Malzahar
Mid
Hard Win Rate37.6%
Games101
Champion Counters
Naafiri Counters
Find Naafiri counters, difficult matchups and champions Naafiri performs well against.
Jungle Patch 16.13.1 Updated Jul 2, 2026 op.gg data · 48h refresh
Weak Against10
Strong Against10
Best CounterMalzahar (37.6%)
Best MatchupKatarina (58.2%)
S
Current tier: S Jungle — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Naafiri
Win rate shown from Naafiri's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Nasus
Jungle
Hard Win Rate41.2%
Games228
Nocturne
Jungle
Hard Win Rate45.0%
Games554
Talon
Jungle
Hard Win Rate45.1%
Games319
Bel'Veth
Jungle
Hard Win Rate45.7%
Games140
Zed
Mid
Hard Win Rate45.7%
Games105
Hecarim
Jungle
Hard Win Rate45.8%
Games371
Syndra
Mid
Even Win Rate50.0%
Games136
Strong Against — Champions Naafiri Counters
Katarina
Mid
Easy Win Rate58.2%
Games122
Warwick
Jungle
Easy Win Rate57.6%
Games165
Locke
Jungle
Easy Win Rate57.6%
Games172
Ahri
Mid
Easy Win Rate57.1%
Games163
Yasuo
Mid
Easy Win Rate57.0%
Games114
Kha'Zix
Jungle
Easy Win Rate56.1%
Games319
Nidalee
Jungle
Easy Win Rate56.0%
Games191
Ekko
Jungle
Easy Win Rate55.3%
Games206
All Naafiri Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malzahar | Mid | Counter | 37.6% | 101 | — |
| Nasus | Jungle | Counter | 41.2% | 228 | — |
| Nocturne | Jungle | Counter | 45.0% | 554 | — |
| Talon | Jungle | Counter | 45.1% | 319 | Matchup |
| Bel'Veth | Jungle | Counter | 45.7% | 140 | — |
| Zed | Mid | Counter | 45.7% | 105 | — |
| Hecarim | Jungle | Counter | 45.8% | 371 | — |
| Syndra | Mid | Counter | 50.0% | 136 | — |
| Yone | Mid | Counter | 52.4% | 103 | — |
| Locke | Mid | Counter | 52.5% | 177 | Matchup |
| Katarina | Mid | Favorable | 58.2% | 122 | — |
| Warwick | Jungle | Favorable | 57.6% | 165 | — |
| Locke | Jungle | Favorable | 57.6% | 172 | Matchup |
| Ahri | Mid | Favorable | 57.1% | 163 | — |
| Yasuo | Mid | Favorable | 57.0% | 114 | — |
| Kha'Zix | Jungle | Favorable | 56.1% | 319 | — |
| Nidalee | Jungle | Favorable | 56.0% | 191 | — |
| Ekko | Jungle | Favorable | 55.3% | 206 | — |
| Sylas | Mid | Favorable | 54.4% | 138 | — |
| Viktor | Mid | Favorable | 54.1% | 111 | — |
How to Use Naafiri Counter Data
This page tracks every meaningful Naafiri counter in League of Legends for the JUNGLE role, built from real ranked matchup statistics rather than opinion. The toughest lane opponents at the moment are Talon, Pantheon, Riven: against them Naafiri posts its lowest win rates in the current data set. The single strongest counter is Talon, where Naafiri wins just 41.3% of 264 recorded games. On the flip side, Naafiri performs well into Olaf, Ryze, LeBlanc, making them safer picks to face.
Each card shows the win rate from Naafiri’s perspective and the number of games behind it — a matchup with tens of thousands of games is far more trustworthy than one with a few hundred. The Easy/Even/Hard labels are computed from those win rates (below 48% reads as Hard, above 52% as Easy); they are a reading aid, not a separate source stat. Data comes from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions, currently on patch 16.13.1, and refreshes automatically every 48 hours, so the numbers move with the meta. Counters are only half the picture: check the current Naafiri build for the strongest items and runes, or the Naafiri champion page for abilities and full details.
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Naafiri Counters — FAQ
Malzahar is currently the strongest counter to Naafiri — Naafiri wins only 37.6% of 101 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Naafiri performs best against Katarina, winning 58.2% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
Automatically every 48 hours, from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions (currently patch 16.13.1).
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.