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

Naafiri vs Volibear

How to Beat Volibear as Naafiri in LoLNaafiri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Volibear as Naafiri

based on 1,068 Naafiri vs Volibear matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Volibear as Naafiri came out of an examination of 1068 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Naafiri is forced to battle against Volibear in only 2.1% of their games.

Naafiri vs Volibear Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Naafiri has done a below average job of countering Volibear. Typically, they wins a acceptable 49.3% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Naafiri against Volibear matches, Naafiri’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood, implying that they probably won't get first blood against Volibear.

Best Naafiri vs Volibear 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

EclipseMaw of MalmortiusHubrisOpportunity

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 Volibear as Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Volibear

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Naafiri vs Volibear Counter Stats

Naafiri Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Volibear Image
8.5
< Kills >
5.6
6.5
< Deaths >
6.6
5.8
< Assists >
5.7
1.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
146
< Minions Killed >
126
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.57
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.54
22,434
< Physical Damage >
10,702
82
< Magic Damage >
8,289
1,240
< True Damage >
635
23,757
< Damage Dealt >
19,627
25,233
< Damage Taken >
32,215
12,462
< Gold Earned >
11,542
1.55
< Towers >
2.52
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
6,369
< Total Healing >
8,199
13,883
< Experience >
14,079
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
60
< Time Dealing CC >
622

How to Counter Volibear with Naafiri in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some significant Naafiri vs. Volibear matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Volibear’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Volibear..

Naafiri usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their enemy does. Typically, they takes less damage than Volibear. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Naafiri and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Naafiri
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Naafiri
Volibear

Who is Better, Naafiri or Volibear?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Naafiri usually fairs equally well when facing off against Volibear, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Naafiri makes an ok counter for Volibear.

While Naafiri does have a lower win rate compared to Volibear, when they face off with one another, Naafiri also has a lower level of difficulty that makes them a less challenging champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Naafiri into Volibear.

Furthermore, Naafiri has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Volibear. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Volibear matchups, Volibear is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Naafiri is a somewhat poor counter to Volibear. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Naafiri against Volibear.

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 Volibear Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Volibear as Naafiri, we analyzed 1,068 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 Volibear 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 Volibear Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Naafiri to counter Volibear during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Naafiri on average gets a similar amount of CS relative to Volibear. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Naafiri versus Volibear build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Naafiri bought at least these three items in their build, they did a lot better when fighting Volibear than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Naafiri boasted an average winrate of 49.3% battling Volibear with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Volibear 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 combinations players picked for Naafiri vs Volibear face-offs, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.3% win rate overall.

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