Naafiri Mid Build

Naafiri Champion Guide

Role: Assassin

Lane: Midlane

Twisted Fate Top performs best with a build featuring Youmuu's Ghostblade, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Serylda's Grudge, Edge of Night, and Opportunity. The most effective rune setup for Twisted Fate Top includes Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, and Treasure Hunter in the primary tree, paired with Presence of Mind and Coup de Grace in the secondary tree.

Naafiri Champion Abilities

We Are More

Naafiri creates a Packmate every 3 seconds that will attack enemies that she targets for 10-20 (+0.04 per bonus attack damage) physical damage. Packmates take 200% bonus damage from melee attacks.

Hitting champions and large monsters with abilities reduces this ability's cooldown by 4 seconds. Killing enemies reduces it by 1 second.

Max Packmates: 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 (depending on level) P

Darkin Daggers

Naafiri hurls Darkin-tainted blades, dealing 35 / 45 / 55 / 65 / 75 (+0.2 per bonus attack damage) physical damage and inflicting a bleed, dealing 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15 (+0.08 per bonus attack damage) physical damage over 5 seconds.

Naafiri can recast this ability. If enemies hit are already bleeding from this ability, it instead deals the remaining bleed damage plus between 30 / 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 (+0.4 per bonus attack damage) and 60 / 90 / 100 / 130 / 180 (+0.7 per bonus attack damage) physical damage, depending on their missing health. If that target was a champion or large monster, Naafiri restores 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 (+0.4 per bonus attack damage) health.

Packmates will leap at the first champion hit and attack them for 3 seconds. Q

Hounds' Pursuit

Naafiri becomes untargetable for 1 second and prepares to hunt, spawning 2 additional Packmates and gaining 20% AD and 20 / 22.5 / 25 / 27.5 / 30% movement speed for 5 seconds.

Packmates become untargetable and are recalled to Naafiri. W

Eviscerate

Naafiri surges forward, dealing 15 / 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 (+0.5 per bonus attack damage) physical damage, then explodes in a flurry of blades, dealing 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+0.8 per bonus attack damage) physical damage.

Packmates become untargetable and are recalled to Naafiri restoring 100% health. E

The Call of the Pack

Naafiri dashes at an enemy champion, dealing 150 / 250 / 350 (+1.2 per bonus attack damage) physical damage and briefly slowing them. Packmates become untargetable and dash alongside Naafiri, dealing 15 / 25 / 35 (+0.12 per bonus attack damage) physical damage per Packmate.

If Naafiri scores a takedown within 7 seconds she reveals nearby enemies for 4 seconds and can recast this ability once within 12 seconds. The second cast grants 100 / 150 / 200 (+1.5 per bonus attack damage) shield for 3 seconds. R

Naafiri Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Ignite

Ignite is a unit-targeted summoner spell that burns an enemy champion for a few seconds, dealing periodic true damage, applying healing reduction, and revealing the target over the duration.

Naafiri Runes

Naafiri Items

Naafiri Ability Order

Naafiri Matchups Overview

Strong against

Veigar

Tristana

Jayce

Orianna

Sylas

Akshan

Weak against

Kayle

Cho'Gath

Talon

Katarina

Lissandra

Malphite

Naafiri Tips and Tricks

Get as many Packmates down as possible before committing to an all-in, or else you’ll miss out on a lot of additional damage. To make trades more favorable, bait out abilities first and then cast your W or E and all-in the enemy. In team fights, look to flank the enemy and jump in with your allies. You shouldn’t go in unless they’re there to back you up.

Naafiri Best Build, Runes, Items

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Naafiri Mid build, take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, pick Electrocute as your keystone, followed by Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, and Treasure Hunter in the primary tree. In the secondary tree, choose Presence of Mind and Coup de Grace. For rune shards, use Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense, depending on the matchup. Start with Youmuu's Ghostblade as your first item, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Serylda's Grudge. Complete the build with Edge of Night, Opportunity, and Guardian Angel. Max your abilities in the order Q - E - W.

Optional

Another viable Naafiri Mid build uses Flash and Ignite as Summoner Spells. The rune choices include Hail of Blades as the keystone, with Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, and Treasure Hunter in the primary tree. In the secondary tree, take Nimbus Cloak and Scorch. For rune shards, use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. Start with Youmuu's Ghostblade, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Serylda's Grudge. Finish the build with Edge of Night, Opportunity, and Serpent's Fang. Max your abilities in the order Q - E - W.

Alternative

If you're looking for an alternative setup, use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. Pick Electrocute as your keystone, with Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, and Treasure Hunter in the primary tree. In the secondary tree, take Coup de Grace and Presence of Mind. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. Start with Eclipse as your first item, then get Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Profane Hydra. Complete the build with Serylda's Grudge, Edge of Night, and Opportunity. Max your abilities in the order Q - E - W.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an off-meta Naafiri Mid build, take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. Use Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Coup de Grace in the primary rune tree. In the secondary tree, take Sudden Impact and Treasure Hunter. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. Start with Eclipse, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Black Cleaver. Complete the build with Spear of Shojin, Death's Dance, and Guardian Angel. Max your abilities in the order Q - E - W.

Situational Naafiri Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building situational items or using specific runes. Carefully evaluate your team, the enemy team, and the game state before finalizing your Naafiri build. For rune shards, you may want to take either Armor or Magic Resist based on the champion you're facing in lane.