Naafirivs Irelia
Naafiri vs Irelia is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Irelia wins with a 63.6% win rate (+27.3%) over Naafiri based on 22 games. Irelia holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Naafiri build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Naafiri vs Irelia matchup.
Naafiri Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Naafiri 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.
Irelia(36.4%)Who Wins the Naafiri vs Irelia Matchup?
Naafiri vs Irelia Matchup Summary
The Naafiri vs Irelia matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 22 recent matches analyzed, Irelia wins with a 63.6% win rate compared to Naafiri's 36.4%, giving Irelia a 27.3 percentage point advantage. Irelia dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Naafiri 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 Irelia leads by 0.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Irelia has a strong advantage in this matchup. Naafiri players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Irelia overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Naafiri vs Irelia Laning Phase Breakdown
Irelia is favored during the laning phase against Naafiri, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Irelia holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Naafiri Build Against Irelia
Swiftmarch is the optimal boots choice against Irelia, providing the mobility and stats Naafiri needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Naafiri against Irelia are Eclipse, Death's Dance and Spear of Shojin. This combination gives Naafiri an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Naafiri vs Irelia matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Naafiri25.0%Irelia75.0%Naafiri42.9%Irelia57.1%Irelia dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Naafiri. This lopsided early game means Irelia can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Irelia is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.1% win rate — 14.3 points above Naafiri. Extended games heavily favor Irelia, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Irelia holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Naafiri players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Naafiri Runes Against Irelia
Domination
Resolve
The Domination and Resolve rune setup gives Naafiri the best tools to compete against Irelia in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Naafiri matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Naafiri'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 Naafiri 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55.79% | 95 | 1.2 | 733 | 13,087 | 53.7% | 57.4% | |
| 56.99% | 93 | 6.6 | 869 | 13,214 | 69.4% | 49.1% | |
| 45.88% | 85 | 1.3 | 772 | 13,039 | 50.0% | 42.5% | |
| 54.88% | 82 | 1.1 | 729 | 13,157 | 54.2% | 55.9% | |
| 52.05% | 73 | 1.2 | 812 | 13,753 | 55.9% | 48.7% | |
| 44.93% | 69 | 1.1 | 695 | 13,036 | 46.9% | 43.2% | |
| 51.47% | 68 | 1.5 | 763 | 12,967 | 45.2% | 56.8% | |
| 50.00% | 66 | 6.2 | 798 | 11,775 | 53.7% | 44.0% | |
| 47.69% | 65 | 6.5 | 853 | 12,540 | 40.6% | 54.5% | |
| 50.00% | 60 | 6.2 | 858 | 13,202 | 52.4% | 48.7% | |
| 35.59% | 59 | 6.2 | 807 | 13,104 | 60.0% | 23.1% | |
| 57.63% | 59 | 6.2 | 793 | 12,263 | 65.6% | 48.1% | |
| 54.39% | 57 | 3.2 | 770 | 12,330 | 51.7% | 57.1% | |
| 42.11% | 57 | 1.0 | 679 | 12,581 | 51.9% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 54 | 6.2 | 834 | 11,696 | 32.1% | 34.6% | |
| 40.74% | 54 | 3.6 | 753 | 13,597 | 30.4% | 48.4% | |
| 59.62% | 52 | 3.9 | 920 | 13,109 | 53.9% | 65.4% | |
| 51.92% | 52 | 6.3 | 838 | 12,959 | 52.4% | 51.6% | |
| 57.14% | 49 | 5.3 | 844 | 14,047 | 57.9% | 56.7% | |
| 45.83% | 48 | 3.1 | 798 | 13,699 | 44.4% | 47.6% | |
| 46.81% | 47 | 5.3 | 780 | 13,084 | 52.4% | 42.3% | |
| 56.52% | 46 | 6.2 | 822 | 12,466 | 47.6% | 64.0% | |
| 50.00% | 44 | 6.4 | 807 | 12,102 | 52.4% | 47.8% | |
| 65.12% | 43 | 6.3 | 744 | 12,700 | 60.0% | 67.9% | |
| 46.51% | 43 | 1.3 | 774 | 14,493 | 64.3% | 37.9% | |
| 64.29% | 42 | 6.1 | 762 | 11,569 | 56.0% | 76.5% | |
| 58.54% | 41 | 1.2 | 756 | 14,372 | 61.1% | 56.5% | |
| 38.46% | 39 | 2.4 | 759 | 12,838 | 35.0% | 42.1% | |
| 42.11% | 38 | 1.4 | 825 | 12,471 | 40.9% | 43.8% | |
| 47.37% | 38 | 3.7 | 761 | 12,929 | 61.1% | 35.0% | |
| 37.84% | 37 | 1.4 | 937 | 13,073 | 38.5% | 37.5% | |
| 52.78% | 36 | 6.4 | 782 | 10,117 | 59.1% | 42.9% | |
| 52.78% | 36 | 1.1 | 792 | 14,007 | 50.0% | 55.0% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 1.1 | 798 | 13,245 | 47.1% | 63.2% | |
| 42.86% | 35 | 2.2 | 817 | 13,167 | 38.9% | 47.1% | |
