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

Naafirivs Soraka

DAssassinFighter
Patch26.10
Matches683,599
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 17, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Naafiri vs Soraka is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Naafiri wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Soraka based on 6 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 Soraka 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
Soraka - 66.7% win rateSoraka(66.7%)
Naafiri - 66.7% win rate in this matchup
Naafiri
66.7% WR
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Soraka vs Naafiri matchup - 33.3% win rate
Soraka
33.3% WR

Who Wins the Naafiri vs Soraka Matchup?

Naafiri wins the Naafiri vs Soraka matchup
Winner
Naafiri
Matches: 6
66.7%
Win Rate
33.3%
3.7
CS / min
2.4
956
DMG / min
249
10,460
Gold / game
6,927
250
Heal / min
705
559
DMG Mitigated / min
362
0.1
CC / min
1.1
50.0%
Early Game WR
50.0%
100.0%
Late Game WR
0.0%

Naafiri vs Soraka Matchup Summary

The Naafiri vs Soraka matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Naafiri wins with a 66.7% win rate compared to Soraka'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 Soraka 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 Soraka leads by 1.0s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Naafiri players can confidently pick into Soraka and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Soraka 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 Soraka Laning Phase Breakdown

Naafiri wins the laning phase against Soraka in League of Legends

Naafiri is favored during the laning phase against Soraka, 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
3.7Naafiri
2.4Soraka
Naafiri significantly out-farms Soraka by 1.3 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 20 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Naafiri a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Soraka players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
956Naafiri
249Soraka
Naafiri heavily out-damages Soraka by 707 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Soraka 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
10,460Naafiri
6,927Soraka
Naafiri generates a commanding 3,533 more gold per game than Soraka. This substantial economic advantage means Naafiri consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Soraka should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.1Naafiri
1.1Soraka
Soraka brings significantly more crowd control than Naafiri, with 1.0 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Soraka 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
810Naafiri
1,067Soraka
Soraka vastly out-sustains Naafiri, healing and mitigating 258 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Soraka 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 Soraka

Gluttonous Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Soraka, providing the mobility and stats Naafiri needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Naafiri against Soraka 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 100.0% win rate across 2 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Soraka. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Naafiri vs Soraka matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Naafiri
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Naafiri early game win rateNaafiri50.0%
Soraka early game win rateSoraka50.0%
Late Game
Naafiri
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Naafiri late game win rateNaafiri100.0%
Soraka late game win rateSoraka0.0%

The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Naafiri and Soraka, 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 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Soraka. 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. Soraka players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Naafiri Runes Against Soraka

Domination rune tree - Naafiri primary runes vs SorakaDomination
Hail of Blades - best Naafiri rune vs SorakaSudden Impact - best Naafiri rune vs SorakaGrisly Mementos - best Naafiri rune vs SorakaUltimate Hunter - best Naafiri rune vs Soraka
Sorcery rune tree - Naafiri secondary runes vs SorakaSorcery
Transcendence - best Naafiri rune vs SorakaScorch - best Naafiri rune vs Soraka
100.0% WR

Running Domination primary with Sorcery secondary allows Naafiri to press their advantage against Soraka, 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 Soraka - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Naafiri do against Soraka in League of Legends?

Naafiri wins the Naafiri vs Soraka matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to Soraka's 33.3%, a 33.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Naafiri do against Soraka in the early game?

In the early game, Naafiri has the advantage against Soraka 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 Soraka in the late game?

In the late game, Naafiri takes over the Naafiri vs Soraka matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Naafiri scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Naafiri vs Soraka matchup?

Naafiri wins the matchup against Soraka with a 66.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 33.3 percentage point advantage means Naafiri is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.

What is the best Naafiri build against Soraka?

The best Naafiri build against Soraka includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge with Gluttonous Greaves. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Soraka?

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

Does Naafiri counter Soraka?

Yes, Naafiri has a favorable matchup against Soraka with a 66.7% win rate. Naafiri strongly counters Soraka in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.

How do I play Naafiri against Soraka?

When playing Naafiri against Soraka, 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.