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Naafiri vs Kha'Zix

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

based on 1,375 Naafiri vs Kha'Zix matchups
Win Rate
56.2 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. In our dataset, Naafiri faced Kha'Zix in 1375 rounds. Having so many matchups for Naafiri versus Kha'Zix provides us faith in our ability to provide enlightening stats and a pro build to shatter your rival. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Naafiri fights Kha'Zix in only 2.7% of their matches.

Naafiri vs Kha'Zix Matchup Summary

Naafiri does a great job of beating Kha'Zix. Typically, they wins a terrific 56.2% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Naafiri vs Kha'Zix rounds, Naafiri’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that they probably won't be able to get first blood against Kha'Zix.

Best Naafiri vs Kha'Zix Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Naafiri Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Edge of NightMaw of MalmortiusYoumuu's GhostbladeEclipse

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 Kha'Zix as Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Kha'Zix

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Advice to Win Against Kha'Zix

Taste Their Fear deals bonus damage to targets that are isolated. Gain an advantage by fighting near allied minions, champions, or turrets.

Leap and Void Assault have long cooldowns. Kha'Zix is very vulnerable when these are not available.

Naafiri vs Kha'Zix Counter Stats

Naafiri Image
Win Rate
56.2 %
VS
Win Rate
43.8 %
Kha'Zix Image
9
< Kills >
8
6.6
< Deaths >
6.8
5.7
< Assists >
6.1
2.09
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
155
< Minions Killed >
26
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
1.62
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.29
23,624
< Physical Damage >
16,774
106
< Magic Damage >
1,063
1,202
< True Damage >
953
24,932
< Damage Dealt >
18,791
25,824
< Damage Taken >
33,710
12,964
< Gold Earned >
12,631
1.69
< Towers >
0.93
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
6,352
< Total Healing >
16,063
14,528
< Experience >
13,714
18
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
6
61
< Time Dealing CC >
224

How to Counter Kha'Zix with Naafiri in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some important Naafiri against Kha'Zix matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kha'Zix’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Kha'Zix..

Naafiri typically has a similar longest kill spree as their foe does. On average, they takes less damage than Kha'Zix. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Naafiri and Kha'Zix

Damage Types Compared

Naafiri
Kha'Zix
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Naafiri
Kha'Zix

Who is Better, Naafiri or Kha'Zix?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Naafiri usually wins when facing off against Kha'Zix, with a 56.2% win rate. Therefore, Naafiri makes a fantastic counter to Kha'Zix.

While Naafiri does have a much higher win rate than Kha'Zix, when on opposite teams, Naafiri also has a much lower learning curve that makes them a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Naafiri into Kha'Zix.

Additionally, Naafiri also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kha'Zix. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Kha'Zix matchups, Naafiri is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Naafiri is a great counter to Kha'Zix. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Naafiri against Kha'Zix.

Other Champion Matchups Against Naafiri

Naafiri Loses Against

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Naafiri Wins Against

JayceJayce57.6% winrateKarthusKarthus57% winrateGangplankGangplank56.9% winrateYuumiYuumi56.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Naafiri Players

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

For this guide on countering Kha'Zix as Naafiri, we analyzed 1,375 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 Kha'Zix 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.

Other Useful Resources

Naafiri Build Kha'Zix Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Naafiri in order to counter Kha'Zix 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 listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Naafiri on average gets much more CS as Kha'Zix. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Naafiri versus Kha'Zix build include Guardian Angel, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Naafiri incorporated at least these three items in their build, they did much better vs Kha'Zix than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Naafiri had an average win rate of 56.2% when playing against Kha'Zix with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Kha'Zix as Naafiri, you should take 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 Kha'Zix fights, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 56.2% winrate overall.

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