gets to W on you. Make sure to use q to cancel her w or R Flash under tower when she jumps on you. You can jump on her when dodging her Q with your R. After 6 its pretty much a skill matchup.”
ShokLoL says “Naafiri is very weak in lane and you can harass heavily in lane with W and autos. Make sure to save your E for when she tries to dash on you and if you time it correctly you can cancel her W completely. The only way she can really get ahead is if you let her roam freely after 6 so try push the wave and get good vision down.”
ShokLoL says “Naafiri is a relatively weak laner but she snowballs extremely well so do your best to neutralize her in the 1v1 and prevent her from getting any roam opportunities.All her damage in lane comes from getting hit by 2 Qs in a row, so if you can dodge one you will normally win the trade. She can look to W directly onto you if you waste your E, so if you ever use it aggressively you need to back up and respect while the CD is down.
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ShokLoL says “Naafiri is very weak in lane and you can harass heavily in lane with Q and autos. Make sure to save your E for when she tries to dash on you and if you time it correctly you can cancel her W completely. The only way she can really get ahead is if you let her roam freely after 6 so try push the wave and get good vision down.”
vSomnia says “Look to use Q to poke her with scorch. Always try to dodge her Q's if she misses Q's or use it on the wave, look to make trades. If she uses W on you use your Portal instantly on yourself. Hard to kill when she has R.”
starfostarfo says “Minions are your natural enemy when it comes to hitting E and this dog brings multiple with her.
She can trade pretty easily into you tho and it hurts. ”
MasaruYoni says “If you are against a Naafiri dodge her Q (at least 1 on them) making her dmg output a little less, watch out for her dash making your trade not worth cause she have burst dmg, let her push and maybe bait her W to bring her under your turrent”
gaarrett says “Sylas's second worst matchup. She's also easy to play too, which would make this your permaban if not for her low pickrate. Don't let her hit Q twice, E towards tower if she targets you with W. Her dogs can catch E2 which stops Naafiri from getting stunned and she can just run you down from there. [3/5] ult, the shield and movement speed is always useful. ”
MukiiBaa says “you cant overstep or she will run you down, controlling wave and aery poke will give you opportunity to all in her but dodge her Qs or you will lose a lot of hp.
After her first item she is really hard to kill”
149Gray says “Try to dodge her Q's especially Q2 since it does tons of damage and heals her, trade with her when her Q is down, you can oneshot her wolves with Q, pool her W and play safe untill you have it back.”
ImVoxxX says “Make her waste her E (jump) and care for her dogs.
You can roam easily vs her, just be carefull when trying to pick off on her, she can burst you down fast as hell.”
JackOfAllLanes says “Pretty much impossible to win lane unless the naafiri is first timing her champ. Naafiri's dogs block all your skillshots and she can respawn them easily. It's like having to deal with 3 edge of nights that are up every 45 secs. Not to mention her trades will leave you at half hp everytime. ”
ExodusBlue says “Dodge her Q's if she goes to dash on you EQ>QQ her. Farm lane w WE>QE>EE(Drag in). Dont walk to her side of lane she will chase you down. When shes charging her dash you can EQ her to cancel it
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iHidePain says “Very annoying whether the player knows how to use It or not, just way to broken 2 clicks clear wave and your HP bar with It, I would say avoid 1vs1 at any time of the game It will shock you how tanky It can get and the damage It do so focus on pick ups and farming wouldn't be a problem against It.”
wundrew says “Easy to dodge her Qs with shunpo. If she uses W on you, try to shunpo under you turret to bring her with you. She has no way of canceling your ult.”
AnxialSociety says “Possible permaban. She counters you in every way.
Electrocute impact eyeball choice.
Bone-plating overgrowth.
You can't land E, or Q, or anything. And she deletes you.
Stay back and keep bone plating.”
KazunaSan says “Un vrai chieng, il ne peut rien faire, vous pouvez cancel son dash avec votre E, mort en 1 combo, attention si il go bottes de mercure mais en général c'est facile”
Shinbae says “Наафири интересный чемпион, представляющий довольно большую опасность на всех этапах игры, самой большой проблемой составляет её ульта с последующим перекатом в твоё лицо... Законтрить можно, если на лейн фазе просто не давать жить”
IggyBoom says “Naafiri seems to have a rediciolous amount of damage. Watch up for her Qs!
If she dares to engage on you with her W do it just like with Akali or Talon, jump away with the W and get a guaranteed knock up!”
