Jungle Matchup

Naafiri vs Zac

Patch: 15.16 (25.16)
League: Platinum+
Naafiri

Naafiri

the Hound of a Hundred Bites
Jungle
Naafiri Jungle Overall Win Rate
50.20%

Matchup Win Rate

46.8%
Naafiri vs Zac Wins
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53.2%
Zac vs Naafiri Wins
Zac

Zac

the Secret Weapon
Jungle
Zac Jungle Overall Win Rate
49.81%

Naafiri vs Zac - Jungle Matchup Guide Patch 15.16 (25.16)

Naafiri Jungle vs Zac Jungle - Who is stronger?

Naafiri Jungle has trouble against Zac (46.8% win rate) based on 875 games. This is a tough matchup for Naafiri players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Naafiri Jungle vs Zac Jungle in patch 15.16 (25.16), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 59.3% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Balanced meta clash: Naafiri (2.3%, 36th place out of 57 Jungle champions) regularly faces Zac (2.6%, 34th place). Both champions hold solid meta positions, making this matchup knowledge a direct path to climbing and improving your win rate. Surprising upset: Despite Naafiri's higher tier rating, Zac wins 53.2% of encounters. This suggests Zac's kit specifically counters Naafiri's playstyle, overriding general meta strength - approach this matchup with extra caution. Every edge matters: In this tough matchup, the proven Electrocute + Sudden Impact combination (61.1% win rate) plus optimal itemization Spear of Shojin, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance, and Ionian Boots of Lucidity boosts your chances from 46.8% to 59.3% - potentially game-changing.

Farm your way back: Naafiri's superior farming (6.17 vs 5.92/min, 27th among Jungle) offers a comeback path. Focus on safe CSing and capitalize on your 0.25 CS/min natural advantage. Damage doesn't equal wins: Naafiri outputs more damage (612 vs 596/min, 2nd place) but still loses the matchup. The issue likely lies in survivability, mobility, or damage timing rather than raw output. Complete dominance by Zac: leads in both matchup win rate (53.2%) and KDA (3.30 vs 3.00, 3rd vs 9th place). Naafiri players need exceptional preparation to overcome this counter-pick.

Naafiri vs Zac - Jungle Stats Comparison

Naafiri Jungle
Naafiri Jungle		Versus
Zac Jungle
Zac Jungle
ATierB+
46.8%Matchup Winrate53.2%
50.20%Role Winrate49.81%
#25Winrate Rank#33
2.3%Pickrate2.6%
3.0Average KDA3.3
451Gold per Minute390
6.17CS/Min5.92
0.21Wards per Minute0.20
612Damage per Minute596

How to Beat Zac as Naafiri (Jungle)

Difficult matchup requiring deep understanding of game mechanics and flawless execution. Patience and proper macro play are the keys to victory in this confrontation.

Except for rare builds, Naafiri deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Meanwhile, Zac deals primarily magic damage (85.10%), additional magic resistance may be required.

An important advantage of Naafiri is higher farming statistics (ranked 27th among role champions) (versus 36th for Zac), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (3.3 versus 3.0) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Naafiri Jungle versus Zac Jungle matchup

In this difficult confrontation, it is critically important for the Naafiri player to avoid attempts to force trades and all-ins with the Zac player, as the matchup requires a patient and calculated approach. Extended trades without clear tactical advantage often lead to unfavorable consequences, and ignoring opportunities to receive team support can be a fatal mistake for game progression.

Naafiri vs Zac: Jungle Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
50.9% Win Rate24.8% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
50.9% Win Rate24.8% Pick Rate

Naafiri vs Zac: Jungle Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack.

When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.


'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

53.5% Win Rate70.0% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Electrocute
Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Damage: 70 - 240 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP) damage.
Cooldown: 20s

'We called them the Thunderlords, for to speak of their lightning was to invite disaster.'

Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive da…

Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Sudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on …

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Increase the gold gained by 20 gold for each Bounty Hunter stack, up to 130 gold.

Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Treasure Hunter

Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Inc…

Secondary Path
Precision
Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

61.1% Win Rate7.1% Pick Rate

Naafiri vs Zac: Jungle Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling (450 gold) Jungle Companions
Summon a Gustwalker that assists you against monsters.
Gustwalker's Gait
The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it grants Move Speed upon entering brush, increased when killing large monsters.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
48.5% Win Rate17.3% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
51.7% Win Rate42.6% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
49.3% Win Rate26.9% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
53.1% Win Rate19.1% Pick Rate
Core Build
Caulfield's Warhammer
Caulfield's Warhammer (1050 gold) 20 Attack Damage
10 Ability Haste
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Eclipse
Eclipse (2900 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
Ever Rising Moon
Hitting a champion with 2 separate Attacks or Abilities within 2 seconds grants you a Shield for 2 seconds.
Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver (3000 gold) 40 Attack Damage
400 Health
20 Ability Haste
Carve
Dealing physical damage to champions reduces their Armor by 6% for 6 seconds. (stacks 5 times).
Fervor
Dealing physical damage grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
450 Health
Dragonforce
Gain 25 Basic Ability Haste.
Focused Will
Dealing damage with Abilities increases your Champion's Ability and Passive damage by 3% for 6 seconds. (stacks 4 times).
55.2% Win Rate16.4% Pick Rate
Final Build
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor
Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
56.1% Win Rate22.6% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Long Sword
Long Sword (350 gold) 10 Attack Damage
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
72.1% Win Rate0.2% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
54.8% Win Rate0.3% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
53.6% Win Rate1.0% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
53.1% Win Rate19.1% Pick Rate
Core Build
Pickaxe
Pickaxe (875 gold) 25 Attack Damage
->
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
450 Health
Dragonforce
Gain 25 Basic Ability Haste.
Focused Will
Dealing damage with Abilities increases your Champion's Ability and Passive damage by 3% for 6 seconds. (stacks 4 times).
Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver (3000 gold) 40 Attack Damage
400 Health
20 Ability Haste
Carve
Dealing physical damage to champions reduces their Armor by 6% for 6 seconds. (stacks 5 times).
Fervor
Dealing physical damage grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
Death's Dance
Death's Dance (3300 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
50 Armor
Ignore Pain
A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
Defy
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
59.3% Win Rate2.3% Pick Rate
Final Build
Edge of Night
Edge of Night (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
250 Health
Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
58.3% Win Rate18.8% Pick Rate
Other Items
Edge of Night
Edge of Night (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
250 Health
Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
58.3% Win Rate18.8% Pick Rate
Death's Dance
Death's Dance (3300 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
50 Armor
Ignore Pain
A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
Defy
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
61.6% Win Rate16.5% Pick Rate
Maw of Malmortius
Maw of Malmortius (3100 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
40 Magic Resist
Lifeline
Taking magic damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a magic damage Shield for 3 seconds and 10% Omnivamp until end of combat.
51.5% Win Rate14.1% Pick Rate
Serpent's Fang
Serpent's Fang (2500 gold) 55 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
Shield Reaver
Damaging an enemy champion reduces Shields they gain by % for 3 seconds.
If they were not already affected by Shield Reaver, reduce Shields on them by %.
55.4% Win Rate8.4% Pick Rate
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade (2800 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
4% Move Speed
Haunt
Gain Move Speed while out of combat.
Wraith Step
Gain Move Speed and Ghosting for seconds.
51.0% Win Rate6.4% Pick Rate
Chempunk Chainsword
Chempunk Chainsword (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
450 Health
15 Ability Haste
Hackshorn
Dealing physical damage applies 40% Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds.
49.4% Win Rate4.5% Pick Rate
Opportunity
Opportunity (2700 gold) 55 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
Preparation
After being out of combat with Champions for 8 seconds gain Lethality. This Lethality lasts for 3 seconds after dealing damage to champions.
Extraction
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, gain 200 decaying Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
55.7% Win Rate4.2% Pick Rate

Naafiri vs Zac: Jungle Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Darkin Daggers Naafiri hurls up to two daggers, each inflicting bleed, or each inflicting bonus damage if the target is already bleeding.

