Naafiri - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.2%
Pick Rate
3.9%

Naafirivs Nunu & Willump

BAssassinFighter
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 5, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Naafiri vs Nunu & Willump is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Naafiri wins with a 64.7% win rate (+29.4%) over Nunu & Willump based on 34 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 Nunu & Willump matchup.

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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.

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Naafiri - 64.7% win rate in this matchup
Naafiri
64.7% WR
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Nunu & Willump vs Naafiri matchup - 35.3% win rate
Nunu & Willump
35.3% WR

Who Wins the Naafiri vs Nunu & Willump Matchup?

Naafiri wins the Naafiri vs Nunu & Willump matchup
Winner
Naafiri
Matches: 34
64.7%
Win Rate
35.3%
1.8
CS / min
1.2
811
DMG / min
536
12,319
Gold / game
10,198
389
Heal / min
584
611
DMG Mitigated / min
1,101
0.3
CC / min
1.2
66.7%
Early Game WR
33.3%
62.5%
Late Game WR
37.5%

Naafiri vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary

The Naafiri vs Nunu & Willump matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 34 recent matches analyzed, Naafiri wins with a 64.7% win rate compared to Nunu & Willump's 35.3%, giving Naafiri a 29.4 percentage point advantage. Naafiri dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Nunu & Willump 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 Nunu & Willump leads by 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Naafiri players can confidently pick into Nunu & Willump and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Nunu & Willump 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 Nunu & Willump Laning Phase Breakdown

Naafiri wins the laning phase against Nunu & Willump in League of Legends

Naafiri is favored during the laning phase against Nunu & Willump, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Naafiri holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.8Naafiri
1.2Nunu & Willump
Naafiri edges out Nunu & Willump by 0.6 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 9 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Naafiri.
Damage
811Naafiri
536Nunu & Willump
Naafiri heavily out-damages Nunu & Willump by 275 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Nunu & Willump 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
12,319Naafiri
10,198Nunu & Willump
Naafiri generates a commanding 2,120 more gold per game than Nunu & Willump. This substantial economic advantage means Naafiri consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Nunu & Willump should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.3Naafiri
1.2Nunu & Willump
Nunu & Willump brings significantly more crowd control than Naafiri, with 0.9 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Nunu & Willump far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Naafiri should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,000Naafiri
1,686Nunu & Willump
Nunu & Willump vastly out-sustains Naafiri, healing and mitigating 686 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Nunu & Willump can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Naafiri is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Naafiri, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Naafiri Build Against Nunu & Willump

Slightly Magical Footwear is the optimal boots choice against Nunu & Willump, providing the mobility and stats Naafiri needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Naafiri against Nunu & Willump are Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc and Serylda's Grudge. This combination gives Naafiri an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 71.4% win rate across 7 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Nunu & Willump. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Naafiri vs Nunu & Willump matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Naafiri
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Naafiri early game win rateNaafiri66.7%
Nunu & Willump early game win rateNunu & Willump33.3%
Late Game
Naafiri
62.5%
+25.0% advantage
Naafiri late game win rateNaafiri62.5%
Nunu & Willump late game win rateNunu & Willump37.5%

Naafiri dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Nunu & Willump. This lopsided early game means Naafiri can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Naafiri is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 62.5% win rate — 25.0 points above Nunu & Willump. 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. Nunu & Willump players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Naafiri Runes Against Nunu & Willump

Precision rune tree - Naafiri primary runes vs Nunu & WillumpPrecision
Conqueror - best Naafiri rune vs Nunu & WillumpTriumph - best Naafiri rune vs Nunu & WillumpLegend: Alacrity - best Naafiri rune vs Nunu & WillumpCoup de Grace - best Naafiri rune vs Nunu & Willump
Domination rune tree - Naafiri secondary runes vs Nunu & WillumpDomination
Sudden Impact - best Naafiri rune vs Nunu & WillumpTreasure Hunter - best Naafiri rune vs Nunu & Willump
55.6% WR

