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

Naafiri vs Veigar

How to Beat Veigar as Naafiri in LoLNaafiri is in the b tier of champions
Assassin
Mage

How to Beat Veigar as Naafiri

based on 1,796 Naafiri vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Veigar as Naafiri came out of an examination of 1796 ranked rounds where both champs faced each other. This pairing is fairly rare. Naafiri is forced to battle against Veigar in only 3.5% of their matches.

Naafiri vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Naafiri has done a average job of countering Veigar. Typically, they wins a acceptable 50.5% of games the champions battle each other in. In Naafiri versus Veigar rounds, Naafiri’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that they most likely will be able to get first blood against Veigar.

Best Naafiri vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Naafiri Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

OpportunityEdge of NightMaw of MalmortiusYoumuu's Ghostblade

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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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Veigar

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Advice to Win Against Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Naafiri vs Veigar Counter Stats

Naafiri Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Veigar Image
8.6
< Kills >
6.9
6.7
< Deaths >
6.4
5.8
< Assists >
6.7
1.99
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
151
< Minions Killed >
161
0.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.49
22,268
< Physical Damage >
680
93
< Magic Damage >
21,369
1,241
< True Damage >
585
23,603
< Damage Dealt >
22,635
26,611
< Damage Taken >
19,378
12,803
< Gold Earned >
12,056
1.56
< Towers >
2.04
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
6,415
< Total Healing >
1,885
14,442
< Experience >
14,405
18
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
11
60
< Time Dealing CC >
128

How to Counter Veigar with Naafiri in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some valuable Naafiri against Veigar matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the pair. As an example, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Veigar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Veigar..

Naafiri usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their counter does. Typically, they receives more damage than Veigar. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Naafiri and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Naafiri
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Naafiri
Veigar

Who is Better, Naafiri or Veigar?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Naafiri usually fairs equally well when facing off against Veigar, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Naafiri makes an ok counter to Veigar.

While Naafiri does have a higher winrate compared to Veigar, when facing one another, Naafiri also has a much lower learning curve that makes them a less challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Naafiri into Veigar.

Moreover, Naafiri also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Veigar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing 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 Veigar matchups, Naafiri is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Naafiri is a decent counter to Veigar. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Naafiri against Veigar.

Additional Information for Naafiri Players

How We Calculated Our Naafiri vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Naafiri, we analyzed 1,796 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 Veigar 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

If you would like to truly master Naafiri in order to counter Veigar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Naafiri usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Veigar. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Naafiri versus Veigar build consist of Guardian Angel, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Naafiri incorporated at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better when facing Veigar than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Naafiri boasted an average win rate of 50.5% when countering Veigar with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of beating Veigar 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. Out of all the rune sets players used for Naafiri vs Veigar counters, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.5% winrate overall.

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