Viktor vs Naafiri
How to Beat Naafiri as Viktor
based on 722 Viktor vs Naafiri matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Viktor vs Naafiri Matchup Summary
Best Viktor vs Naafiri Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Viktor
Tips for Playing as Viktor against Naafiri
Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.
Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.
Viktor vs Naafiri Counter Stats
How to Counter Naafiri with Viktor in LoL
The stats shown here clarify some vital Viktor against Naafiri counter statistics that may help you understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Viktor’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Viktor may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Naafiri..
Viktor normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Naafiri. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Viktor and Naafiri
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Who is Better, Viktor or Naafiri?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Viktor usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Naafiri, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Viktor makes an ok counter to Naafiri.
While Viktor does have a higher winrate compared to Naafiri, when they face off with one another, Viktor also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Viktor into Naafirias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Viktor has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Naafiri. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Viktor vs Naafiri matchups, Viktor is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Viktor is a decent counter to Naafiri. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Viktor against Naafiri.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Viktor to counter Naafiri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Viktor often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Naafiri. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Viktor versus Naafiri build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Viktor used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Naafiri than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Viktor had an average win rate of 50.1% battling Naafiri with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Naafiri as Viktor, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Viktor vs Naafiri clashes, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.1% win rate overall.
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