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

Naafiri vs Jayce

How to Beat Jayce as Naafiri in LoLNaafiri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Jayce as Naafiri

based on 663 Naafiri vs Jayce matchups
Win Rate
57.6 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Jayce as Naafiri resulted from an evaluation of 663 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Naafiri encounters Jayce in only 1.3% of their games.

Naafiri vs Jayce Matchup Summary

Naafiri does a great job of beating Jayce. On average, they wins a whopping 57.6% of games the champions fight each other in. In Naafiri vs Jayce rounds, Naafiri’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that they probably will be able to get first blood versus Jayce.

Best Naafiri vs Jayce Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Naafiri Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

HubrisEdge of NightVoltaic CycloswordEclipse

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 Jayce as Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Jayce

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Advice to Win Against Jayce

Jayce is strong in the early game. If he gains the advantage, play defensively.

Jayce can attack in melee or at range. Pay attention to his stance and weapon color to know how he is going to attack.

If you see Jayce drop his Acceleration Gate, be careful, he is probably about to cast Shock Blast.

Naafiri vs Jayce Counter Stats

Naafiri Image
Win Rate
57.6 %
VS
Win Rate
42.4 %
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8.6
< Kills >
6.7
6.6
< Deaths >
6.8
6
< Assists >
6.2
2.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
160
< Minions Killed >
182
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.5
22,328
< Physical Damage >
19,781
104
< Magic Damage >
4,269
1,155
< True Damage >
616
23,588
< Damage Dealt >
24,666
26,026
< Damage Taken >
22,102
12,970
< Gold Earned >
12,434
1.75
< Towers >
2.42
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,305
< Total Healing >
2,834
14,655
< Experience >
14,709
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
64
< Time Dealing CC >
147

How to Counter Jayce with Naafiri in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some important Naafiri vs. Jayce counter stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jayce’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Jayce..

Naafiri often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their matchup does. Typically, they takes more damage than Jayce. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Naafiri and Jayce

Damage Types Compared

Naafiri
Jayce
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Naafiri
Jayce

Who is Better, Naafiri or Jayce?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Naafiri usually wins when taking on Jayce, with a 57.6% win rate. As a result, Naafiri makes a fantastic counter to Jayce.

While Naafiri does have a much higher winrate than Jayce, when facing one another, Naafiri also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Naafiri into Jayce.

Additionally, Naafiri has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jayce. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Jayce matchups, Naafiri is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

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

Additional Information for Naafiri Players

How We Calculated Our Naafiri vs Jayce Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jayce as Naafiri, we analyzed 663 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 Jayce 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

If you would like to truly master Naafiri in order to counter Jayce during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Naafiri often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Jayce. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Naafiri versus Jayce build include Serylda's Grudge, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Naafiri included at least these three items in their build, they performed much better vs Jayce than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Naafiri had an average winrate of 57.6% when playing against Jayce with this build.

To have the best probability of beating Jayce as Naafiri, you should take 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 rune builds players used for Naafiri vs Jayce battles, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 57.6% winrate overall.

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