Alistar vs Naafiri
How to Beat Naafiri as Alistar
based on 756 Alistar vs Naafiri matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Alistar vs Naafiri Matchup Summary
Best Alistar vs Naafiri Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Alistar
Tips for Playing as Alistar against Naafiri
Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.
Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.
Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.
Alistar vs Naafiri Counter Stats
How to Counter Naafiri with Alistar in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature some important Alistar versus Naafiri matchup statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Naafiri. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Alistar normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Naafiri. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Alistar and Naafiri
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Who is Better, Alistar or Naafiri?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Alistar usually wins when trying to fight Naafiri, with a 54.5% win rate. Thus, Alistar makes a great counter for Naafiri.
While Alistar does have a much higher win rate than Naafiri, when on opposite teams, Alistar also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Alistar into Naafirias his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Alistar has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Naafiri. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Naafiri matchups, Alistar is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Alistar is a great counter to Naafiri. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Alistar against Naafiri.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Alistar to counter Naafiri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Alistar often picks up a lot less CS as Naafiri. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The most important items to use in your Alistar versus Naafiri build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Naafiri than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Alistar had an average win rate of 54.5% when countering Naafiri with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Naafiri as Alistar, you should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Alistar vs Naafiri counter picks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 54.5% win rate overall.
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