Naafirivs Xin Zhao
Naafiri vs Xin Zhao is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Naafiri wins with a 52.8% win rate (+5.6%) over Xin Zhao based on 36 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 Xin Zhao 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.
Who Wins the Naafiri vs Xin Zhao Matchup?
Naafiri vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary
The Naafiri vs Xin Zhao matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 36 recent matches analyzed, Naafiri wins with a 52.8% win rate compared to Xin Zhao's 47.2%, giving Naafiri a 5.6 percentage point advantage. Naafiri dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Xin Zhao 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 Xin Zhao leads by 0.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Naafiri has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Xin Zhao's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Naafiri vs Xin Zhao Laning Phase Breakdown
Xin Zhao is favored during the laning phase against Naafiri, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Xin Zhao holds advantages in farming, damage, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Naafiri Build Against Xin Zhao
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Xin Zhao, providing the mobility and stats Naafiri needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Naafiri against Xin Zhao are Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc and Serpent's Fang. 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 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Xin Zhao. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Naafiri vs Xin Zhao matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Naafiri58.3%
Xin Zhao41.7%Naafiri50.0%Xin Zhao50.0%Naafiri dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 58.3% win rate — a 16.7 percentage point lead over Xin Zhao. This lopsided early game means Naafiri can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Naafiri at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Xin Zhao. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
Naafiri holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Xin Zhao players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Naafiri Runes Against Xin Zhao
Precision
Inspiration
Running Precision primary with Inspiration secondary allows Naafiri to press their advantage against Xin Zhao, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Naafiri matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41.46% | 123 | 1.3 | 708 | 12,469 | 44.7% | 39.5% | |
| 50.41% | 121 | 4.9 | 948 | 12,268 | 60.4% | 43.8% | |
| 57.39% | 115 | 6.3 | 889 | 12,380 | 52.6% | 59.7% | |
| 57.01% | 107 | 4.2 | 930 | 12,358 | 58.7% | 55.7% | |
| 40.95% | 105 | 1.2 | 753 | 12,053 | 46.9% | 35.7% | |
| 52.43% | 103 | 1.1 | 745 | 12,290 | 49.1% | 56.0% | |
| 46.75% | 77 | 1.3 | 725 | 12,350 | 48.6% | 45.2% | |
| 50.67% | 75 | 5.9 | 938 | 11,466 | 44.7% | 56.8% | |
| 57.33% | 75 | 1.3 | 802 | 14,080 | 71.4% | 48.9% | |
| 38.36% | 73 | 5.9 | 822 | 11,977 | 46.4% | 33.3% | |
| 47.89% | 71 | 3.5 | 767 | 11,593 | 50.0% | 45.5% | |
| 37.14% | 70 | 6.1 | 934 | 12,316 | 30.8% | 40.9% | |
| 47.06% | 68 | 1.4 | 801 | 13,242 | 50.0% | 45.0% | |
| 55.88% | 68 | 5.8 | 981 | 12,043 | 53.6% | 57.5% | |
| 53.73% | 67 | 1.2 | 778 | 13,507 | 50.0% | 55.3% | |
| 53.03% | 66 | 3.5 | 821 | 12,058 | 50.0% | 55.0% | |
| 44.62% | 65 | 1.3 | 705 | 11,985 | 50.0% | 41.0% | |
| 50.00% | 62 | 5.2 | 889 | 13,225 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 60 | 6.1 | 924 | 12,597 | 62.5% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 56 | 1.1 | 774 | 13,058 | 45.8% | 53.1% | |
| 65.45% | 55 | 6.3 | 959 | 12,099 | 68.0% | 63.3% | |
| 41.82% | 55 | 5.8 | 914 | 12,005 | 50.0% | 36.4% | |
| 47.17% | 53 | 1.2 | 716 | 11,873 | 30.8% | 63.0% | |
| 60.38% | 53 | 1.2 | 754 | 12,842 | 64.7% | 58.3% | |
| 44.23% | 52 | 1.7 | 780 | 11,744 | 43.5% | 44.8% | |
| 50.00% | 50 | 5.9 | 897 | 11,821 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 43.75% | 48 | 5.8 | 847 | 10,935 | 41.7% | 45.8% | |
| 45.65% | 46 | 1.1 | 708 | 11,351 | 37.0% | 57.9% | |
| 50.00% | 46 | 6.2 | 882 | 11,154 | 55.0% | 46.1% | |
| 61.90% | 42 | 2.6 | 871 | 12,580 | 64.7% | 60.0% | |
| 58.54% | 41 | 1.1 | 785 | 12,040 | 70.0% | 47.6% | |
| 52.50% | 40 | 1.1 | 714 | 11,814 | 57.9% | 47.6% | |
| 44.74% | 38 | 6.0 | 867 | 10,950 | 56.3% | 36.4% | |
| 44.74% | 38 | 1.1 | 741 | 11,504 | 61.1% | 30.0% | |
| 60.53% | 38 | 2.0 | 792 | 11,662 | 70.6% | 52.4% | |
| 67.57% | 37 | 1.4 | 851 | 13,467 | 53.3% | 77.3% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 1.0 | 685 | 12,955 | 52.9% | 45.0% | |
| 52.78% | 36 | 1.1 | 786 | 12,964 | 58.3% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 36 | 5.9 | 856 | 11,668 | 33.3% | 52.4% | |
| 52.78% | 36 | 6.2 | 1,042 | 11,914 | 42.9% | 59.1% | |
| 65.71% | 35 | 3.7 | 826 | 13,653 | 33.3% | 76.9% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 1.1 | 710 | 11,470 | 47.1% | 55.6% | |
| 57.58% | 33 | 4.7 | 990 | 13,730 | 72.7% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 33 | 1.7 | 790 | 11,978 | 57.1% | 36.8% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 6.0 | 913 | 12,990 | 62.5% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 32 | 5.9 | 892 | 11,603 | 38.5% | 36.8% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 1.4 | 788 | 11,732 | 53.3% | 50.0% | |
| 54.84% | 31 | 6.1 | 893 | 12,669 | 60.0% | 52.4% | |
| 36.67% | 30 | 2.1 | 884 | 12,743 | 25.0% | 44.4% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 1.4 | 776 | 13,170 | 50.0% | 36.8% | |
| 24.14% | 29 | 1.2 | 681 | 11,697 | 37.5% | 19.1% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 4.1 | 793 | 10,242 | 42.9% | 71.4% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 6.1 | 958 | 12,238 | 70.0% | 52.9% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 1.8 | 860 | 14,413 | 66.7% | 55.6% | |
| 33.33% | 27 | 6.8 | 986 | 12,389 | 44.4% | 27.8% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 6.0 | 821 | 12,561 | 77.8% | 38.9% | |
| 38.46% | 26 | 6.8 | 981 | 12,640 | 63.6% | 20.0% | |
| 38.46% | 26 | 6.0 | 982 | 11,669 | 36.4% | 40.0% | |
| 61.54% | 26 | 6.1 | 888 | 12,851 | 57.1% | 63.2% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 1.6 | 798 | 13,316 | 50.0% | 53.3% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 4.3 | 770 | 12,533 | 44.4% | 60.0% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 6.3 | 981 | 11,867 | 72.7% | 33.3% | |
| 39.13% | 23 | 3.6 | 768 | 10,087 | 50.0% | 27.3% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 6.2 | 867 | 11,491 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 38.10% | 21 | 3.4 | 735 | 12,582 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 28.57% | 21 | 5.7 | 938 | 12,294 | 25.0% | 30.8% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 2.0 | 788 | 12,582 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 3.1 | 734 | 11,928 | 37.5% | 66.7% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 1.3 | 747 | 14,361 | 85.7% | 50.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 6.5 | 954 | 12,999 | 66.7% | 58.3% | |
| 72.22% | 18 | 2.4 | 806 | 11,640 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 6.2 | 894 | 11,573 | 72.7% | 57.1% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 1.0 | 744 | 12,954 | 42.9% | 30.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 5.1 | 936 | 13,931 | 33.3% | 64.3% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 4.4 | 887 | 11,470 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 1.1 | 749 | 10,682 | 71.4% | 55.6% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 5.7 | 825 | 11,911 | 37.5% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 3.4 | 894 | 12,700 | 83.3% | 55.6% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 4.7 | 974 | 13,051 | 28.6% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 4.5 | 881 | 11,340 | 57.1% | 62.5% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 6.7 | 839 | 12,998 | 75.0% | 45.5% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 1.1 | 803 | 13,184 | 57.1% | 85.7% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 6.3 | 901 | 9,398 | 55.6% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 3.2 | 921 | 13,112 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 78.57% | 14 | 3.0 | 746 | 11,595 | 66.7% | 87.5% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 1.6 | 828 | 13,591 | 50.0% | 22.2% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.5 | 1,038 | 13,808 | 83.3% | 42.9% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 4.9 | 878 | 14,421 | 0.0% | 30.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.2 | 1,034 | 14,882 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 5.5 | 1,073 | 11,601 | 57.1% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.3 | 869 | 10,897 | 62.5% | 25.0% | |