| 57.14% | 35 | 6.5 | 932 | 14,017 | 76.9% | 45.5% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 1.3 | 843 | 13,478 | 53.9% | 47.6% | |
| 58.82% | 34 | 1.1 | 846 | 13,250 | 58.8% | 58.8% | |
| 47.06% | 34 | 1.2 | 686 | 12,748 | 50.0% | 43.8% | |
| 38.71% | 31 | 1.1 | 844 | 13,277 | 33.3% | 43.8% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 6.4 | 838 | 13,192 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 1.4 | 753 | 12,752 | 50.0% | 47.1% | |
| 33.33% | 30 | 6.2 | 834 | 13,308 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 62.07% | 29 | 2.6 | 829 | 12,237 | 33.3% | 92.9% | |
| 32.14% | 28 | 3.9 | 785 | 12,654 | 8.3% | 50.0% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 1.1 | 848 | 14,538 | 69.2% | 57.1% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 6.1 | 1,013 | 14,221 | 75.0% | 57.9% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 6.6 | 895 | 12,360 | 50.0% | 38.5% | |
| 40.74% | 27 | 5.7 | 840 | 12,693 | 42.9% | 38.5% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 6.7 | 968 | 11,512 | 56.3% | 54.5% | |
| 23.08% | 26 | 6.1 | 832 | 12,625 | 33.3% | 14.3% | |
| 65.38% | 26 | 1.1 | 740 | 11,981 | 64.3% | 66.7% | |
| 30.77% | 26 | 6.2 | 729 | 13,195 | 28.6% | 31.6% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 6.3 | 778 | 12,021 | 76.9% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 5.8 | 787 | 11,628 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 62.50% | 24 | 1.3 | 807 | 13,558 | 62.5% | 62.5% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 6.0 | 905 | 13,824 | 44.4% | 60.0% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 1.1 | 704 | 13,344 | 36.4% | 53.9% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 6.8 | 669 | 10,841 | 42.9% | 44.4% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 4.9 | 840 | 14,016 | 77.8% | 50.0% | |
| 27.27% | 22 | 1.3 | 800 | 14,012 | 37.5% | 21.4% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 3.3 | 880 | 13,270 | 77.8% | 38.5% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 6.0 | 898 | 13,548 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 66.67% | 21 | 1.0 | 679 | 11,316 | 64.3% | 71.4% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 4.6 | 911 | 14,702 | 62.5% | 66.7% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 2.2 | 825 | 11,924 | 35.7% | 80.0% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 1.2 | 835 | 13,406 | 50.0% | 27.3% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 1.5 | 683 | 12,564 | 66.7% | 22.2% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 1.1 | 892 | 12,658 | 41.7% | 33.3% | |
| 72.22% | 18 | 1.3 | 870 | 14,000 | 71.4% | 72.7% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 4.9 | 790 | 12,004 | 57.1% | 45.5% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 1.2 | 741 | 14,914 | 75.0% | 69.2% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 4.2 | 962 | 11,262 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.5 | 889 | 12,231 | 57.1% | 37.5% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.0 | 1,019 | 11,842 | 22.2% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 5.3 | 770 | 12,814 | 77.8% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.2 | 900 | 12,788 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 3.0 | 740 | 12,742 | 62.5% | 42.9% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 5.1 | 1,145 | 16,136 | 85.7% | 28.6% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 6.7 | 849 | 12,785 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 1.1 | 800 | 14,142 | 60.0% | 44.4% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 4.4 | 862 | 15,242 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.6 | 705 | 13,497 | 25.0% | 44.4% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.2 | 799 | 14,233 | 57.1% | 66.7% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 6.2 | 701 | 13,510 | 40.0% | 25.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.6 | 990 | 12,547 | 42.9% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 6.0 | 922 | 12,695 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 2.9 | 907 | 13,233 | 75.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.1 | 817 | 15,325 | 57.1% | 40.0% | |
