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How to Win Naafiri vs Gragas Counter MatchupNaafiri is in the a tier of champions

Naafiri vs Gragas

How to Beat Gragas as Naafiri in LoLNaafiri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gragas as Naafiri

based on 772 Naafiri vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches each week. In our dataset, Naafiri did battle with Gragas 772 times. With so many games with Naafiri versus Gragas gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare informative data and a supported build to destroy your foe. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Naafiri fights Gragas in only 1.5% of their games.

Naafiri vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Naafiri does a decent job of countering Gragas. Typically, they wins a acceptable 51.8% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Naafiri vs Gragas matches, Naafiri’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that they most likely will be able to get first blood against Gragas.

Best Naafiri vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Naafiri Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

EclipseHubrisOpportunityVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Naafiri to level upq
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Second ability for Naafiri to level upe
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Last skill for Naafiri to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Naafiri's passive ability p
Naafiri's q ability q
Naafiri's w ability w
Naafiri's e ability e
Naafiri's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Gragas as Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Gragas

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Advice to Win Against Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Naafiri vs Gragas Counter Stats

Naafiri Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Gragas Image
8.1
< Kills >
5.6
6.5
< Deaths >
5.9
5.9
< Assists >
7.2
1.85
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
152
< Minions Killed >
106
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.57
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.36
22,606
< Physical Damage >
1,447
104
< Magic Damage >
17,545
1,166
< True Damage >
627
23,876
< Damage Dealt >
19,619
25,260
< Damage Taken >
29,355
12,395
< Gold Earned >
11,025
1.48
< Towers >
1.49
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
6,289
< Total Healing >
11,982
13,926
< Experience >
13,709
18
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
8
58
< Time Dealing CC >
449

How to Counter Gragas with Naafiri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some critical Naafiri vs. Gragas counter stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Gragas..

Naafiri typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their counter does. Typically, they receives less damage than Gragas. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Naafiri and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Naafiri
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Naafiri
Gragas

Who is Better, Naafiri or Gragas?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Naafiri usually wins when facing off against Gragas, with a 51.8% win rate. Therefore, Naafiri makes a good counter for Gragas.

While Naafiri does have a higher winrate compared to Gragas, when they face off with one another, Naafiri also has a lower level of difficulty that makes them a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Naafiri into Gragas.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Gragas matchups, Naafiri is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Naafiri is a decent counter to Gragas. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Naafiri against Gragas.

Additional Information for Naafiri Players

How We Calculated Our Naafiri vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Naafiri, we analyzed 772 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 Gragas as Naafiri 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 learn all of the intricacies of Naafiri in order to counter Gragas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Naafiri usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Gragas. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Naafiri versus Gragas build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Naafiri combined at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better countering Gragas than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Naafiri had an average winrate of 51.8% battling Gragas with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Gragas as Naafiri, Naafiri players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Naafiri vs Gragas counters, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.8% winrate overall.

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