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How to Win Naafiri vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupNaafiri is in the a tier of champions

Naafiri vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Naafiri in LoLNaafiri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Naafiri

based on 2,027 Naafiri vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
54.5 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League matches every week. Within our data, Naafiri battled Kai'Sa 2027 times. Having so many matchups for Naafiri versus Kai'Sa gives us faith in our capacity to prepare informative data and a recommended build to annihilate your opponent. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Naafiri encounters Kai'Sa in only 4.0% of their matches.

Naafiri vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Naafiri has done a great job of beating Kai'Sa. On average, they wins a fantastic 54.5% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Naafiri vs Kai'Sa rounds, Naafiri’s side is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, implying that they probably won't be able to get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Naafiri vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordThe Brutalizer

Core Naafiri Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Edge of NightOpportunityEclipseHubris

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 Kai'Sa as Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Kai'Sa

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Advice to Win Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Naafiri vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Naafiri Image
Win Rate
54.5 %
VS
Win Rate
45.5 %
Kai'Sa Image
8.7
< Kills >
7.4
6.6
< Deaths >
6.7
6.2
< Assists >
6.2
2
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
155
< Minions Killed >
175
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.44
23,082
< Physical Damage >
11,710
111
< Magic Damage >
7,317
1,254
< True Damage >
379
24,447
< Damage Dealt >
19,406
25,395
< Damage Taken >
20,512
12,811
< Gold Earned >
12,292
1.65
< Towers >
2.02
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
6,268
< Total Healing >
4,283
14,275
< Experience >
12,550
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
59
< Time Dealing CC >
43

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Naafiri in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several valuable Naafiri against Kai'Sa matchup stats that may help us realize the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Kai'Sa..

Naafiri usually has a similar longest kill spree as their foe does. Typically, they takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Naafiri and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Naafiri
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Naafiri
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Naafiri or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Naafiri usually wins when playing against Kai'Sa, with a 54.5% win rate. As a result, Naafiri makes a great counter for Kai'Sa.

While Naafiri does have a much higher win rate than Kai'Sa, when on opposite teams, Naafiri also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Naafiri into Kai'Sa.

Furthermore, Naafiri has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Kai'Sa matchups, Naafiri is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Naafiri is a great counter to Kai'Sa. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Naafiri against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Naafiri

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Naafiri Wins Against

JayceJayce57.6% winrateKarthusKarthus57% winrateGangplankGangplank56.9% winrateYuumiYuumi56.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Naafiri Players

How We Calculated Our Naafiri vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Naafiri, we analyzed 2,027 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 Kai'Sa 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Naafiri to counter Kai'Sa during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Naafiri usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Kai'Sa. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Naafiri versus Kai'Sa build consist of Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Naafiri combined at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better versus Kai'Sa than with many other common builds. In fact, Naafiri had an average win rate of 54.5% battling Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Kai'Sa as Naafiri, Naafiri players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Naafiri vs Kai'Sa counters, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 54.5% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Naafiri versus Kai'Sa tips and counter builds for a a specific skill level, please select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides given are computed using all games with data with both champions.