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


Naafiri matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.12%1783.479312,18147.7%54.4%
49.41%1701.173812,67957.5%43.3%
60.14%1486.391212,15659.7%60.5%
44.20%1381.269312,38048.5%40.0%
45.52%1346.295412,90950.0%41.4%
42.11%1331.273813,04442.3%42.0%
41.67%1325.684512,30134.6%46.3%
46.56%1316.185412,66450.0%44.2%
51.20%1254.084412,37045.5%55.7%
55.74%1221.272812,95452.6%58.5%
45.90%1226.294313,04737.5%51.4%
46.61%1181.375113,28947.3%46.0%
58.47%1181.173413,21663.8%53.3%
47.79%1135.285612,42351.1%45.5%
48.65%1116.094212,30943.2%52.2%
60.38%1066.185012,66255.6%63.9%
53.85%1046.188212,24156.8%51.7%
52.00%1006.392912,69058.5%47.5%
50.00%961.279813,48552.5%48.2%
53.68%954.41,04113,14861.0%48.1%
45.26%953.583612,20344.4%46.3%
48.39%931.276113,39747.4%49.1%
42.86%911.477011,87040.4%45.5%
49.40%831.367011,52153.3%44.7%
51.85%812.778212,88254.5%50.0%
57.14%706.084111,96851.6%61.5%
46.38%696.21,02312,77759.3%38.1%
55.07%696.487911,57754.3%55.9%
53.85%656.587812,01163.6%43.8%
44.44%636.392813,37841.7%46.1%
55.00%605.890212,87552.2%56.8%
51.72%581.383213,94360.7%43.3%
56.14%575.183413,31745.8%63.6%
45.61%571.274013,48955.0%40.5%
50.91%556.495111,48148.6%55.0%
48.15%542.484613,41450.0%46.7%
46.30%546.01,05413,52154.5%40.6%
46.30%546.392612,67448.1%44.4%
59.26%546.184712,14660.0%58.6%
45.28%536.085011,46150.0%40.7%
30.19%531.073612,70730.8%29.6%
45.28%531.481513,17137.5%51.7%
49.06%531.169212,25957.1%40.0%
54.00%506.695712,46361.9%48.3%
48.00%501.279413,98355.6%43.8%
50.00%506.095912,59952.0%48.0%
44.90%491.165812,62352.4%39.3%
45.83%481.175211,65237.5%54.2%
54.17%481.469913,18256.0%52.2%
56.52%463.680111,58065.4%45.0%
57.78%456.296912,68363.2%53.9%
57.78%456.31,04614,26184.2%38.5%
54.55%442.880612,49260.9%47.6%
61.36%445.595613,74262.5%60.7%
39.53%434.877212,66123.8%54.5%
57.14%426.384412,33161.9%52.4%
42.50%402.189914,84750.0%38.5%
51.28%391.170811,95550.0%52.6%
48.72%391.181113,38450.0%47.4%
50.00%386.189111,87450.0%50.0%
48.65%376.285111,69256.3%42.9%
58.33%361.673212,29668.4%47.1%
36.11%366.186512,25546.1%30.4%
57.14%354.195413,38460.0%55.0%
51.43%353.389213,14653.3%50.0%
61.76%345.889113,54763.6%60.9%
64.71%341.881112,31966.7%62.5%
58.82%346.11,05212,47668.8%50.0%
61.76%344.490712,42757.9%66.7%
54.55%336.01,01013,69450.0%57.1%
53.13%321.286613,45961.5%47.4%
53.13%324.092411,16562.5%43.8%
43.33%305.61,00912,36950.0%38.9%
46.67%303.788212,50357.1%37.5%
43.33%306.21,06711,74040.0%46.7%
40.00%306.397012,03121.4%56.3%
50.00%281.380312,73961.5%40.0%
60.71%283.190612,47253.9%66.7%
55.56%271.678513,86366.7%50.0%
48.00%254.293614,43950.0%47.1%
60.00%256.599412,11057.1%63.6%
56.00%255.785613,24972.7%42.9%
45.83%241.379711,66946.7%44.4%
69.57%236.487712,44680.0%61.5%
56.52%234.91,14212,15164.3%44.4%
43.48%233.998612,66127.3%58.3%
54.55%221.172911,33569.2%33.3%
40.91%224.389011,96030.0%50.0%
36.36%221.075713,07440.0%33.3%
57.14%216.896312,26950.0%66.7%
47.62%216.189012,39844.4%50.0%
70.00%206.993311,52371.4%66.7%
47.37%194.71,01214,11257.1%41.7%
66.67%181.182613,12655.6%77.8%
61.11%185.385312,98555.6%66.7%
55.56%186.387511,16553.9%60.0%
55.56%183.585813,07454.5%57.1%
52.94%176.190111,91742.9%60.0%
47.06%176.090913,20757.1%40.0%
64.71%171.184913,07475.0%55.6%
50.00%165.692512,77820.0%63.6%
40.00%153.693511,49050.0%28.6%
40.00%150.970511,53728.6%50.0%
35.71%143.681212,27114.3%57.1%
50.00%146.21,05411,87060.0%44.4%
61.54%135.569910,56842.9%83.3%
53.85%136.11,08114,26150.0%57.1%
69.23%136.81,03013,31983.3%57.1%
76.92%134.51,05614,39466.7%80.0%
53.85%136.01,02713,75575.0%44.4%
58.33%121.487013,92842.9%80.0%
50.00%125.91,00011,59950.0%50.0%
72.73%115.374511,844100.0%50.0%
54.55%116.696411,74840.0%66.7%
54.55%114.81,11211,93916.7%100.0%
50.00%105.779211,90120.0%80.0%
60.00%103.091812,88360.0%60.0%
33.33%95.51,30814,4660.0%42.9%
33.33%90.876112,83425.0%40.0%
44.44%95.38279,84040.0%50.0%
77.78%94.493312,50080.0%75.0%
75.00%85.485011,837100.0%60.0%
50.00%86.61,02910,930100.0%0.0%
37.50%86.31,00213,1560.0%60.0%
12.50%86.372813,04716.7%0.0%
42.86%75.867014,3730.0%75.0%
57.14%72.070310,82057.1%0.0%
71.43%75.71,07913,01280.0%50.0%
57.14%76.499111,88350.0%66.7%
71.43%75.81,01915,21166.7%75.0%
33.33%62.361911,07233.3%33.3%
16.67%63.473611,98033.3%0.0%
66.67%66.089713,32466.7%66.7%
80.00%56.51,09211,154100.0%50.0%
60.00%54.072310,66850.0%100.0%
60.00%52.781813,80050.0%66.7%
80.00%56.31,15612,89566.7%100.0%
100.00%56.292613,664100.0%100.0%
40.00%55.968913,41450.0%33.3%
40.00%57.21,03314,20050.0%33.3%
60.00%55.45219,4850.0%100.0%

