Naafiri vs Lux
How to Beat Lux as Naafiri
based on 5,379 Naafiri vs Lux matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Naafiri vs Lux Matchup Summary
Best Naafiri vs Lux Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lux as Naafiri
Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Lux
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Advice to Win Against Lux
When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.
Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
Naafiri vs Lux Counter Stats
How to Counter Lux with Naafiri in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some significant Naafiri vs. Lux counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lux’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Lux. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Naafiri usually has a much larger longest killing spree than their foe does. Typically, they takes more damage than Lux. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Naafiri and Lux
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Who is Better, Naafiri or Lux?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Naafiri usually wins when taking on Lux, with a 52.6% win rate. Therefore, Naafiri makes a good counter to Lux.
While Naafiri does have a higher winrate than Lux, when on opposite teams, Naafiri also has a lower level of difficulty that makes them a less time consuming character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Naafiri into Lux.
Moreover, Naafiri has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lux. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Lux matchups, Naafiri is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Naafiri is an above average counter for Lux. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Naafiri against Lux.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Naafiri in order to counter Lux during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Naafiri often gets more CS relative to Lux. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, 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, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to have in your Naafiri versus Lux build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Axiom Arc. When Naafiri used at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better vs Lux than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Naafiri boasted an average win rate of 52.6% when countering Lux with these items in their kit.
To have the best chance of annihilating Lux as Naafiri, Naafiri players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Naafiri vs Lux counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.6% win rate overall.
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