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

Naafiri vs Qiyana

How to Beat Qiyana as Naafiri in LoLNaafiri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Qiyana as Naafiri

based on 576 Naafiri vs Qiyana matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League games each and every week. Within our database, Naafiri engaged Qiyana 576 times. Including so many games with Naafiri vs Qiyana gives us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare useful stats and a solid build to obliterate Qiyana. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Naafiri fights Qiyana in only 1.1% of their rounds.

Naafiri vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

Naafiri has done a good job of beating Qiyana. Typically, they wins a terrific 52.4% of games the champs fight each other in. In Naafiri versus Qiyana rounds, Naafiri’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This implies that they probably won't get first blood against Qiyana.

Best Naafiri vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Naafiri Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeEclipseVoltaic CycloswordHubris

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 ForceArmor
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 Qiyana as Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Qiyana

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Naafiri vs Qiyana Counter Stats

Naafiri Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Qiyana Image
8.5
< Kills >
8.9
7.2
< Deaths >
7.2
6.2
< Assists >
5.8
2.01
< Killing Sprees >
2.04
152
< Minions Killed >
145
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.39
22,730
< Physical Damage >
20,586
91
< Magic Damage >
1,848
1,213
< True Damage >
967
24,035
< Damage Dealt >
23,402
26,184
< Damage Taken >
24,564
12,709
< Gold Earned >
12,481
1.58
< Towers >
1.57
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,234
< Total Healing >
3,261
14,133
< Experience >
14,102
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
7
65
< Time Dealing CC >
124

How to Counter Qiyana with Naafiri in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some valuable Naafiri versus Qiyana counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Qiyana’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Qiyana..

Naafiri typically has a similar longest kill spree as their matchup does. Typically, they receives a similar amount of damage to Qiyana. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Naafiri and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Naafiri
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Naafiri
Qiyana

Who is Better, Naafiri or Qiyana?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Naafiri usually wins when trying to fight Qiyana, with a 52.4% win rate. As a result, Naafiri makes a good counter for Qiyana.

While Naafiri does have a higher win rate compared to Qiyana, when they face off with one another, Naafiri also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Naafiri into Qiyana.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Qiyana 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 good counter to Qiyana. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Naafiri against Qiyana.

Other Champion Matchups Against Naafiri

Naafiri Loses Against

TaricTaric42.1% winrateMaokaiMaokai42.9% winrateFizzFizz44.6% winrateLilliaLillia44.7% winrate

Naafiri Wins Against

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

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 54.6% 2318 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 54.9% 4357 GamesBrandBrand+ 55.2% 3415 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.2% 3860 Games

Additional Information for Naafiri Players

How We Calculated Our Naafiri vs Qiyana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Qiyana as Naafiri, we analyzed 576 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 Qiyana 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 Qiyana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Naafiri in order to counter Qiyana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Naafiri most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Qiyana. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, 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, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Naafiri versus Qiyana build consist of Edge of Night, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Naafiri incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they performed a lot better vs Qiyana than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Naafiri boasted an average winrate of 52.4% when playing against Qiyana with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Qiyana 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 builds we have analyed for Naafiri vs Qiyana clashes, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.4% winrate overall.

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