Matchup
Skill matchup
You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.
Build vs Naafiri
Build adapted to this matchup
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
85%
8%Anti AD
Anti Heal
Anti AP
Anti Tank
DPS
Other options
Inspiration
First Strike
Magical Footwear
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Sorcery
Transcendence
Manaflow Band
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Veigar
NaafiriNaafiri's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Naafiri spawns packmates that attack the targets of her attacks and abilities.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 9s | 26s | 11s | – |
| 6 | 8s | 26s | 11s | 1m50 |
| 9 | 7s | 24s | 11s | 1m50 |
| 11 | 7s | 22s | 11s | 1m35 |
| 16 | 7s | 18s | 9s | 1m20 |
| 18 | 7s | 18s | 7s | 1m20 |
Playing against Naafiri
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
Kill her dogs (packmates) — without them, her damage is significantly reduced.
Her W dash is linear and predictable — sidestep or Flash to avoid it.
Naafiri scales poorly into late game compared to other assassins — she must snowball to stay relevant.
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