Packmates leap to attack the first champion or monster hit by this skill.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
The Call of the Pack Naafiri becomes Untargetable and empowers her pack, spawning additional packmates and gaining increased Move Speed and Attack Damage.
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W
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W
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E
Eviscerate Naafiri dashes and damages enemies in an area around her, recalling her packmates and fully healing them.
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R
Hounds' Pursuit Naafiri and her packmates dash at a champion, dealing damage. Naafiri reveals nearby enemies if she scores a takedown and can recast this Ability once. The second cast grants a shield.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
46.3% Win Rate77.6% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Q
Darkin Daggers Naafiri hurls up to two daggers, each inflicting bleed, or each inflicting bonus damage if the target is already bleeding.

Packmates leap to attack the first champion or monster hit by this skill.
Q
Q
Q
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W
The Call of the Pack Naafiri becomes Untargetable and empowers her pack, spawning additional packmates and gaining increased Move Speed and Attack Damage.
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Eviscerate Naafiri dashes and damages enemies in an area around her, recalling her packmates and fully healing them.
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Hounds' Pursuit Naafiri and her packmates dash at a champion, dealing damage. Naafiri reveals nearby enemies if she scores a takedown and can recast this Ability once. The second cast grants a shield.
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R
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Max Order: Q > E > W
90.9% Win Rate0.3% Pick Rate

Naafiri tips:

  • Across the sands of Shurima, a chorus of howls rings out. It is the call of the dune hounds, voracious predators who form packs and compete for the right to hunt in these barren lands. Among them, one pack stands above all, for they are driven not only by canine instincts, but by the ancient power of the Darkin.

Playing Against Zac

  • Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.
  • Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.
  • Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Naafiri Jungle other Matchups

Naafiri
+8.5%
Shaco

Naafiri vs Shaco

Naafiri
+5.6%
Kha'Zix

Naafiri vs Kha'Zix

Naafiri
+5.2%
Nidalee

Naafiri vs Nidalee

Naafiri
+4.6%
Gragas

Naafiri vs Gragas

Naafiri
+4.3%
Elise

Naafiri vs Elise

Naafiri
+4.3%
Graves

Naafiri vs Graves

Naafiri
+4.1%
Rengar

Naafiri vs Rengar

Naafiri
+3.4%
Kindred

Naafiri vs Kindred

Naafiri
+2.8%
Nunu & Willump

Naafiri vs Nunu & Willump

Naafiri
+2.7%
Fiddlesticks

Naafiri vs Fiddlesticks

Naafiri
+2.6%
Trundle

Naafiri vs Trundle

Naafiri
+2.2%
Viego

Naafiri vs Viego

Naafiri
+1.8%
Lee Sin

Naafiri vs Lee Sin

Naafiri
+1.5%
Ekko

Naafiri vs Ekko

Naafiri
+1.1%
Sejuani

Naafiri vs Sejuani

Naafiri
+1.0%
Gwen

Naafiri vs Gwen

Naafiri
-1.0%
Talon

Naafiri vs Talon

Naafiri
-1.1%
Pantheon

Naafiri vs Pantheon

Naafiri
-1.1%
Master Yi

Naafiri vs Master Yi

Naafiri
-1.5%
Poppy

Naafiri vs Poppy

Naafiri
-1.5%
Wukong

Naafiri vs Wukong

Naafiri
-1.7%
Jarvan IV

Naafiri vs Jarvan IV

Naafiri
-2.2%
Zed

Naafiri vs Zed

Naafiri
-2.2%
Warwick

Naafiri vs Warwick

Naafiri
-2.2%
Xin Zhao

Naafiri vs Xin Zhao

Naafiri
-2.3%
Udyr

Naafiri vs Udyr

Naafiri
-2.6%
Volibear

Naafiri vs Volibear

Naafiri
-2.6%
Amumu

Naafiri vs Amumu

Naafiri
-2.8%
Vi

Naafiri vs Vi

Naafiri
-3.5%
Diana

Naafiri vs Diana

Naafiri
-3.9%
Lillia

Naafiri vs Lillia

Naafiri
-4.0%
Kayn

Naafiri vs Kayn

Naafiri
-4.5%
Briar

Naafiri vs Briar

Naafiri
-6.5%
Hecarim

Naafiri vs Hecarim

Naafiri
-6.5%
Evelynn

Naafiri vs Evelynn

Naafiri
-6.7%
Shyvana

Naafiri vs Shyvana

Naafiri
-7.5%
Nocturne

Naafiri vs Nocturne