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How to Win Naafiri vs K'Sante Counter MatchupNaafiri is in the a tier of champions

Naafiri vs K'Sante

How to Beat K'Sante as Naafiri in LoLNaafiri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat K'Sante as Naafiri

based on 788 Naafiri vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
53.9 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat K'Sante as Naafiri resulted from an examination of 788 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Naafiri is forced to battle against K'Sante in only 1.6% of their games.

Naafiri vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Naafiri does a good job of beating K'Sante. Typically, they wins a whopping 53.9% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Naafiri against K'Sante matches, Naafiri’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that they probably will get first blood against K'Sante.

Best Naafiri vs K'Sante Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Naafiri Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

HubrisVoltaic CycloswordEclipseProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Naafiri to level upq
>
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 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 K'Sante as Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Naafiri against K'Sante

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Advice to Win Against K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

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Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Naafiri vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Naafiri Image
Win Rate
53.9 %
VS
Win Rate
46.1 %
K'Sante Image
8.2
< Kills >
4.8
6.6
< Deaths >
5.8
6.2
< Assists >
6.4
1.89
< Killing Sprees >
1.09
155
< Minions Killed >
171
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.43
22,930
< Physical Damage >
14,105
101
< Magic Damage >
3,604
1,227
< True Damage >
1,547
24,259
< Damage Dealt >
19,257
26,010
< Damage Taken >
31,743
12,688
< Gold Earned >
11,048
1.62
< Towers >
2.14
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,698
< Total Healing >
4,871
14,244
< Experience >
14,846
18
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
66
< Time Dealing CC >
1,238

How to Counter K'Sante with Naafiri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several influential Naafiri vs. K'Sante counter stats that may help you grasp the differences between the two. Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than K'Sante’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than K'Sante. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Naafiri typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their matchup does. Typically, they receives less damage than K'Sante. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Naafiri and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Naafiri
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Naafiri
K'Sante

Who is Better, Naafiri or K'Sante?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Naafiri usually wins when taking on K'Sante, with a 53.9% win rate. Therefore, Naafiri makes a great counter to K'Sante.

While Naafiri does have a higher winrate than K'Sante, when on opposite teams, Naafiri also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less time consuming champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Naafiri into K'Sante.

Additionally, Naafiri has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to K'Sante. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs K'Sante 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.

Naafiri is a great counter to K'Sante. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Naafiri against K'Sante.

Additional Information for Naafiri Players

How We Calculated Our Naafiri vs K'Sante Build and Stats

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Naafiri, we analyzed 788 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 K'Sante 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 K'Sante during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Naafiri typically gets a similar amount of CS as K'Sante. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy 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, 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 displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Naafiri versus K'Sante build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Naafiri included at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better vs K'Sante than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Naafiri had an average win rate of 53.9% battling K'Sante with these items in their kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating K'Sante 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. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Naafiri vs K'Sante clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.9% winrate overall.

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