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How to Win Naafiri vs Cassiopeia Counter MatchupNaafiri is in the a tier of champions

Naafiri vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Naafiri in LoLNaafiri is in the s tier of champions
Assassin
Mage

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Naafiri

based on 462 Naafiri vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
53.7 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Naafiri faced Cassiopeia in 462 games. Including so many matchups for Naafiri versus Cassiopeia provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare useful stats and a recommended build to shatter your enemy. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Naafiri is forced to battle against Cassiopeia in only 0.9% of their matches.

Naafiri vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Naafiri has done a good job of countering Cassiopeia. Typically, they wins a terrific 53.7% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Naafiri vs Cassiopeia games, Naafiri’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that they most likely will get first blood versus Cassiopeia.

Best Naafiri vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Naafiri Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

HubrisOpportunityEclipse

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
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Last skill for Naafiri to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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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Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Cassiopeia

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Advice to Win Against Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Naafiri vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Naafiri Image
Win Rate
53.7 %
VS
Win Rate
46.3 %
Cassiopeia Image
8.5
< Kills >
7.3
6.5
< Deaths >
6.1
5.9
< Assists >
6.1
1.98
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
153
< Minions Killed >
171
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.4
23,381
< Physical Damage >
643
108
< Magic Damage >
22,487
1,164
< True Damage >
316
24,653
< Damage Dealt >
23,447
25,592
< Damage Taken >
26,975
12,583
< Gold Earned >
11,749
1.59
< Towers >
1.79
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,327
< Total Healing >
7,205
14,118
< Experience >
14,951
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
60
< Time Dealing CC >
567

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Naafiri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several significant Naafiri versus Cassiopeia matchup statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Cassiopeia..

Naafiri often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their matchup does. Typically, they receives a similar amount of damage to Cassiopeia. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Naafiri and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Naafiri
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Naafiri
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Naafiri or Cassiopeia?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Naafiri usually wins when playing against Cassiopeia, with a 53.7% win rate. As a result, Naafiri makes a great counter for Cassiopeia.

While Naafiri does have a higher win rate compared to Cassiopeia, when they face off with one another, Naafiri also has a much lower learning curve that makes them a less complex champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Naafiri into Cassiopeia.

Moreover, Naafiri also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Cassiopeia matchups, Naafiri is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Naafiri is a great counter for Cassiopeia. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Naafiri against Cassiopeia.

Additional Information for Naafiri Players

How We Calculated Our Naafiri vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Naafiri, we analyzed 462 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 Cassiopeia as Naafiri 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 Naafiri to counter Cassiopeia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Naafiri often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Cassiopeia. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Naafiri versus Cassiopeia build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Naafiri bought at least these three pieces in their build, they did significantly better vs. Cassiopeia than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Naafiri boasted an average win rate of 53.7% battling Cassiopeia with these items in their kit.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Cassiopeia as Naafiri, you should use 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 sets we have analyed for Naafiri vs Cassiopeia LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.7% winrate overall.

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