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Naafiri vs Nunu & Willump - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Naafiri do against Nunu & Willump in League of Legends?

Naafiri wins the Naafiri vs Nunu & Willump matchup with a 64.7% win rate compared to Nunu & Willump's 35.3%, a 29.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 34 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Naafiri do against Nunu & Willump in the early game?

In the early game, Naafiri has the advantage against Nunu & Willump with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. 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 Nunu & Willump in the late game?

In the late game, Naafiri takes over the Naafiri vs Nunu & Willump matchup with a 62.5% win rate compared to 37.5%. Naafiri scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Naafiri vs Nunu & Willump matchup?

Naafiri wins the matchup against Nunu & Willump with a 64.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 29.4 percentage point advantage means Naafiri is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 34 games analyzed.

What is the best Naafiri build against Nunu & Willump?

The best Naafiri build against Nunu & Willump includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge with Slightly Magical Footwear. This build achieves a 71.4% 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 Nunu & Willump?

The best Naafiri runes against Nunu & Willump use the Precision primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 55.6% win rate in the Naafiri vs Nunu & Willump matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Naafiri counter Nunu & Willump?

Yes, Naafiri has a favorable matchup against Nunu & Willump with a 64.7% win rate. Naafiri strongly counters Nunu & Willump in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Naafiri against Nunu & Willump?

When playing Naafiri against Nunu & Willump, 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.