
Luxvs Naafiri
Lux vs Naafiri is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Naafiri wins with a 51.9% win rate (+3.8%) over Lux based on 52 games. Naafiri holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Lux build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Lux vs Naafiri matchup.
Lux Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Lux performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who Wins the Lux vs Naafiri Matchup?

Lux vs Naafiri Matchup Summary
The Lux vs Naafiri matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 52 recent matches analyzed, Naafiri wins with a 51.9% win rate compared to Lux's 48.1%, giving Naafiri a 3.8 percentage point advantage. Naafiri dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Lux players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Lux leads by 1.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Naafiri is slightly favored, Lux can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Naafiri's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Lux vs Naafiri Laning Phase Breakdown
Naafiri is favored during the laning phase against Lux, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Naafiri holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Lux Build Against Naafiri
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Naafiri, providing the mobility and stats Lux needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Lux against Naafiri are Luden's Echo, Stormsurge and Shadowflame. This combination gives Lux an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 54.5% win rate across 11 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Naafiri. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Lux vs Naafiri matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Naafiri has a meaningful 52.4% win rate, outperforming Lux by 4.8 percentage points. Naafiri players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.
In the late game (25+ minutes), Naafiri takes over with a 51.6% win rate, leading Lux by 3.2 percentage points. Naafiri scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.
Naafiri holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Lux players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Lux Runes Against Naafiri
The Sorcery and Precision rune setup gives Lux the best tools to compete against Naafiri in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Lux matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Lux's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Lux build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44.00% | 300 | 2.0 | 709 | 9,995 | 48.9% | 40.1% | |
| 45.82% | 299 | 2.2 | 715 | 10,274 | 55.0% | 40.4% | |
| 54.11% | 292 | 2.5 | 762 | 10,893 | 52.3% | 55.3% | |
| 48.75% | 279 | 1.9 | 707 | 9,833 | 51.5% | 46.3% | |
| 47.30% | 241 | 2.0 | 705 | 10,170 | 49.1% | 45.9% | |
| 46.90% | 226 | 4.1 | 740 | 10,736 | 52.4% | 43.7% | |
| 48.89% | 225 | 2.1 | 736 | 10,077 | 53.7% | 45.4% | |
| 51.47% | 204 | 4.2 | 752 | 10,939 | 48.1% | 53.6% | |
| 45.64% | 195 | 6.2 | 905 | 11,892 | 38.4% | 50.0% | |
| 47.92% | 192 | 2.9 | 769 | 10,459 | 51.3% | 45.7% | |
| 48.92% | 186 | 2.0 | 778 | 10,061 | 56.1% | 43.3% | |
| 46.15% | 169 | 2.1 | 784 | 10,653 | 51.4% | 42.1% | |
| 44.91% | 167 | 2.0 | 669 | 10,225 | 47.1% | 43.3% | |
| 58.54% | 164 | 2.7 | 864 | 10,695 | 58.1% | 58.8% | |
| 44.44% | 162 | 6.5 | 831 | 12,267 | 38.3% | 48.0% | |
| 41.94% | 155 | 2.1 | 702 | 9,828 | 48.5% | 37.1% | |
| 49.02% | 153 | 2.0 | 732 | 9,411 | 41.8% | 54.6% | |
| 42.76% | 152 | 2.0 | 701 | 9,669 | 50.8% | 36.5% | |
| 51.77% | 141 | 5.4 | 874 | 11,560 | 54.7% | 50.0% | |
| 48.82% | 127 | 2.9 | 729 | 10,700 | 50.0% | 48.0% | |
| 42.86% | 126 | 2.2 | 702 | 10,798 | 35.1% | 46.1% | |
| 44.54% | 119 | 6.2 | 778 | 11,063 | 41.1% | 47.6% | |
| 53.39% | 118 | 2.0 | 569 | 9,827 | 65.5% | 42.9% | |
| 47.37% | 114 | 1.9 | 644 | 8,918 | 50.8% | 43.4% | |
| 47.62% | 105 | 6.4 | 904 | 11,956 | 48.9% | 46.7% | |
| 56.31% | 103 | 6.5 | 957 | 11,219 | 53.3% | 60.5% | |
| 45.63% | 103 | 2.1 | 640 | 9,463 | 46.3% | 44.9% | |
| 44.55% | 101 | 2.7 | 768 | 10,511 | 41.3% | 47.3% | |
| 47.00% | 100 | 2.2 | 815 | 10,546 | 57.6% | 41.8% | |
| 53.19% | 94 | 6.1 | 892 | 11,441 | 56.8% | 50.0% | |
| 43.33% | 90 | 5.5 | 835 | 12,031 | 45.2% | 42.4% | |
| 51.69% | 89 | 5.8 | 772 | 11,525 | 50.0% | 52.9% | |
| 54.12% | 85 | 6.3 | 931 | 12,426 | 52.9% | 54.9% | |
| 61.25% | 80 | 6.0 | 791 | 11,937 | 69.0% | 56.9% | |