Hexeria says “[Deals some insane amount of damage, and you cant onehshot her dogs.] [Dodge her Q and E into her, when she casts her W or E.] Quickly trade some damage if her Q is out, because that will do the most damage.]”
Halkem says “Her trading is really dangerous on the early levels and she has good poke, so look to stay healthy and stack manaflow. E bounces on her little dogs since lv1. Avoid getting hit by both her Qs, since she heals then. You have good kill threat since she gets on lethal all the time just from E bounces. Your ult and Q is super good at peeling her engage on your carries.”
Iceyou says “very predictable trading pattern dodge the q, hit yours poke kill win lane . idle minion wave forever she cant kill you in level 3 even if she w in you will oneshot the dogs with w q and win the trade also stunning her allowing you to stop the all in . ”
SirZeros says “Shouldn't be that much of a pain as long as you don't force too much on him. Keep in mind that she's a strong and simple champion and that her little wolf pack is one of her main damage sources. With enough AOE damage from your Meeps and Statikk, you should be fine.”
TrueGIXERJ says “i have a horrible winrate against naafiri tbh, her laning phase feels really safe and she will poke you down with Q before landing a nuclear all-in. try to clear her dogs and take her to late game where hopefully your team can do ANYTHING AGAINST HER LOL (i fear she is a strong-by-design champ)”
The Milelator says “If you play well, AD assassins won't do anything against you. Try to trade and push waves. You can't towerdive her or all in, if she has her abilities up. Your wave clear is always better.”
TB Azir says “Q'ları dodgela, adamın Q'su yokken arada kurtlara 1-2 auto sıkıştır. Tekrar söyleyeyim: Q dodgelamazsanız ağzınızla kuş da tutsanız loselarsınız çünkü bu aptal skill'i 1 kere yediğiniz zaman direk %40 hp'niz gidiyor. Bunlara dikkat ederseniz basit matchup.
Rün: PTA, Aery”
WarwicksSimp says “WIP
Unknown matchup at the moment but you can usually just E in response to her engage and all in her and win. Also you can auto dogs to one shot them.”
Tronnes says “This champ is really annoying and scales pretty hard, however this is a winnable matchup if you can pre dodge her q's. Make sure you don't accidentally w her pups. ”
Lindroganti says “Strangely hard? I don't see it much, but Naafiri's poke equals yours, if not exceeds it. Easy to block W, but they can just jump behind you. Do not stun the dogs on accident. To win you need to out poke them by dodging their Qs and hitting yours. I would not recommend engaging near their turret, because with the dogs Naafiri runs you down like a dog. Only benefit is that they don't outright destroy you unless they get really fed, so you can go for an even lane and roam rather than kill them.”
V1kt0r555 says “[Rune Keystone: First Strike or Summon Aery]
[Summoner Spell: Teleport or Exhaust]
[Starting Item: Doran's Ring or Corrupting Potion]
[Recommended Mythic Item: Everfrost]
[Dodge her Q especially her 2nd Q]
[Place your W when she is going to dash on you with her W and walk away]
[Always keep your distance from her and poke her with your E]
[Don't let her free roam]”
Coldsong says “Naafiri is mostly dependent on hitting her Q to trade, so dodging at least one of them is key. Other than that, she is a very easy matchup and you can constantly harass her with your W by killing her dogs and keeping her from gaining tempo. Like other AD assassins, if you see yourself falling behind make sure to capitalize on counter roams and contest objectives, since you move around the map much faster than she can.”
Allyooops says “Dodge her skillshots and she is useless early game. Dont let her hit q 2 and you wont be chunked out. Im pretty sure this champ outscales though so get lead early and dont let her take over the game”
V1kt0r555 says “[Rune Keystone: Summon Aery]
[Summoner Spell: Teleport or Exhaust or Barrier]
[Starting Item: Doran's Ring or Corrupting Potion]
[Play safe early and keep your distance from her]
[Dodge her 1st Q and her 2nd Q to avoid her extra damage]
[Don't let her jump on you with her W]
[Buy Zhonya's Hourglass]”
V1kt0r555 says “[Rune Keystone: First Strike]
[Summoner Spell: Teleport or Barrier or Exhaust]
[Starting Item: Doran's Ring or Tear of the Goddess]
[Stay out of her range and farm as much as possible]
[Dodge her Q and her 2nd Q]
[Don't let her engage on you with her W]
[You can gain stacks from her packmates with your Q]
[Buy Zhonya's Hourglass]”
V1kt0r555 says “[Rune Keystone: Conqueror or Phase Rush]
[Summoner Spell: Ghost or Exhaust]
[Starting Item: Doran's Ring]
[Dodge her 1st part and 2nd part of her Q]
[Don't walk away when she engages on you with her W just fight her back and don't miss your abilities on her]
[Always warn your team as she will roam a lot]
[Early Armor against her is very good]”
V1kt0r555 says “[Rune Keystone: Aftershock or Phase Rush]
[Summoner Spell: Teleport or Exhaust]
[Starting Item: Doran's Ring or Corrupting Potion]
[Avoid her 1st and 2nd Q to avoid her extra damage]
[Disengage when she uses W on you]
[Ask for help if you struggle]
[Buy Plated Steelcaps and Zhonya's Hourglass]”
Wraithlander says “Her wolves can block your E which you need to take into consideration when engaging on her. Honestly she probably wins every trade before her nerfs in 13.17 so just avoid straight up dueling her. If she Ws onto you aggressively you can E back under tower or into your wave to make her lose the trade.”
