Naafiri - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.6%
Pick Rate
3.9%

Naafirivs Pantheon

BAssassinFighter
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 8, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Naafiri vs Pantheon is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Naafiri wins with a 56.5% win rate (+13.0%) over Pantheon based on 46 games. Naafiri wins the early laning phase while Pantheon scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Naafiri build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Naafiri vs Pantheon 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.

Compare against an opponent
Naafiri - 56.5% win rate in this matchup
Naafiri
56.5% WR
VS
Pantheon vs Naafiri matchup - 43.5% win rate
Pantheon
43.5% WR

Who Wins the Naafiri vs Pantheon Matchup?

Naafiri wins the Naafiri vs Pantheon matchup
Winner
Naafiri
Matches: 46
56.5%
Win Rate
43.5%
3.6
CS / min
3.3
801
DMG / min
781
11,580
Gold / game
10,971
309
Heal / min
282
598
DMG Mitigated / min
796
0.2
CC / min
0.8
65.4%
Early Game WR
34.6%
45.0%
Late Game WR
55.0%

Naafiri vs Pantheon Matchup Summary

The Naafiri vs Pantheon matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 46 recent matches analyzed, Naafiri wins with a 56.5% win rate compared to Pantheon's 43.5%, giving Naafiri a 13.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Naafiri controls the early laning stage, but Pantheon outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Naafiri needs to press advantages before Pantheon reaches their power spikes, while Pantheon should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Pantheon leads by 0.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Naafiri players can confidently pick into Pantheon and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Pantheon 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 Pantheon Laning Phase Breakdown

Naafiri wins the laning phase against Pantheon in League of Legends

Naafiri is favored during the laning phase against Pantheon, 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
3.6Naafiri
3.3Pantheon
Naafiri edges out Pantheon by 0.4 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 5 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Naafiri.
Damage
801Naafiri
781Pantheon
Damage output is virtually even between Naafiri and Pantheon, with only 21 DMG/min separating them. Fights in this matchup are decided more by ability timing and positioning than raw damage numbers, making mechanical skill the deciding factor in trades.
Economy
11,580Naafiri
10,971Pantheon
Naafiri earns 608 more gold per game than Pantheon, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Naafiri slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.2Naafiri
0.8Pantheon
Pantheon provides 0.7 seconds more crowd control per minute than Naafiri, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Pantheon coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
907Naafiri
1,077Pantheon
Pantheon vastly out-sustains Naafiri, healing and mitigating 170 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Pantheon 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 Pantheon

Immortal Path is the optimal boots choice against Pantheon, providing the mobility and stats Naafiri needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Naafiri against Pantheon 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 has a 33.3% win rate across 6 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Naafiri the best chance to compete against Pantheon. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Naafiri vs Pantheon matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Naafiri
65.4%
+30.8% advantage
Naafiri early game win rateNaafiri65.4%
Pantheon early game win ratePantheon34.6%
Late Game
Pantheon
55.0%
+10.0% advantage
Naafiri late game win rateNaafiri45.0%
Pantheon late game win ratePantheon55.0%

Naafiri dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 65.4% win rate — a 30.8 percentage point lead over Pantheon. This lopsided early game means Naafiri can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Pantheon is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 55.0% win rate — 10.0 points above Naafiri. Extended games heavily favor Pantheon, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Naafiri must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Pantheon reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Pantheon survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Naafiri Runes Against Pantheon

Precision rune tree - Naafiri primary runes vs PantheonPrecision
Conqueror - best Naafiri rune vs PantheonTriumph - best Naafiri rune vs PantheonLegend: Alacrity - best Naafiri rune vs PantheonCoup de Grace - best Naafiri rune vs Pantheon
Inspiration rune tree - Naafiri secondary runes vs PantheonInspiration
Cosmic Insight - best Naafiri rune vs PantheonMagical Footwear - best Naafiri rune vs Pantheon
80.0% WR

Running Precision primary with Inspiration secondary allows Naafiri to press their advantage against Pantheon, 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 Pantheon - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Naafiri do against Pantheon in League of Legends?

Naafiri wins the Naafiri vs Pantheon matchup with a 56.5% win rate compared to Pantheon's 43.5%, a 13.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 46 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Naafiri do against Pantheon in the early game?

In the early game, Naafiri has the advantage against Pantheon with a 65.4% win rate versus 34.6%. 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 Pantheon in the late game?

In the late game, Pantheon takes over the Naafiri vs Pantheon matchup with a 55.0% win rate compared to 45.0%. Pantheon scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Naafiri vs Pantheon matchup?

Naafiri wins the matchup against Pantheon with a 56.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 13.0 percentage point advantage means Naafiri is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 46 games analyzed.

What is the best Naafiri build against Pantheon?

The best Naafiri build against Pantheon includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge with Immortal Path. This build achieves a 33.3% 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 Pantheon?

The best Naafiri runes against Pantheon use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 80.0% win rate in the Naafiri vs Pantheon matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Naafiri counter Pantheon?

Yes, Naafiri has a favorable matchup against Pantheon with a 56.5% win rate. Naafiri strongly counters Pantheon in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Naafiri against Pantheon?

When playing Naafiri against Pantheon, 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.