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

Naafiri vs Yuumi

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

based on 1,128 Naafiri vs Yuumi matchups
Win Rate
56.3 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Yuumi as Naafiri came out of an examination of 1128 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Naafiri has to counter Yuumi in only 2.2% of their matches.

Naafiri vs Yuumi Matchup Summary

Naafiri has done a great job of countering Yuumi. On average, they wins a terrific 56.3% of games the champs battle each other in. In Naafiri versus Yuumi matches, Naafiri’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This implies that they most likely won't be able to get first blood against Yuumi.

Best Naafiri vs Yuumi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteTiamat

Core Naafiri Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeVoltaic CycloswordProfane HydraHubris

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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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Yuumi as Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Yuumi

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Naafiri vs Yuumi Counter Stats

Naafiri Image
Win Rate
56.3 %
VS
Win Rate
43.7 %
Yuumi Image
7.4
< Kills >
1.3
6
< Deaths >
3.7
5.9
< Assists >
15
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
0.24
143
< Minions Killed >
12
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.01
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.46
19,706
< Physical Damage >
289
78
< Magic Damage >
6,491
1,138
< True Damage >
624
20,922
< Damage Dealt >
7,405
23,401
< Damage Taken >
7,772
11,781
< Gold Earned >
7,719
1.59
< Towers >
2.09
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0
5,682
< Total Healing >
6,291
13,150
< Experience >
10,540
17
< Vision Score >
34
8
< Wards Placed >
17
50
< Time Dealing CC >
171

How to Counter Yuumi with Naafiri in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some strategic Naafiri vs. Yuumi matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yuumi’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Yuumi. This observation is largely caused by the differences in killsdeaths.

Naafiri usually has a much larger longest kill spree than their opponent does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Yuumi. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Naafiri and Yuumi

Damage Types Compared

Naafiri
Yuumi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Naafiri
Yuumi

Who is Better, Naafiri or Yuumi?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Naafiri usually wins when facing off against Yuumi, with a 56.3% win rate. Thus, Naafiri makes a fantastic counter for Yuumi.

While Naafiri does have a much higher winrate compared to Yuumi, when they face off with one another, Naafiri also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more complex character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Naafiri into Yuumi.

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

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

Naafiri is a great counter to Yuumi. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Naafiri against Yuumi.

Other Champion Matchups Against Naafiri

Naafiri Loses Against

TaricTaric42.1% winrateMaokaiMaokai42.9% winrateFizzFizz44.6% winrateLilliaLillia44.7% winrate

Naafiri Wins Against

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

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 54.6% 2318 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 54.9% 4357 GamesBrandBrand+ 55.2% 3415 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.2% 3860 Games

Additional Information for Naafiri Players

How We Calculated Our Naafiri vs Yuumi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yuumi as Naafiri, we analyzed 1,128 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 Yuumi 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

Naafiri Build Yuumi Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Naafiri to counter Yuumi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Naafiri typically accumulates much more CS compared to Yuumi. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Naafiri versus Yuumi build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Naafiri included at least these three items in their build, they did much better vs. Yuumi than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Naafiri had an average win rate of 56.3% when countering Yuumi with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Yuumi 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 we have analyed for Naafiri vs Yuumi counterpicks, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 56.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Yuumi as Naafiri are presented for all ranked divisions combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.