Matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh burstDive threat

Build vs Naafiri

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Stridebreaker
1Bruiser
Sterak's Gage
2Survival
Spear of Shojin
3Bruiser

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Overlord's Bloodmail
5HP

Summoner spells

41485%
4128%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Thornmail
5vs Hybride
Death's Dance
vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP

Anti Tank

Black Cleaver
5vs Tank

DPS

Hullbreaker
Bruiser
Blade of The Ruined King
DPS
Trinity Force
DPS

Other options

Overlord's Bloodmail
HP
Warmog's Armor
Survival
Executioner's Calling
Heartsteel
Survival
100.0% WR2 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
UnflinchingUnflinching
Second WindSecond Wind
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
SettSett
NaafiriNaafiri
Passive
Favorable
Favorable

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