Naafiri Build, Runes & Counters — Patch 26.22

Build for Mid, Emerald+

The Hound of a Hundred Bites

Mid Lane Assassin · Fighter Emerald+

Worlds 20268 picks5 bans50.0 % win rateLeaguepedia

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Tier

#43 of 62 on the Mid tier list

Win Rate50.2%−0.1 ptsvs average (50.3 %)

Pick Rate1.0%

Ban Rate10.3%

Games16K

KDA2.37

Emerald+▾

🌐All▾

Patch 26.22▾

TOP5.8 %

JGL76.4 %

MID16.6 %

BOT0.7 %

SUP0.6 %

Tier

50.2 %

Win Rate

−0.1 vs avg

43/62

Rank

1.0 %

Pick Rate

10.3 %

Ban Rate

16K

Games

C tier

Naafiri Build for Mid Lane

Patch 26.22Emerald+ Assassin · Fighter · #43 of 62 on the Mid Lane tier list

The most played Naafiri build (Patch 26.22) is Voltaic Cyclosword into Axiom Arc with Deathfire Touch. It wins 51.7 % of 4,327 games in Emerald+.

Win Rate−0.1 pts vs average (50.3 %): 50.2 %
Pick Rate: 1.0 %
Ban Rate: 10.3 %
Games: 16K
KDA: 2.37

Win Rate: −0.1 pts vs average (50.3 %)

Worlds 2026 · 8 picks · 5 bans · 50.0 % win rate · Leaguepedia Compare with your own games →

Build against

Runes

Deathfire Touch · Precision

Summoner spells

Flash · Ignite

Start

Doran's Blade

Full build

Voltaic Cyclosword › Axiom Arc › Serylda's Grudge › Edge of Night › Guardian Angel › Death's Dance

Skill order QEW Max Q, then E, then W

Naafiri runes

51.5 % WR · 3,865 games · 25.5 % of games

Sorcery

Precision

Sorcery: Deathfire Touch, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch
Precision: Legend: Haste, Cut Down

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Naafiri summoner spells

Flash + Ignite50.3 % WR

95 % of games

Flash + Teleport49.6 % WR

4 % of games

Naafiri skill order

50.2 % WR · 15,203 games · 95 % of games

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314151718

28101213

61116

Start: Q › E › W › Q · 62 % of 16,014 games

Naafiri items

Finished items in buying order

Early order: Doran's Blade › Pickaxe › The Brutalizer › Long Sword · 53.0 % WR · 1,971 games All items & build orders →

Naafiri matchups

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Naafiri wins most against

Zoe 56.6 % 226 games
Cassiopeia 56.1 % 114 games
LeBlanc 55.5 % 569 games
Mel 55.5 % 119 games
Orianna 55.1 % 392 games
Anivia 54.8 % 146 games
Veigar 54.1 % 281 games
Talon 53.2 % 124 games
Xerath 53.0 % 251 games
Sylas 52.7 % 455 games

Naafiri struggles most against

Yone 42.7 % 527 games
Hwei 43.2 % 222 games
Lissandra 44.2 % 407 games
Ekko 44.3 % 400 games
Fizz 46.3 % 365 games
Vex 46.4 % 220 games
Kassadin 46.6 % 232 games
Azir 46.7 % 105 games
Akshan 46.9 % 179 games
Akali 47.3 % 552 games

Naafiri's win rate in lane against each champion with at least 100 games. The line marks 50 %.

Naafiri Mid Lane build in brief

Naafiri Mid Lane is tier C with these filters, with a 50.2 % win rate from 16,011 games. The average of all champions in this selection is 50.3 %.

Most played rune page: Deathfire Touch with Precision as the secondary path, in 26 % of games.
Summoner spells: Flash and Ignite, in 95 % of games.
Start with Doran's Blade; boots: Ionian Boots of Lucidity.
Core items: Voltaic Cyclosword → Axiom Arc → Serylda's Grudge, then usually Edge of Night, Guardian Angel, Death's Dance.
Skill max order: Q > E > W (95 % of games with a recorded order).
The lane goes best against LeBlanc, Zoe, Veigar and hardest against Yone, Lissandra, Akali.

Questions about Naafiri

What is the best Naafiri build (Patch 26.22)?

Voltaic Cyclosword › Axiom Arc › Serylda's Grudge › Edge of Night › Guardian Angel › Death's Dance, with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. The most played start wins 51.7 % of 4,327 games in Emerald+.

Which runes does Naafiri take?

Deathfire Touch, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, with Legend: Haste, Cut Down from Precision. This page is used in 26 % of games.

Who counters Naafiri in lane?

Naafiri struggles most against Yone (42.7 % win rate), Hwei (43.2 %) and Lissandra (44.2 %).

How strong is Naafiri right now?

Naafiri is C tier with a 50.2 % win rate and a 1.0 % pick rate in Emerald+.

Win rates are colored only when they are at least 1 point above or below Naafiri's average (50.2 %) and based on 500 or more games.