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Naafiri with Thresh

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How to Synergize Naafiri and Thresh

based on 1,765 Naafiri with Thresh pairs
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Naafiri has gone into battle with Thresh in 1765 recently played, competitive matches. By accumulating so much relevant data directly from the hosts of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can produce high quality, usable builds to help Naafiri synergize with Thresh. It is relatively rare for Naafiri to play with Thresh on the same side. This pairing has only happened in about 3.5% of rounds with Naafiri.

Naafiri Thresh Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Naafiri does a terrible job of synergizing with Thresh. Typically, they wins a dismal 46.7% of games the champs try and work together in. If you want to do better as Naafiri when fighting on the same team as Thresh by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Naafiri vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteTiamat

Core Naafiri Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeHubrisOpportunity

Optional Items

Edge of NightEclipseYoumuu's GhostbladeVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Naafiri to level upq
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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 ForceHealth Scaling
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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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Naafiri and Thresh

Tips for Playing as Naafiri with Thresh

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Advice to Understand How Thresh Will Play

Communication is key when making use of Thresh's lantern. Let your teammates know how you like to use it.

Death Sentence and Flay can be combined in either cast order for powerful combinations.

Thresh can collect souls without needing to kill units himself. Planning your map position to be near the most deaths will help to maximize soul collection.

Naafiri Thresh Synergy Stats

Naafiri Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Thresh Image
8.4
< Kills >
8.5
6.6
< Deaths >
6.7
5.9
< Assists >
5.9
1.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.95
153
< Minions Killed >
152
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.36
22,804
< Physical Damage >
22,775
71
< Magic Damage >
99
1,225
< True Damage >
1,250
24,101
< Damage Dealt >
24,125
25,263
< Damage Taken >
25,774
12,505
< Gold Earned >
12,636
1.52
< Towers >
1.56
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,309
< Total Healing >
6,312
13,971
< Experience >
14,133
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
60
< Time Dealing CC >
60

How to Play with Thresh as Naafiri in LoL

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

Overall, Naafiri sees a very large drop in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Thresh. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Thresh helps Naafiri perform worse in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Naafiri is an ally to Thresh, they gets a little decrease in their total damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Thresh does not provide cover for them to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Naafiri is played with Thresh on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when they plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing synergisticly with Thresh.

Moreover, when Naafiri plays with Thresh on the same team, they on average takes a little less damage than when they plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Thresh does a decent job of protecting Naafiri during team fights.

Synergies between Naafiri and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Naafiri
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Naafiri
Thresh

Is Naafiri better when played alongside Thresh?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Naafiri that will no matter what be their best ally. Yet, Thresh is a very bad companion for Naafiri. By playing on the same side as Naafiri, he drops their win rate by -3.5% to 46.7%. This shows that there is a terrible synergy between Naafiri and Thresh that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Thresh has a much greater difficulty compared to Naafiri. That means you need to be cautious when arranging Thresh allies to play with, as they will need a much greater level of skill to fight well with you.

Working alongside, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Combined, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by pairing Naafiri and Thresh together, you will not be giving your other allies a lot of magical damage output. Plan to pick other champs on your team that fills this relative gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Thresh ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Naafiri Players

How We Calculated Our Naafiri Thresh Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Naafiri and Thresh, we analyzed 1,765 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 Naafiri with Thresh 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 Naafiri to work well with Thresh during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Naafiri and Thresh synergy build consist of Serylda's Grudge, Hubris, and Opportunity. When Naafiri incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they performed a lot better when paired up with Thresh than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Naafiri had an average win rate of 46.7% when synergizing their build and playstyle to Thresh with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating your oponents, Naafiri players should equip 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 rune builds players used for Naafiri and Thresh pairings, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.7% winrate overall.

If you want to get Naafiri and Thresh synergy tips and builds for a a distinct skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides given are calculated using all games with data with these champions.