Naafiri - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.0%
Pick Rate
4.5%

Naafirivs Kai'Sa

DAssassinFighter
Patch26.10
Matches683,599
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 18, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Naafiri vs Kai'Sa is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Naafiri wins with a 62.5% win rate (+25.0%) over Kai'Sa based on 8 games. Naafiri 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 Kai'Sa 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.

Compare against an opponent
Kai'Sa - 62.5% win rateKai'Sa(62.5%)
Naafiri - 62.5% win rate in this matchup
Naafiri
62.5% WR
VS
Kai'Sa vs Naafiri matchup - 37.5% win rate
Kai'Sa
37.5% WR

Who Wins the Naafiri vs Kai'Sa Matchup?

Naafiri wins the Naafiri vs Kai'Sa matchup
Winner
Naafiri
Matches: 8
62.5%
Win Rate
37.5%
6.6
CS / min
5.9
1,072
DMG / min
835
16,939
Gold / game
14,719
243
Heal / min
113
691
DMG Mitigated / min
420
0.1
CC / min
0.0
50.0%
Early Game WR
50.0%
66.7%
Late Game WR
33.3%

Naafiri vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

The Naafiri vs Kai'Sa matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 8 recent matches analyzed, Naafiri wins with a 62.5% win rate compared to Kai'Sa's 37.5%, giving Naafiri a 25.0 percentage point advantage. Naafiri dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Kai'Sa 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 Naafiri leads by 0.1s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Naafiri players can confidently pick into Kai'Sa and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Kai'Sa away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Naafiri vs Kai'Sa Laning Phase Breakdown

Naafiri wins the laning phase against Kai'Sa in League of Legends

Naafiri is favored during the laning phase against Kai'Sa, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Naafiri holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.6Naafiri
5.9Kai'Sa
Naafiri edges out Kai'Sa by 0.7 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 10 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Naafiri.
Damage
1,072Naafiri
835Kai'Sa
Naafiri heavily out-damages Kai'Sa by 236 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Kai'Sa should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Naafiri's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
16,939Naafiri
14,719Kai'Sa
Naafiri generates a commanding 2,221 more gold per game than Kai'Sa. This substantial economic advantage means Naafiri consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Kai'Sa should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.1Naafiri
0.0Kai'Sa
Both Naafiri and Kai'Sa provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.1s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
933Naafiri
533Kai'Sa
Naafiri vastly out-sustains Kai'Sa, healing and mitigating 400 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Naafiri can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Kai'Sa is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Kai'Sa, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Naafiri Build Against Kai'Sa

Swiftmarch is the optimal boots choice against Kai'Sa, providing the mobility and stats Naafiri needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Naafiri against Kai'Sa are Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc and Serpent's Fang. This combination gives Naafiri an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Kai'Sa. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Naafiri vs Kai'Sa matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Naafiri
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Naafiri early game win rateNaafiri50.0%
Kai'Sa early game win rateKai'Sa50.0%
Late Game
Naafiri
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Naafiri late game win rateNaafiri66.7%
Kai'Sa late game win rateKai'Sa33.3%

The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Naafiri and Kai'Sa, with Naafiri holding a razor-thin 50.0% win rate edge (+0.0%). Individual skill and jungle proximity will matter more than champion advantage in the early laning phase.

Naafiri is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Kai'Sa. Extended games heavily favor Naafiri, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Naafiri holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Kai'Sa players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Naafiri Runes Against Kai'Sa

Domination rune tree - Naafiri primary runes vs Kai'SaDomination
Electrocute - best Naafiri rune vs Kai'SaSudden Impact - best Naafiri rune vs Kai'SaGrisly Mementos - best Naafiri rune vs Kai'SaTreasure Hunter - best Naafiri rune vs Kai'Sa
Precision rune tree - Naafiri secondary runes vs Kai'SaPrecision
Coup de Grace - best Naafiri rune vs Kai'SaPresence of Mind - best Naafiri rune vs Kai'Sa
100.0% WR

Running Domination primary with Precision secondary allows Naafiri to press their advantage against Kai'Sa, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Naafiri matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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.