| 54.43% | 79 | 2.0 | 743 | 9,850 | 62.2% | 47.6% | |
| 48.61% | 72 | 2.7 | 752 | 10,019 | 48.6% | 48.6% | |
| 43.06% | 72 | 1.9 | 727 | 10,600 | 41.7% | 43.8% | |
| 48.57% | 70 | 2.1 | 717 | 10,514 | 53.9% | 45.5% | |
| 61.76% | 68 | 5.8 | 839 | 11,593 | 77.8% | 51.2% | |
| 46.27% | 67 | 5.3 | 915 | 10,906 | 43.3% | 48.6% | |
| 55.22% | 67 | 6.0 | 874 | 11,272 | 55.2% | 55.3% | |
| 66.67% | 66 | 4.7 | 727 | 10,422 | 80.0% | 55.6% | |
| 60.00% | 65 | 5.4 | 812 | 10,524 | 66.7% | 55.3% | |
| 59.38% | 64 | 4.4 | 789 | 11,549 | 55.2% | 62.9% | |
| 54.55% | 55 | 6.0 | 943 | 11,354 | 70.8% | 41.9% | |
| 60.00% | 55 | 6.5 | 939 | 11,868 | 66.7% | 54.8% | |
| 48.15% | 54 | 2.2 | 683 | 10,359 | 37.0% | 59.3% | |
| 48.08% | 52 | 6.0 | 781 | 11,280 | 47.6% | 48.4% | |
| 55.77% | 52 | 6.4 | 852 | 12,468 | 50.0% | 57.9% | |
| 50.00% | 52 | 4.5 | 899 | 10,558 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 41.18% | 51 | 6.0 | 913 | 13,339 | 50.0% | 34.5% | |
| 50.98% | 51 | 6.3 | 840 | 11,738 | 59.1% | 44.8% | |
| 50.00% | 50 | 5.6 | 871 | 11,080 | 51.9% | 47.8% | |
| 54.00% | 50 | 2.1 | 782 | 10,391 | 63.6% | 46.4% | |
| 57.14% | 49 | 2.1 | 676 | 9,893 | 60.0% | 54.2% | |
| 47.92% | 48 | 6.1 | 904 | 12,117 | 52.9% | 45.2% | |
| 57.45% | 47 | 4.8 | 812 | 11,532 | 81.3% | 45.2% | |
| 40.43% | 47 | 6.3 | 919 | 12,308 | 35.0% | 44.4% | |
| 39.13% | 46 | 2.2 | 696 | 9,870 | 31.3% | 43.3% | |
| 55.56% | 45 | 3.0 | 745 | 11,449 | 64.7% | 50.0% | |
| 57.78% | 45 | 6.3 | 842 | 11,284 | 57.9% | 57.7% | |
| 51.11% | 45 | 2.2 | 779 | 10,197 | 61.1% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 42 | 6.6 | 948 | 12,829 | 58.8% | 44.0% | |
| 42.86% | 42 | 6.4 | 798 | 11,976 | 58.3% | 22.2% | |
| 61.54% | 39 | 5.8 | 921 | 13,255 | 55.6% | 66.7% | |
| 51.28% | 39 | 5.8 | 896 | 11,797 | 56.3% | 47.8% | |
| 41.03% | 39 | 6.8 | 900 | 12,505 | 36.4% | 47.1% | |
| 51.35% | 37 | 6.0 | 899 | 12,253 | 56.3% | 47.6% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 3.6 | 823 | 11,911 | 71.4% | 43.5% | |
| 44.44% | 36 | 2.6 | 752 | 10,530 | 46.1% | 43.5% | |
| 40.00% | 35 | 6.6 | 899 | 11,583 | 28.6% | 57.1% | |
| 57.14% | 35 | 6.5 | 864 | 12,027 | 80.0% | 48.0% | |
| 45.71% | 35 | 5.5 | 851 | 12,287 | 35.7% | 52.4% | |
| 64.71% | 34 | 2.1 | 766 | 9,487 | 63.6% | 66.7% | |
| 55.88% | 34 | 6.6 | 924 | 12,249 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 41.94% | 31 | 2.3 | 718 | 10,852 | 25.0% | 52.6% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 6.3 | 911 | 12,299 | 30.0% | 61.9% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 2.2 | 700 | 9,838 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 30 | 6.5 | 967 | 13,818 | 45.5% | 52.6% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 6.3 | 825 | 11,720 | 61.5% | 53.3% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 5.1 | 682 | 11,507 | 60.0% | 43.8% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 6.1 | 892 | 11,578 | 66.7% | 35.3% | |
| 39.13% | 23 | 2.0 | 828 | 11,350 | 37.5% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 4.4 | 822 | 12,601 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 73.68% | 19 | 6.8 | 946 | 14,167 | 85.7% | 66.7% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 4.5 | 929 | 9,703 | 33.3% | 44.4% | |
| 27.78% | 18 | 5.7 | 789 | 11,429 | 12.5% | 40.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 6.0 | 948 | 14,221 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 7.2 | 742 | 12,176 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 4.0 | 796 | 9,939 | 42.9% | 40.0% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 6.6 | 773 | 11,156 | 50.0% | 87.5% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 5.7 | 936 | 13,627 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 7.0 | 699 | 12,773 | 83.3% | 44.4% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.9 | 865 | 12,630 | 57.1% | 75.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 6.0 | 829 | 11,236 | 57.1% | 57.1% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.7 | 876 | 13,627 | 60.0% | 62.5% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.7 | 934 | 13,406 | 37.5% | 100.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 2.0 | 746 | 12,105 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 6.8 | 729 | 12,406 | 25.0% | 28.6% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 7.0 | 974 | 14,725 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 2.0 | 673 | 10,656 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 7.2 | 880 | 12,320 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 5.8 | 1,010 | 12,764 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 81.82% | 11 | 3.0 | 769 | 11,528 | 80.0% | 83.3% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.7 | 922 | 13,901 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 2.5 | 802 | 10,246 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 3.7 | 779 | 10,544 | 20.0% | 20.