Naafiri vs Zed
How to Beat Zed as Naafiri
based on 1,694 Naafiri vs Zed matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Naafiri vs Zed Matchup Summary
Best Naafiri vs Zed Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zed as Naafiri
Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Zed
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Advice to Win Against Zed
Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.
Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.
After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.
Naafiri vs Zed Counter Stats
How to Counter Zed with Naafiri in LoL
The stats provided here underscore several critical Naafiri vs. Zed matchup stats that can help us interpret the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Zed..
Naafiri often has a similar longest killing spree as their enemy does. On average, they receives more damage than Zed. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Naafiri and Zed
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Who is Better, Naafiri or Zed?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Naafiri usually wins when playing against Zed, with a 52.2% win rate. Therefore, Naafiri makes a good counter to Zed.
While Naafiri does have a higher win rate than Zed, when on opposite teams, Naafiri also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Naafiri into Zed.
Additionally, Naafiri has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zed. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Zed matchups, Naafiri is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Naafiri is a good counter to Zed. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Naafiri against Zed.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Naafiri in order to counter Zed during both the laning 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 stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Naafiri often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Zed. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Naafiri versus Zed build consist of Eclipse, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Naafiri incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they did a lot better when facing Zed than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Naafiri boasted an average win rate of 52.2% battling Zed with these items in their kit.
To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Zed as Naafiri, Naafiri players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Naafiri vs Zed face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.2% win rate overall.
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