FlopQueenEra says “YOU CANT WIN TO THIS DOG, SHE WILL E+Q ON EARLY GAME DEALING 200+ DMG. YOU CAN ONLY DO IS ROAM OTHER LANE.
~I SUGGEST IS GO TO THE BUILD FOR ASSASSINS SECTION!”
N1comagno03 says “If you can always stop his w with your e, you will be fine.
Otherwise, it's a lost lane.
Try to hit both he and his dogs with your abilities”
Ankha Yuumi says “Not as strong as release version, but still dangerous. Keep distance so she will not Q you. Try to farm her wolfs and if she all in, click W and DO NOT hold Q so you can keep distance”
Lightning_Ranger221100 says “What da dog doin'? One shotting you under turret, that's what. Naafiri is a feast-or-famine type of character. If she is behind, she's basically an untrained house dog with no attack capabilities. However, the moment she gets more kills than deaths and two items, you better be sure you aren't an unattended child and that Naafiri's followers aren't named Princess, Bubbles and Charlotte. Try to disrupt her farm as best as possible and follow her on roams. However, pray she doesn't munch down on you during your jungle trekking.”
tangerrine says “Naafiri is just like the other assassins, but with a bit more kill potential. If you push too far up the lane, she will W onto and you will lose a lot of your health. Just try to root her if she does W you, but otherwise if you play safe and push wave when she roams and cheat a recall, you should win lane.
The good thing about this matchup, your empowered autos should one shot her puppies and all of your abilities kind of counter naafiri. Your E gets empowered by hitting her puppies and if they die, it procs another bloom. Overall oppressive matchup but you can still win pretty hard if you play right”
TheBougis says “Naafiri has the same principle as Malzahar and Elise because of her wolves.
She is very new so I am not sure how tough she is as I've seen people that are very good on her and dominate the lobby and people that are just plain bad with her.
Once I get more info I will update this.”
ShokLoL says “Naafiri has a lot of sustain but has significant mana problems. Focus on positioning aggro in the lane and dodging her Q or making her use Q in order to farm the wave. If you waste your cooldowns she will probably try W onto her, so either time your cooldowns when she comes up to CS or save E/W in order to disengage from the trade.”
Chuleex says “Nafiri has a very lineal trade pattern, she cant really outplay you but she makes out for that with dmg, you can dodge her w easy but her qs are the most important to dodge, dont waste your w in middle of the lane since if you have no way of disengage she can all in and surely win, her dogs are also quite annoying, and roaming is a double edge sword since she can catch pretty fast, early game she relies more on mana so take advantage on that, and once she all ins she cant follow your mobility so kite her out with shadows, she is pretty easy to gank too.”
Zeekar says “What the dog doing? I wish I could be doing her. You counter her SO hard UNLESS she buys nights edge in which case you counter her slightly less but still a lot. She has to all in to get value. You know what we do to champs who all in. We combo them and kill them. ”
ShokLoL says “Naafiri is a bit hard to push out of lane with her dshield second wind, focus on being mana efficient, mainly poke with Q and then E once you have more points in it. When you Ws on you place W on yourself slightly behind and kite through it. Aery + resolve or grasp are good for this matchup.”
ShokLoL says “Early game Naafiri can be an issue because of her strong stats, but later on you'll deal with her without issue. You can also gain stacks of her dogs which accelerates you further. Take grasp + boneplating and rush steelcaps. Be careful being too far up in the lane and being chased down, so try keep the wave in the middle for the most part. If she Ws you don't E instantly but save it to dodge one of her Qs.”
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