Naafirivs Karthus
Naafiri vs Karthus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Karthus wins with a 63.6% win rate (+27.3%) over Naafiri based on 11 games. Karthus 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 Karthus 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.
Karthus(36.4%)Who Wins the Naafiri vs Karthus Matchup?
Naafiri vs Karthus Matchup Summary
The Naafiri vs Karthus matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 11 recent matches analyzed, Karthus wins with a 63.6% win rate compared to Naafiri's 36.4%, giving Karthus a 27.3 percentage point advantage. Karthus 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 Karthus leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Karthus 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 Karthus 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 Karthus Laning Phase Breakdown
Karthus is favored during the laning phase against Naafiri, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Karthus holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Naafiri Build Against Karthus
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Karthus, providing the mobility and stats Naafiri needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Naafiri against Karthus are Hubris, Axiom Arc and Serylda's Grudge. 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 Karthus. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Naafiri vs Karthus matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Naafiri33.3%Karthus66.7%Naafiri37.5%Karthus62.5%Karthus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Naafiri. This lopsided early game means Karthus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Karthus is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 62.5% win rate — 25.0 points above Naafiri. Extended games heavily favor Karthus, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Karthus 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 Karthus
Precision
Domination
The Precision and Domination rune setup gives Naafiri the best tools to compete against Karthus 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 Karthus - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Naafiri do against Karthus in League of Legends?
Karthus wins the Naafiri vs Karthus matchup with a 63.6% win rate compared to Naafiri's 36.4%, a 27.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 11 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Naafiri do against Karthus in the early game?
In the early game, Karthus has the advantage against Naafiri with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Karthus players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Naafiri do against Karthus in the late game?
In the late game, Karthus takes over the Naafiri vs Karthus matchup with a 62.5% win rate compared to 37.5%. Karthus scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Naafiri vs Karthus matchup?
Karthus 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 Karthus is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 11 games analyzed.
What is the best Naafiri build against Karthus?
The best Naafiri build against Karthus includes Hubris, Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge with Plated Steelcaps. 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 Karthus?
The best Naafiri runes against Karthus use the Precision primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Naafiri vs Karthus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Naafiri counter Karthus?
No, Naafiri struggles against Karthus with only a 36.4% win rate. Karthus has the advantage in this matchup. Naafiri players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Karthus's lead.
How do I play Naafiri against Karthus?
When playing Naafiri against Karthus, play cautiously and avoid Karthus's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Karthus has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.