Naafiri matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
47.03%2026.389012,15450.0%44.3%
46.75%1546.287012,89653.2%42.4%
49.64%1391.176112,93456.1%45.1%
49.24%1321.275513,02748.5%50.0%
47.29%1295.484212,70947.3%47.3%
49.22%1286.192812,34851.7%47.1%
53.17%1266.290712,39851.0%54.7%
52.42%1245.589013,15049.1%54.9%
44.92%1186.196212,03448.3%41.4%
50.43%1176.394112,68856.4%45.2%
54.39%1143.881412,55851.9%56.5%
40.71%1131.369711,83541.1%40.4%
40.00%1051.569212,27733.3%45.6%
46.08%1026.389912,28848.8%44.1%
52.48%1016.186212,00751.1%53.7%
50.00%1001.374312,50952.3%48.2%
47.37%953.181611,63350.0%44.4%
45.26%954.481612,56453.7%38.9%
45.74%944.795313,47537.2%52.9%
44.94%896.486512,64356.8%36.5%
42.05%881.270412,39048.8%36.2%
48.28%871.472212,63341.2%52.8%
57.47%871.883113,72663.6%53.7%
42.35%851.379313,07844.4%40.8%
61.04%776.193212,47362.2%60.0%
48.68%764.984713,36258.6%42.5%
54.05%745.891612,38363.6%46.3%
55.07%696.184811,57551.6%57.9%
51.47%683.688513,12342.3%57.1%
46.27%671.062211,81245.5%47.1%
49.23%656.288012,16748.1%50.0%
49.23%655.11,00113,95663.6%41.9%
46.88%646.187412,40230.8%57.9%
46.03%636.194911,99248.5%43.3%
50.00%605.177912,57342.9%53.9%
49.15%596.190611,92556.0%44.1%
43.10%586.594412,79440.9%44.4%
40.35%571.271613,21333.3%44.4%
42.86%561.566011,81743.5%42.4%
61.82%556.31,03813,33755.2%69.2%
50.00%521.381513,00957.9%45.5%
45.10%516.490612,80045.5%44.8%
55.10%492.882413,48062.5%48.0%
38.78%494.786411,92038.5%39.1%
42.86%491.165212,37733.3%50.0%
60.42%481.180613,21666.7%55.6%
58.33%481.178812,77460.9%56.0%
47.92%486.394912,87457.9%41.4%
46.81%471.374512,48554.2%39.1%
45.65%463.179813,19240.0%50.0%
55.81%435.577910,71060.9%50.0%
53.49%436.684111,99545.8%63.2%
41.86%436.61,00613,11942.9%40.9%
47.62%426.493212,91235.3%56.0%
47.50%406.498012,87752.6%42.9%
55.00%401.480212,81653.9%55.6%
45.00%401.265612,32756.3%37.5%
30.00%401.972913,66423.1%33.3%
60.00%403.61,08012,00166.7%54.5%
61.54%396.31,00213,17761.9%61.1%
54.05%376.71,00511,60052.6%55.6%
55.56%366.589811,52552.6%58.8%
41.67%365.71,09513,24825.0%55.0%
52.78%366.499914,75572.7%44.0%
52.78%362.775011,99357.9%47.1%
62.86%356.394812,41661.1%64.7%
55.88%341.287013,98528.6%75.0%
44.12%341.269511,81036.4%58.3%
57.58%331.180113,29861.5%55.0%
27.27%336.386812,7319.1%36.4%
38.71%311.076313,36641.7%36.8%
67.74%315.381312,34173.3%62.5%
46.67%301.079112,83846.7%46.7%
48.28%295.795111,90838.5%56.3%
44.83%296.192112,69150.0%42.9%
39.29%285.881713,33137.5%40.0%
64.29%286.51,09512,72871.4%57.1%
48.15%274.51,00613,11220.0%64.7%
33.33%270.973812,05331.3%36.4%
40.74%276.193213,96850.0%36.8%
53.85%266.090311,72461.5%46.1%
73.08%264.31,00514,41263.6%80.0%
40.00%253.491514,25133.3%42.1%
50.00%246.191913,61080.0%42.1%
50.00%245.082413,05044.4%53.3%
37.50%241.576411,29235.7%40.0%
52.17%232.282311,88843.8%71.4%
50.00%225.472011,59337.5%57.1%
54.55%225.685412,11971.4%46.7%
40.91%226.41,06213,40533.3%46.1%
31.82%222.277912,54037.5%28.6%
54.55%221.167613,51444.4%61.5%
45.45%226.894311,83272.7%18.2%
42.86%213.095312,59760.0%27.3%
28.57%215.480811,00536.4%20.0%
57.14%215.681111,68653.9%62.5%
50.00%203.076012,94544.4%54.5%
30.00%201.582613,64533.3%27.3%
40.00%206.296212,18262.5%25.0%
45.00%202.576712,52362.5%33.3%
52.63%195.691313,73857.1%50.0%
50.00%181.979714,60250.0%50.0%
35.29%172.273612,11222.2%50.0%
70.59%175.81,03913,49970.0%71.4%
50.00%164.970510,67455.6%42.9%
43.75%166.792511,50171.4%22.2%
66.67%156.488712,78260.0%70.0%
46.67%154.879112,30071.4%25.0%
57.14%145.687313,80740.0%66.7%
46.15%136.290511,64150.0%42.9%
61.54%131.689915,20760.0%62.5%
46.15%131.579010,25537.5%60.0%
53.85%135.899313,49033.3%60.0%
84.62%136.092811,91280.0%87.5%
41.67%124.495012,76040.0%42.9%
27.27%114.887512,78320.0%33.3%
45.45%116.395512,38133.3%60.0%
72.73%115.893112,04357.1%100.0%
20.00%105.883112,6230.0%33.3%
60.00%105.885712,84460.0%60.0%
70.00%106.57859,90762.5%100.0%
70.00%106.883512,30950.0%100.0%
55.56%95.897112,76040.0%75.0%
55.56%92.25328,81666.7%33.3%
22.22%96.885812,25416.7%33.3%
50.00%84.66169,73633.3%100.0%
62.50%86.21,11111,99775.0%50.0%
62.50%86.61,07216,93950.0%66.7%
62.50%86.680411,790100.0%25.0%
37.50%86.51,04213,36225.0%50.0%
57.14%76.982812,24450.0%60.0%
42.86%76.690410,91260.0%0.0%
42.86%75.891013,914100.0%20.0%
71.43%75.685513,56466.7%75.0%
66.67%63.795610,46050.0%100.0%
66.67%65.097611,09466.7%66.7%
33.33%61.876413,14133.3%33.3%
50.00%62.269710,9610.0%75.0%
80.00%54.283311,779100.0%50.0%
20.00%56.197212,75850.0%0.0%
40.00%53.770114,6500.0%40.0%
40.00%52.173813,067100.0%0.0%
40.00%56.21,14211,34825.0%100.0%

