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Ahri vs Naafiri

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How to Beat Naafiri as Ahri

based on 1,570 Ahri vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Naafiri as Ahri came out of an examination of 1570 ranked matches where both champs engaged one another. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Ahri has to counter Naafiri in only 1.4% of her matches.

Ahri vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri does a poor job of countering Naafiri. On average, she wins a lowly 47.3% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Ahri vs Naafiri matches, Ahri’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Naafiri.

Best Ahri vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentMalignanceSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level upq
>
Second ability for Ahri to level upw
>
Last skill for Ahri to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Naafiri

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Ahri vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Naafiri Image
5.9
< Kills >
8.2
5.7
< Deaths >
6.5
7.4
< Assists >
5.6
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.89
160
< Minions Killed >
148
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,422
< Physical Damage >
21,768
13,855
< Magic Damage >
101
5,037
< True Damage >
1,202
20,316
< Damage Dealt >
23,072
20,402
< Damage Taken >
25,225
11,039
< Gold Earned >
12,457
1.85
< Towers >
1.61
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,903
< Total Healing >
6,218
13,930
< Experience >
14,030
20
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
8
68
< Time Dealing CC >
60

How to Counter Naafiri with Ahri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some valuable Ahri against Naafiri counter stats that can help you understand the differences between the two. Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Naafiri..

Ahri typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Naafiri. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ahri and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Naafiri

Who is Better, Ahri or Naafiri?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ahri usually loses when trying to fight Naafiri, with a 47.3% win rate. Thus, Ahri makes a bad counter to Naafiri.

While Ahri does have a lower win rate than Naafiri, when they face off with one another, Ahri also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Ahri into Naafiri.

Furthermore, Ahri has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Naafiri. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Naafiri matchups, Naafiri is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Ahri is a terribly counter to Naafiri. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ahri against Naafiri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ahri

Ahri Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.2% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune44.6% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.6% winrateTaricTaric44.8% winrate

Ahri Wins Against

ZeriZeri54.1% winrateYuumiYuumi53.5% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai53.4% winrateOriannaOrianna52.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LilliaLillia+ 51.7% 5396 GamesFizzFizz+ 52.3% 365 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 52.4% 15033 GamesBraumBraum+ 53.2% 1325 Games

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Ahri, we analyzed 1,570 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Naafiri as Ahri comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ahri to counter Naafiri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Naafiri. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Ahri versus Naafiri build consist of Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better countering Naafiri than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Ahri boasted an average winrate of 47.3% battling Naafiri with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Naafiri as Ahri, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Ahri vs Naafiri matchups, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.3% winrate overall.

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