Matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh burstDive threat

You are stronger early — look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Naafiri

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Dusk and Dawn
1Mage tank
Shadowflame
2vs Tank
Guinsoo's Rageblade
3

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Terminus
5vs Tank

Summoner spells

42175%
4625%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride
Guardian Angel
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Wit's End
5vs AP

Anti Tank

Terminus
5vs Tank

DPS

Blade of The Ruined King
DPS
Runaan's Hurricane
DPS
100.0% WR1 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
TriumphTriumph
Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodline
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
ConditioningConditioning
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
KogMawKog'Maw
NaafiriNaafiri
Passive
Neutral
Aggressive

Naafiri's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

We Are More (P)

Naafiri spawns packmates that attack the targets of her attacks and abilities.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
39s26s11s
68s26s11s1m50
97s24s11s1m50
117s22s11s1m35
167s18s9s1m20
187s18s7s1m20

Playing against Naafiri

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Kill her dogs (packmates) — without them, her damage is significantly reduced.

2

Her W dash is linear and predictable — sidestep or Flash to avoid it.

3

Naafiri scales poorly into late game compared to other assassins — she must snowball to stay relevant.

4

Group up: Naafiri looks for isolated targets. In a group, she can't burst effectively.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026