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How to Win Kha'Zix vs Naafiri Counter MatchupKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions

Kha'Zix vs Naafiri

How to Beat Naafiri as Kha'Zix in LoLKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Naafiri as Kha'Zix

based on 6,065 Kha'Zix vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
46 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
6.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Naafiri as Kha'Zix came out of an examination of 6065 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Kha'Zix has to counter Naafiri in only 6.2% of his games.

Kha'Zix vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kha'Zix does a pathetic job of countering Naafiri. On average, he wins a lowly 46.0% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Kha'Zix against Naafiri games, Kha'Zix’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Naafiri.

Best Kha'Zix vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerSerrated Dirk

Core Kha'Zix Items

~22 Mins
Duskblade of DraktharrEdge of NightThe Collector

Optional Items

Guardian AngelDeath's DanceSerylda's GrudgeMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kha'Zix to level upq
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Second ability for Kha'Zix to level upw
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Last skill for Kha'Zix to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Kha'Zix's passive ability p
Kha'Zix's q ability q
Kha'Zix's w ability w
Kha'Zix's e ability e
Kha'Zix's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Kha'Zix

Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix against Naafiri

Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.

Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.

Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

Kha'Zix vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Kha'Zix Image
Win Rate
46 %
VS
Win Rate
54 %
Naafiri Image
7.9
< Kills >
8.8
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
5.7
< Assists >
5.3
1.81
< Killing Sprees >
2
25
< Minions Killed >
121
1.55
< Dragons Killed >
0.43
0.32
< Inhibitors >
0.36
15,558
< Physical Damage >
21,387
1,070
< Magic Damage >
56
1,219
< True Damage >
1,121
17,847
< Damage Dealt >
22,565
30,820
< Damage Taken >
25,153
12,319
< Gold Earned >
12,283
0.96
< Towers >
1.43
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
13,882
< Total Healing >
7,233
13,137
< Experience >
13,634
21
< Vision Score >
18
5
< Wards Placed >
8
254
< Time Dealing CC >
91

How to Counter Naafiri with Kha'Zix in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some strategic Kha'Zix vs. Naafiri counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kha'Zix may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Naafiri..

Kha'Zix usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Naafiri. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kha'Zix and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Kha'Zix
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kha'Zix
Naafiri

Who is Better, Kha'Zix or Naafiri?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kha'Zix usually loses when facing off against Naafiri, with a 46.0% win rate. Therefore, Kha'Zix makes a bad counter for Naafiri.

While Kha'Zix does have a lower winrate compared to Naafiri, when facing one another, Kha'Zix also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Kha'Zix into Naafiri.

Moreover, Kha'Zix has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Naafiri. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Kha'Zix vs Naafiri matchups, Naafiri is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Kha'Zix is a trash counter to Naafiri. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kha'Zix against Naafiri.

Additional Information for Kha'Zix Players

How We Calculated Our Kha'Zix vs Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Kha'Zix, we analyzed 6,065 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 Kha'Zix 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kha'Zix in order to counter Naafiri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kha'Zix on average picks up a lot less CS compared to Naafiri. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Kha'Zix versus Naafiri build include Duskblade of Draktharr, Edge of Night, and The Collector. When Kha'Zix used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Naafiri than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Kha'Zix had an average win rate of 46.0% when playing against Naafiri with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of annihilating Naafiri as Kha'Zix, Kha'Zix players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Kha'Zix vs Naafiri counterpicks, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.0% win rate overall.

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