Naafiri vs Zilean
How to Beat Zilean as Naafiri
based on 578 Naafiri vs Zilean matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Naafiri vs Zilean Matchup Summary
Best Naafiri vs Zilean Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Naafiri
Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Zilean
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Advice to Win Against Zilean
Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.
If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.
Naafiri vs Zilean Counter Stats
How to Counter Zilean with Naafiri in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several significant Naafiri vs. Zilean matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Zilean. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Naafiri typically has a much larger longest kill spree than their enemy does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Zilean. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Naafiri and Zilean
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Who is Better, Naafiri or Zilean?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Naafiri usually fairs equally well when taking on Zilean, with a 49.3% win rate. Therefore, Naafiri makes an ok counter to Zilean.
While Naafiri does have a lower win rate than Zilean, when they face off with one another, Naafiri also has a much lower learning curve that makes them a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Naafiri into Zilean.
Moreover, Naafiri also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zilean. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Zilean matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Naafiri is a somewhat poor counter to Zilean. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Naafiri against Zilean.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Naafiri in order to counter Zilean 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 listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Naafiri on average racks up more CS relative to Zilean. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Naafiri versus Zilean build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Naafiri bought at least these three pieces in their build, they did a lot better vs Zilean than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Naafiri boasted an average win rate of 49.3% when playing against Zilean with this build.
To have the best likelihood of defeating Zilean 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 sets that we analyzed for Naafiri vs Zilean counters, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.3% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zilean as Naafiri are presented for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.