Naafiri vs Yasuo
How to Beat Yasuo as Naafiri
based on 3,445 Naafiri vs Yasuo matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Naafiri vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
Best Naafiri vs Yasuo Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Naafiri
Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Yasuo
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Advice to Win Against Yasuo
Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.
Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.
Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.
When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.
Naafiri vs Yasuo Counter Stats
How to Counter Yasuo with Naafiri in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some strategic Naafiri vs. Yasuo counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Yasuo’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Yasuo..
Naafiri usually has a similar longest kill spree as their foe does. Typically, they takes a similar amount of damage to Yasuo. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Naafiri and Yasuo
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Who is Better, Naafiri or Yasuo?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Naafiri usually loses when trying to fight Yasuo, with a 47.9% win rate. Therefore, Naafiri makes a poor counter for Yasuo.
While Naafiri does have a lower win rate compared to Yasuo, when facing one another, Naafiri also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Naafiri into Yasuo.
Additionally, Naafiri has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yasuo. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Yasuo matchups, Yasuo is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Naafiri is a garbage counter for Yasuo. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Naafiri against Yasuo.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Naafiri to counter Yasuo during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Naafiri most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Yasuo. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Naafiri versus Yasuo build include Guardian Angel, Edge of Night, and Serylda's Grudge. When Naafiri bought at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better countering Yasuo than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Naafiri had an average winrate of 47.9% when countering Yasuo with these items in their kit.
To have the highest probability of annihilating Yasuo 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 that we analyzed for Naafiri vs Yasuo fights, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.9% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Yasuo as Naafiri are presented for every ranked division. To narrow the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.