| 16.67% | 12 | 5.6 | 766 | 11,569 | 16.7% | 16.7% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.7 | 870 | 12,517 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 5.9 | 575 | 11,029 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.4 | 831 | 12,504 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.8 | 955 | 11,601 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 2.3 | 776 | 13,694 | 33.3% | 37.5% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.7 | 1,069 | 13,850 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 90.00% | 10 | 3.8 | 891 | 14,442 | 100.0% | 87.5% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 6.1 | 908 | 13,961 | 75.0% | 83.3% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 2.1 | 737 | 14,556 | 33.3% | 71.4% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 2.9 | 748 | 12,675 | 66.7% | 85.7% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 3.4 | 853 | 13,677 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.6 | 773 | 12,822 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.7 | 905 | 11,863 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 2.2 | 794 | 12,040 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 2.1 | 842 | 10,001 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 4.1 | 1,141 | 15,800 | 66.7% | 80.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 7.0 | 907 | 9,846 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 3.6 | 687 | 11,036 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.8 | 1,012 | 14,657 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.5 | 770 | 11,873 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 5.3 | 907 | 13,700 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.2 | 942 | 12,704 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 7.1 | 1,044 | 15,209 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.7 | 879 | 15,396 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.0 | 706 | 12,270 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.4 | 959 | 12,645 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.6 | 844 | 12,993 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 5.7 | 1,035 | 11,936 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.5 | 688 | 11,126 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.0 | 1,135 | 16,261 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.3 | 641 | 10,086 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 8.0 | 861 | 12,562 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.0 | 807 | 13,975 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.0 | 903 | 11,303 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.5 | 639 | 10,939 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 903 | 14,620 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 944 | 11,818 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 641 | 9,715 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 781 | 13,148 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.8 | 994 | 9,906 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
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Naafiri vs Irelia - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Naafiri do against Irelia in League of Legends?
Irelia wins the Naafiri vs Irelia matchup with a 63.6% win rate compared to Naafiri's 36.4%, a 27.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 22 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Naafiri do against Irelia in the early game?
In the early game, Irelia has the advantage against Naafiri with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. Irelia players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Naafiri do against Irelia in the late game?
In the late game, Irelia takes over the Naafiri vs Irelia matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to 42.9%. Irelia scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Naafiri vs Irelia matchup?
Irelia wins the matchup against Naafiri with a 63.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 27.3 percentage point advantage means Irelia is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 22 games analyzed.
What is the best Naafiri build against Irelia?
The best Naafiri build against Irelia includes Eclipse, Death's Dance, Spear of Shojin with Swiftmarch. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Naafiri runes against Irelia?
The best Naafiri runes against Irelia use the Domination primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Naafiri vs Irelia matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Naafiri counter Irelia?
No, Naafiri struggles against Irelia with only a 36.4% win rate. Irelia has the advantage in this matchup. Naafiri players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Irelia's lead.
How do I play Naafiri against Irelia?
When playing Naafiri against Irelia, play cautiously and avoid Irelia's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Irelia has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.