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How to Win Zoe vs Naafiri Counter MatchupZoe is in the b tier of champions

Zoe vs Naafiri

How to Beat Naafiri as Zoe in LoLZoe is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Naafiri as Zoe

based on 625 Zoe vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
44.6 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Naafiri as Zoe came out of an examination of 625 ranked games where both champions opposed one another. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Zoe encounters Naafiri in only 1.3% of her matches.

Zoe vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zoe has done a pathetic job of countering Naafiri. Typically, she wins a lowly 44.6% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Zoe versus Naafiri rounds, Zoe’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Naafiri.

Best Zoe vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Zoe Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Horizon FocusLich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zoe to level upq
>
Second ability for Zoe to level upe
>
Last skill for Zoe to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zoe's passive ability p
Zoe's q ability q
Zoe's w ability w
Zoe's e ability e
Zoe's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Naafiri as Zoe

Tips for Playing as Zoe against Naafiri

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

Zoe vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Zoe Image
Win Rate
44.6 %
VS
Win Rate
55.4 %
Naafiri Image
6.3
< Kills >
8.9
6
< Deaths >
6.7
7.3
< Assists >
5.7
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
2.07
130
< Minions Killed >
149
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,669
< Physical Damage >
22,530
15,934
< Magic Damage >
90
2,946
< True Damage >
1,226
20,550
< Damage Dealt >
23,846
19,109
< Damage Taken >
25,288
10,804
< Gold Earned >
12,640
1.63
< Towers >
1.59
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
2,211
< Total Healing >
5,806
13,062
< Experience >
14,016
24
< Vision Score >
17
11
< Wards Placed >
8
131
< Time Dealing CC >
55

How to Counter Naafiri with Zoe in LoL

The stats provided here show some strategic Zoe vs. Naafiri counter statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Zoe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zoe may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Naafiri..

Zoe usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Naafiri. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zoe and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Zoe
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zoe
Naafiri

Who is Better, Zoe or Naafiri?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zoe usually loses when trying to fight Naafiri, with a 44.6% win rate. Thus, Zoe makes a bad counter to Naafiri.

While Zoe does have a much lower win rate compared to Naafiri, when on opposite teams, Zoe also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Zoe into Naafiri.

Moreover, Zoe also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Naafiri. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zoe vs Naafiri matchups, Naafiri is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Zoe is a garbage counter to Naafiri. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Zoe against Naafiri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zoe

Zoe Loses Against

ZacZac42.7% winrateMorganaMorgana43.1% winrateUrgotUrgot43.2% winrateZyraZyra43.4% winrate

Zoe Wins Against

YuumiYuumi53.6% winrateRenektonRenekton53.4% winrateXayahXayah53.1% winrateKindredKindred52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 51.1% 994 GamesNaafiriNaafiri+ 51.4% 251 GamesSkarnerSkarner+ 51.5% 171 GamesLissandraLissandra+ 52.7% 146 Games

Additional Information for Zoe Players

How We Calculated Our Zoe vs Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Zoe, we analyzed 625 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 Naafiri as Zoe 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

Zoe Build Naafiri Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zoe to counter Naafiri during both the laning 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 tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zoe on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Naafiri. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They 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 require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Zoe versus Naafiri build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Zoe bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better countering Naafiri than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Zoe had an average win rate of 44.6% when countering Naafiri with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating Naafiri as Zoe, Zoe players should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Zoe vs Naafiri battles, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 44.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Naafiri as Zoe are shown for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.