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How to Synergize Illaoi and Naafiri

based on 758 Illaoi with Naafiri pairs
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
1.48
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Illaoi has gone into battle with Naafiri in 758 recent, competitive matches. By gathering so much relevant data straight from the creators of LoL, we are completely sure that we can present to you high quality, usable builds to help Illaoi synergize with Naafiri. It is very rare for Illaoi to play alongside Naafiri on the same team. This has only happened in approx. 1.1% of matches with Illaoi.

Illaoi Naafiri Synergy Summary

Illaoi does a decent job of fighting on the same side as Naafiri. Typically, she wins an acceptable 51.6% of games the champions appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Illaoi when playing alongside Naafiri by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with them, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Illaoi vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSundered SkyIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

HullbreakerSpirit VisageSterak's GageSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Illaoi to level upe
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Second ability for Illaoi to level upq
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Last skill for Illaoi to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Illaoi and Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Illaoi with Naafiri

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Advice to Understand How Naafiri Will Play

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Illaoi Naafiri Synergy Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Naafiri Image
5
< Kills >
5.3
6.4
< Deaths >
6.7
4.5
< Assists >
4.4
1.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
192
< Minions Killed >
190
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.57
24,090
< Physical Damage >
24,827
854
< Magic Damage >
835
414
< True Damage >
407
25,359
< Damage Dealt >
26,070
34,951
< Damage Taken >
35,928
12,013
< Gold Earned >
12,040
2.83
< Towers >
2.79
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,605
< Total Healing >
8,841
15,453
< Experience >
15,333
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
440
< Time Dealing CC >
432

How to Play with Naafiri as Illaoi in LoL

The Illaoi Naafiri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Naafiri, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Illaoi sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Naafiri. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Naafiri helps Illaoi perform worse in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Illaoi tries to synergize with Naafiri, she sees a barely noticable drop in her total damage dealt. This change may signal that Naafiri does not support by providing cover for her to deal more damage or that their allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Illaoi is played with Naafiri on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Naafiri.

Moreover, when Illaoi plays with Naafiri on the same team, she often receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Naafiri does a decent job of covering Illaoi during team fights.

Synergies between Illaoi and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Illaoi
Naafiri

Is Illaoi better when played alongside Naafiri?

There is no perfect synergy for Illaoi that will always be her top teammate. However, Naafiri is a decent companion for Illaoi. By locking into the same side as Illaoi, they improves their win rate by 2.0% to 51.6%. This proves that there is a somewhat important bond between Illaoi and Naafiri that results in them performing stronger together than alone.

Naafiri has a lower difficulty than Illaoi. That means you don't need to be careful when finding Naafiri teammates to play with, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Playing alongside, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by bringing Illaoi and Naafiri together, you may not be granting your other allies much magic damage. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that offsets this relative hole in their abilities.

Regardless of your Naafiri ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi Naafiri Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Illaoi and Naafiri, we analyzed 758 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Illaoi with Naafiri comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Illaoi to pair well with Naafiri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to have in your Illaoi and Naafiri synergy build consist of Black Cleaver, Sundered Sky, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi incorporated at least these three great items in her build, she performed much better when fighting alongside Naafiri than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Illaoi boasted an average winrate of 51.6% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Naafiri with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of crushing your oponents, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players used for this champion pairing, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.6% winrate overall.

If you need to see Illaoi with Naafiri synergy tips and builds for a a particular division, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and guides displayed are calculated using every round with data with both champions.