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Playing Against Naafiri
MidPatch 16.2.1
What They Do
Naafiri is a swarm-based assassin who relies on her packmates to deal the majority of her damage. She pokes with to mark targets, uses to become untargetable and buff her dogs, and engages with her dash and shield.
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| Small hounds following Naafiri | These are packmates. They attack whoever she hits. Kill them with AoE or autos to drastically reduce her DPS. | |
| Two daggers thrown in a line | Applies a bleed. If the second hits a bleeding target, it deals massive bonus damage and makes packmates leap to you. | |
| Naafiri turns shadowy and moves faster | She is untargetable during . She gains MS, AD, and spawns more dogs. Do not waste your ultimates while she is in this state. | |
| A short dash with a circular slash | This is her mobility and sustain tool. heals her packmates to full. If she misses this, her dogs are easier to kill. | |
| A long-range lunge at a champion | Her primary gap closer. The first cast deals damage; the second cast provides a shield. She gets resets and vision on takedowns. |
Respect
- !Double Hit→Landing both daggers triggers huge bonus damage and causes all dogs to jump on you, usually resulting in 50% HP loss early.
- !Untargetability→She can use this to dodge your key crowd control or execute abilities while her packmates continue to shred you.
- !Shielding→The shield on the second cast of makes her very difficult to burst down during a counter-all-in.
- !Level 6 Power Spike→With , her kill range increases significantly, and the shield makes tower diving you much safer for her.
Punish
- +is on cooldown→Her packmates will not leap to you. Walk up and trade aggressively as her main damage source is unavailable.
- +has been used for waveclear→She has no reliable escape dash. Call for a jungler gank or use your full combo while she is immobile.
- +Packmates are dead→If you kill her dogs, takes time to respawn. She loses a massive portion of her flat damage and blocking potential.
- +Post- duration→Once she is targetable again and her MS/AD buff expires, she is a squishy assassin with no defensive steroids.
Laning Tips
- •Stand behind your caster minions so they block the daggers or make the dogs take minion aggro.
- •If you get hit by , immediately walk toward your tower so the leaping dogs take turret shots.
- •Use AoE abilities (like Lux E or Hwei QE) specifically to thin out the packmates before trading.
- •Hold your important CC spells until after she finishes her untargetable state.
- •Keep track of her recast; if she hasn't used the second dash, she still has a shield coming.
- •Rush Plated Steelcaps or Seekers Armguard early; her packmates deal physical damage with every auto-attack.
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠She provides vision of your team upon getting a takedown with , making it impossible to reset in bushes.
- ⚠Don't let her flank; her movement speed allows her to bypass frontlines very quickly.
- ⚠Kill the dogs! If they stay alive, will heal them back to full, effectively wasting your damage.
- ⚠Her dash is a point-and-click engage; stay grouped so she can be CC'd as soon as she lands.
- ⚠Avoid fighting in tight corridors where her and can hit multiple people and packmates simultaneously.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached