Naafirivs Smolder
Naafiri vs Smolder is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Naafiri wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Smolder based on 12 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 Smolder 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.
Smolder(66.7%)Who Wins the Naafiri vs Smolder Matchup?
Naafiri vs Smolder Matchup Summary
The Naafiri vs Smolder matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 12 recent matches analyzed, Naafiri wins with a 66.7% win rate compared to Smolder's 33.3%, giving Naafiri a 33.3 percentage point advantage. Naafiri dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Smolder 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 Smolder leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Naafiri players can confidently pick into Smolder and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Smolder 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 Smolder Laning Phase Breakdown
Naafiri is favored during the laning phase against Smolder, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Naafiri holds advantages in damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Naafiri Build Against Smolder
Armored Advance is the optimal boots choice against Smolder, providing the mobility and stats Naafiri needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Naafiri against Smolder are Opportunity, Hubris and Eclipse. 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 Smolder. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Naafiri vs Smolder matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Naafiri66.7%Smolder33.3%Naafiri66.7%Smolder33.3%Naafiri dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Smolder. 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 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Smolder. 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. Smolder players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Naafiri Runes Against Smolder
Domination
Precision
Running Domination primary with Precision secondary allows Naafiri to press their advantage against Smolder, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
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 Smolder - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Naafiri do against Smolder in League of Legends?
Naafiri wins the Naafiri vs Smolder matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to Smolder's 33.3%, a 33.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 12 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Naafiri do against Smolder in the early game?
In the early game, Naafiri has the advantage against Smolder 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 Smolder in the late game?
In the late game, Naafiri takes over the Naafiri vs Smolder 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 Smolder matchup?
Naafiri wins the matchup against Smolder with a 66.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 33.3 percentage point advantage means Naafiri is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 12 games analyzed.
What is the best Naafiri build against Smolder?
The best Naafiri build against Smolder includes Opportunity, Hubris, Eclipse with Armored Advance. 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 Smolder?
The best Naafiri runes against Smolder use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Naafiri vs Smolder matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Naafiri counter Smolder?
Yes, Naafiri has a favorable matchup against Smolder with a 66.7% win rate. Naafiri strongly counters Smolder in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.
How do I play Naafiri against Smolder?
When playing Naafiri against Smolder, 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.