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Draven vs Naafiri

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How to Beat Naafiri as Draven

based on 1,450 Draven vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Naafiri as Draven resulted from an examination of 1450 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Draven has to counter Naafiri in only 1.2% of his rounds.

Draven vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Draven does a decent job of beating Naafiri. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Draven versus Naafiri games, Draven’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Naafiri.

Best Draven vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Draven Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterHubris

Optional Items

Essence ReaverRapid FirecannonYoumuu's GhostbladeLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Draven to level upq
>
Second ability for Draven to level upw
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Last skill for Draven to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Draven's passive ability p
Draven's q ability q
Draven's w ability w
Draven's e ability e
Draven's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Draven

Tips for Playing as Draven against Naafiri

If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.

If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.

Draven vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Draven Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Naafiri Image
8.6
< Kills >
8.3
6.9
< Deaths >
6.6
5.7
< Assists >
5.9
2.01
< Killing Sprees >
1.9
169
< Minions Killed >
150
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.32
21,779
< Physical Damage >
22,129
123
< Magic Damage >
105
452
< True Damage >
1,175
22,355
< Damage Dealt >
23,410
23,067
< Damage Taken >
25,216
13,677
< Gold Earned >
12,400
2.28
< Towers >
1.45
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,985
< Total Healing >
6,190
12,255
< Experience >
13,826
15
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
103
< Time Dealing CC >
60

How to Counter Naafiri with Draven in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several vital Draven vs. Naafiri matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Naafiri’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Naafiri..

Draven normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Naafiri. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Draven and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Draven
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Draven
Naafiri

Who is Better, Draven or Naafiri?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Draven usually wins when trying to fight Naafiri, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Draven makes a good counter for Naafiri.

While Draven does have a higher winrate than Naafiri, when facing one another, Draven also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Draven into Naafirias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Draven has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Naafiri. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Draven vs Naafiri matchups, Draven is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Draven is a decent counter to Naafiri. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Draven against Naafiri.

Additional Information for Draven Players

How We Calculated Our Draven vs Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Draven, we analyzed 1,450 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 Naafiri as Draven 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Draven to counter Naafiri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Draven often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Naafiri. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Draven versus Naafiri build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Hubris. When Draven incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Naafiri than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Draven boasted an average winrate of 51.0% when countering Naafiri with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Naafiri as Draven, Draven players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Draven vs Naafiri battles, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.0% winrate overall.

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