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 7.1 | 785 | 11,790 | 20.0% | 40.0% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 5.2 | 1,045 | 13,306 | 100.0% | 77.8% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 3.5 | 761 | 10,367 | 50.0% | 16.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 4.4 | 874 | 12,477 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 3.4 | 700 | 10,872 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 2.3 | 698 | 12,222 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.1 | 819 | 13,555 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 2.9 | 792 | 10,540 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.4 | 783 | 11,813 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.3 | 836 | 11,438 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 3.5 | 641 | 9,244 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.6 | 628 | 6,485 | 80.0% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.0 | 791 | 12,196 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.3 | 804 | 13,319 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.0 | 748 | 11,025 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.0 | 576 | 8,698 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 3.2 | 853 | 9,083 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 3.5 | 716 | 11,517 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 2.1 | 581 | 10,704 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 894 | 15,109 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 1,008 | 12,717 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 775 | 10,412 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.5 | 836 | 11,270 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 905 | 12,679 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.6 | 767 | 10,999 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 1,041 | 15,097 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.4 | 853 | 10,423 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.0 | 697 | 11,612 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 796 | 10,624 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.3 | 782 | 13,271 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 848 | 11,505 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
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Lux vs Naafiri - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Lux do against Naafiri in League of Legends?
Naafiri wins the Lux vs Naafiri matchup with a 51.9% win rate compared to Lux's 48.1%, a 3.8 percentage point difference. This data is based on 52 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Lux do against Naafiri in the early game?
In the early game, Naafiri has the advantage against Lux with a 52.4% win rate versus 47.6%. Naafiri players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Lux do against Naafiri in the late game?
In the late game, Naafiri takes over the Lux vs Naafiri matchup with a 51.6% win rate compared to 48.4%. Naafiri scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Lux vs Naafiri matchup?
Naafiri wins the matchup against Lux with a 51.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 3.8 percentage point advantage means Naafiri is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 52 games analyzed.
What is the best Lux build against Naafiri?
The best Lux build against Naafiri includes Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 54.5% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Lux runes against Naafiri?
The best Lux runes against Naafiri use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Lux vs Naafiri matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Lux counter Naafiri?
No, Lux struggles against Naafiri with only a 48.1% win rate. Naafiri has the advantage in this matchup. Lux players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Naafiri's lead.
How do I play Lux against Naafiri?
When playing Lux against Naafiri, play cautiously and avoid Naafiri's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Naafiri has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.