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

Naafiri vs Wukong

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

based on 582 Naafiri vs Wukong matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Wukong as Naafiri came out of an examination of 582 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Naafiri fights Wukong in only 1.1% of their rounds.

Naafiri vs Wukong Matchup Summary

Naafiri does a decent job of beating Wukong. Normally, they wins a acceptable 51.4% of games the champs battle each other in. In Naafiri vs Wukong rounds, Naafiri’s side is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that they probably won't be able to get first blood against Wukong.

Best Naafiri vs Wukong Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Naafiri Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

EclipseHubrisOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Naafiri to level upq
>
Second ability for Naafiri to level upe
>
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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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Wukong as Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Wukong

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Advice to Win Against Wukong

Wukong becomes tougher to kill when surrounded by his enemies. Try to isolate him to gain an advantage.

Wukong will often use Decoy after Nimbus Strike. Try delaying your abilities by a short amount of time to ensure that you're hitting the real Wukong.

Naafiri vs Wukong Counter Stats

Naafiri Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Wukong Image
8
< Kills >
7.2
7
< Deaths >
6
6
< Assists >
7.1
1.92
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
155
< Minions Killed >
88
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.83
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.46
21,885
< Physical Damage >
16,083
97
< Magic Damage >
2,387
1,219
< True Damage >
985
23,202
< Damage Dealt >
19,456
26,201
< Damage Taken >
31,533
12,595
< Gold Earned >
12,082
1.6
< Towers >
1.93
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.2
6,192
< Total Healing >
10,276
14,241
< Experience >
14,092
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
7
57
< Time Dealing CC >
144

How to Counter Wukong with Naafiri in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several important Naafiri vs. Wukong counter statistics that may help you explain the differences between these two champs. For instance, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Wukong’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Wukong..

Naafiri often has a similar longest kill spree as their counter does. Typically, they receives less damage than Wukong. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Naafiri and Wukong

Damage Types Compared

Naafiri
Wukong
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Naafiri
Wukong

Who is Better, Naafiri or Wukong?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Naafiri usually wins when playing against Wukong, with a 51.4% win rate. As a result, Naafiri makes a good counter to Wukong.

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

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

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

Naafiri is a decent counter for Wukong. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Naafiri against Wukong.

Additional Information for Naafiri Players

How We Calculated Our Naafiri vs Wukong Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Wukong as Naafiri, we analyzed 582 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 Wukong 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 Wukong during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Naafiri on average gets more CS compared to Wukong. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Naafiri versus Wukong build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Naafiri incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they did significantly better vs Wukong than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Naafiri boasted an average winrate of 51.4% when countering Wukong with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Wukong as Naafiri, Naafiri players 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 combinations players chose for Naafiri vs Wukong counters, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.4% winrate overall.

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