Lulu vs Naafiri
How to Beat Naafiri as Lulu
based on 690 Lulu vs Naafiri matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lulu vs Naafiri Matchup Summary
Best Lulu vs Naafiri Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Lulu
Tips for Playing as Lulu against Naafiri
Glitterlance can be fired at odd angles depending on where your cursor is - Moving your cursor closer to Pix and Lulu will change your area of effect size considerably.
Consider casting Help, Pix! on ranged attackers for the Pix boost and Wild Growth on Tanks or Fighters for the added initiation power.
Lulu vs Naafiri Counter Stats
How to Counter Naafiri with Lulu in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature some critical Lulu versus Naafiri matchup statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Lulu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Naafiri’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lulu may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Naafiri. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.
Lulu often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Naafiri. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Lulu and Naafiri
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Who is Better, Lulu or Naafiri?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lulu usually loses when facing off against Naafiri, with a 48.8% win rate. As a result, Lulu makes a poor counter to Naafiri.
While Lulu does have a lower winrate compared to Naafiri, when on opposite teams, Lulu also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Lulu into Naafiri.
Furthermore, Lulu also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Naafiri. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lulu vs Naafiri matchups, Naafiri is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Lulu is a somewhat poor counter for Naafiri. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Lulu against Naafiri.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Lulu to counter Naafiri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lulu usually racks up a lot less CS relative to Naafiri. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Lulu versus Naafiri build include Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Dream Maker. When Lulu bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs Naafiri than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Lulu boasted an average win rate of 48.8% when countering Naafiri with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Naafiri as Lulu, Lulu players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Lulu vs Naafiri battles, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.8% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Naafiri as Lulu are shown for every ranked division. To narrow the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.