| 16.67% | 12 | 3.1 | 722 | 11,949 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 5.1 | 806 | 12,259 | 60.0% | 28.6% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.5 | 893 | 11,114 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 3.8 | 836 | 13,188 | 60.0% | 71.4% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.9 | 844 | 13,039 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 3.6 | 903 | 14,248 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 1.3 | 803 | 13,636 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 4.5 | 1,202 | 15,932 | 66.7% | 71.4% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 4.1 | 752 | 12,003 | 100.0% | 14.3% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 1.7 | 781 | 14,561 | 0.0% | 28.6% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.1 | 759 | 13,016 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.3 | 717 | 10,832 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.4 | 1,041 | 10,398 | 25.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 3.1 | 870 | 13,846 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.1 | 582 | 11,218 | 66.7% | 20.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 3.7 | 878 | 9,663 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.2 | 797 | 13,058 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 2.2 | 792 | 13,769 | 33.3% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.3 | 1,256 | 11,967 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.3 | 888 | 11,186 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.4 | 1,142 | 15,408 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.6 | 771 | 10,438 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 100.00% | 7 | 6.8 | 1,168 | 13,844 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 4.9 | 731 | 11,220 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.6 | 1,041 | 12,559 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.2 | 705 | 9,479 | 20.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.6 | 1,174 | 12,195 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 6.4 | 1,262 | 17,623 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 2.8 | 712 | 11,505 | 80.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 656 | 10,036 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 1,123 | 17,223 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 805 | 12,744 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.8 | 1,296 | 14,004 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 1,034 | 11,795 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
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Naafiri vs Xin Zhao - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Naafiri do against Xin Zhao in League of Legends?
Naafiri wins the Naafiri vs Xin Zhao matchup with a 52.8% win rate compared to Xin Zhao's 47.2%, a 5.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 36 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Naafiri do against Xin Zhao in the early game?
In the early game, Naafiri has the advantage against Xin Zhao with a 58.3% win rate versus 41.7%. 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 Xin Zhao in the late game?
In the late game, Naafiri takes over the Naafiri vs Xin Zhao matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Naafiri scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Naafiri vs Xin Zhao matchup?
Naafiri wins the matchup against Xin Zhao with a 52.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 5.6 percentage point advantage means Naafiri is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 36 games analyzed.
What is the best Naafiri build against Xin Zhao?
The best Naafiri build against Xin Zhao includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Serpent's Fang with Mercury's Treads. 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 Xin Zhao?
The best Naafiri runes against Xin Zhao use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 61.5% win rate in the Naafiri vs Xin Zhao matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Naafiri counter Xin Zhao?
Yes, Naafiri has a favorable matchup against Xin Zhao with a 52.8% win rate. Naafiri strongly counters Xin Zhao in lane based on current patch 26.14 data.
How do I play Naafiri against Xin Zhao?
When playing Naafiri against Xin Zhao, 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.