Yasuo vs Naafiri
How to Beat Naafiri as Yasuo
based on 3,445 Yasuo vs Naafiri matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yasuo vs Naafiri Matchup Summary
Best Yasuo vs Naafiri Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Yasuo
Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Naafiri
Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.
Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.
At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.
Yasuo vs Naafiri Counter Stats
How to Counter Naafiri with Yasuo in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature several important Yasuo against Naafiri counter statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Naafiri..
Yasuo usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Naafiri. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Yasuo and Naafiri
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Who is Better, Yasuo or Naafiri?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yasuo usually wins when trying to fight Naafiri, with a 52.1% win rate. As a result, Yasuo makes a good counter to Naafiri.
While Yasuo does have a higher win rate than Naafiri, when facing one another, Yasuo also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Yasuo into Naafirias his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Yasuo has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Naafiri. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Naafiri matchups, Yasuo is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Yasuo is an above average counter to Naafiri. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Yasuo against Naafiri.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Yasuo to counter Naafiri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yasuo most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Naafiri. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Yasuo versus Naafiri build include Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Kraken Slayer. When Yasuo combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Naafiri than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Yasuo had an average winrate of 52.1% when countering Naafiri with this build.
To have the best probability of defeating Naafiri as Yasuo, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Yasuo vs Naafiri clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.1% winrate overall.
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