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How to Win Elise vs Naafiri Counter MatchupElise is in the a tier of champions

Elise vs Naafiri

How to Beat Naafiri as Elise in LoLElise is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Naafiri as Elise

based on 339 Elise vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
44.2 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our data, Elise faced off against Naafiri 339 times. Having so many games with Elise vs Naafiri gives us confidence in our ability to produce informative stats and a recommended build to annihilate your enemy. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Elise has to counter Naafiri in only 1.2% of her games.

Elise vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Elise does a terrible job of countering Naafiri. On average, she wins a lowly 44.2% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Elise vs Naafiri games, Elise’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Naafiri.

Best Elise vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Elise Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphCoup de Grace
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Elise's passive ability p
Elise's q ability q
Elise's w ability w
Elise's e ability e
Elise's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Elise

Tips for Playing as Elise against Naafiri

Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.

Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.

When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.

Elise vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Elise Image
Win Rate
44.2 %
VS
Win Rate
55.8 %
Naafiri Image
7.2
< Kills >
8.8
6.9
< Deaths >
6.5
7.4
< Assists >
6
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.98
30
< Minions Killed >
158
1.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.4
1,332
< Physical Damage >
23,191
15,943
< Magic Damage >
93
1,365
< True Damage >
1,290
18,640
< Damage Dealt >
24,574
30,031
< Damage Taken >
25,528
11,455
< Gold Earned >
13,022
1.33
< Towers >
1.83
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
13,093
< Total Healing >
6,153
12,689
< Experience >
14,507
25
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
9
178
< Time Dealing CC >
59

How to Counter Naafiri with Elise in LoL

The stats shown here show several valuable Elise vs. Naafiri counter statistics that can help you explain the differences between this pair of champs. Elise’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Elise may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Naafiri..

Elise typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes more damage than Naafiri. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Elise and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Elise
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Elise
Naafiri

Who is Better, Elise or Naafiri?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Elise usually loses when trying to fight Naafiri, with a 44.2% win rate. Therefore, Elise makes a bad counter to Naafiri.

While Elise does have a much lower win rate than Naafiri, when on opposite teams, Elise also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Elise into Naafirias her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Elise has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Naafiri. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Elise is a terribly counter to Naafiri. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Elise against Naafiri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Elise

Elise Loses Against

XerathXerath42.2% winrateNilahNilah43.3% winrateLeonaLeona43.8% winrateSettSett44% winrate

Elise Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee61.1% winrateYuumiYuumi58.1% winrateKarthusKarthus54.6% winrateOlafOlaf54.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Elise Players

How We Calculated Our Elise vs Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Elise, we analyzed 339 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 Elise 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 learn all of the intricacies of Elise to counter Naafiri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Elise most often racks up a lot less CS as Naafiri. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to have in your Elise versus Naafiri build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Elise included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Naafiri than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Elise boasted an average winrate of 44.2% when playing against Naafiri with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Naafiri as Elise, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Elise vs Naafiri fights, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 44.2% win rate overall.

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