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How to Win Kha'Zix vs Naafiri Counter MatchupKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions

Kha'Zix vs Naafiri

How to Beat Naafiri as Kha'Zix in LoLKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Naafiri as Kha'Zix

based on 1,375 Kha'Zix vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
43.8 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Naafiri as Kha'Zix resulted from an examination of 1375 ranked matches where both champions clashed against each other. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Kha'Zix has to counter Naafiri in only 1.3% of his matches.

Kha'Zix vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kha'Zix does a awful job of beating Naafiri. Normally, he wins a lowly 43.8% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Kha'Zix against Naafiri matches, Kha'Zix’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Naafiri.

Best Kha'Zix vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Kha'Zix Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

HubrisEdge of NightOpportunityVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kha'Zix to level upq
>
Second ability for Kha'Zix to level upw
>
Last skill for Kha'Zix to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kha'Zix's passive ability p
Kha'Zix's q ability q
Kha'Zix's w ability w
Kha'Zix's e ability e
Kha'Zix's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Kha'Zix

Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix against Naafiri

Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.

Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.

Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

Kha'Zix vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Kha'Zix Image
Win Rate
43.8 %
VS
Win Rate
56.2 %
Naafiri Image
8
< Kills >
9
6.8
< Deaths >
6.6
6.1
< Assists >
5.7
1.85
< Killing Sprees >
2.09
26
< Minions Killed >
155
1.62
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.29
< Inhibitors >
0.39
16,774
< Physical Damage >
23,624
1,063
< Magic Damage >
106
953
< True Damage >
1,202
18,791
< Damage Dealt >
24,932
33,710
< Damage Taken >
25,824
12,631
< Gold Earned >
12,964
0.93
< Towers >
1.69
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
16,063
< Total Healing >
6,352
13,714
< Experience >
14,528
23
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
8
224
< Time Dealing CC >
61

How to Counter Naafiri with Kha'Zix in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several important Kha'Zix against Naafiri counter stats that may help us realize the differences between the pair. Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kha'Zix may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Naafiri..

Kha'Zix normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Naafiri. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kha'Zix and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Kha'Zix
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kha'Zix
Naafiri

Who is Better, Kha'Zix or Naafiri?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kha'Zix usually loses when playing against Naafiri, with a 43.8% win rate. Thus, Kha'Zix makes a poor counter to Naafiri.

While Kha'Zix does have a much lower win rate compared to Naafiri, when facing one another, Kha'Zix also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Kha'Zix into Naafiri.

Additionally, Kha'Zix has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Naafiri. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kha'Zix 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 allies during late stage team fights.

Kha'Zix is a trash counter for Naafiri. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kha'Zix against Naafiri.

Additional Information for Kha'Zix Players

How We Calculated Our Kha'Zix vs Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Kha'Zix, we analyzed 1,375 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 Kha'Zix 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Kha'Zix to counter Naafiri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kha'Zix typically racks up a lot less CS compared to Naafiri. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Kha'Zix versus Naafiri build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Kha'Zix included at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Naafiri than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kha'Zix boasted an average winrate of 43.8% battling Naafiri with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Naafiri as Kha'Zix, you should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Kha'Zix vs Naafiri LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 43.8% win rate overall.

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