Matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh burstDive threat

Build vs Naafiri

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Voltaic Cyclosword
1vs Tank
Sundered Sky
2Bruiser
Black Cleaver
3vs Tank

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Eclipse
5DPS

Summoner spells

41491%
4128%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Death's Dance
5vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD

Anti Heal

Mortal Reminder
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Maw of Malmortius
5vs AP

Anti Tank

Serpent's Fang
5vs Tank
Hubris
vs Tank
Youmuu's Ghostblade
vs Tank
Edge of Night
vs Tank
The Collector
vs Tank

DPS

Eclipse
DPS
Spear of Shojin
Bruiser
Blade of The Ruined King
DPS

Other options

Sterak's Gage
Survival
100.0% WR3 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
SorcerySorcery
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
PantheonPantheon
NaafiriNaafiri
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

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