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Naafiri vs Kai'Sa - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Naafiri do against Kai'Sa in League of Legends?

Naafiri wins the Naafiri vs Kai'Sa matchup with a 62.5% win rate compared to Kai'Sa's 37.5%, a 25.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 8 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Naafiri do against Kai'Sa in the early game?

In the early game, Naafiri has the advantage against Kai'Sa with a 50.0% win rate versus 50.0%. Naafiri players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Naafiri do against Kai'Sa in the late game?

In the late game, Naafiri takes over the Naafiri vs Kai'Sa matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Naafiri scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Naafiri vs Kai'Sa matchup?

Naafiri wins the matchup against Kai'Sa with a 62.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 25.0 percentage point advantage means Naafiri is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 8 games analyzed.

What is the best Naafiri build against Kai'Sa?

The best Naafiri build against Kai'Sa includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Serpent's Fang with Swiftmarch. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Naafiri runes against Kai'Sa?

The best Naafiri runes against Kai'Sa use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Naafiri vs Kai'Sa matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Naafiri counter Kai'Sa?

Yes, Naafiri has a favorable matchup against Kai'Sa with a 62.5% win rate. Naafiri strongly counters Kai'Sa in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.

How do I play Naafiri against Kai'Sa?

When playing Naafiri against Kai'Sa, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.