Jungle Matchup

Naafiri vs Zed

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Naafiri

Naafiri

the Hound of a Hundred Bites
Jungle
Naafiri Jungle Overall Win Rate
49.83%

Matchup Win Rate

51.6%
Naafiri vs Zed Wins
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48.4%
Zed vs Naafiri Wins
Zed

Zed

the Master of Shadows
Jungle
Zed Jungle Overall Win Rate
48.36%

Naafiri vs Zed - Jungle Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Naafiri Jungle vs Zed Jungle - Who is stronger?

Naafiri Jungle has an advantage against Zed (51.6% win rate) based on 581 games. The matchup leans toward Naafiri.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Naafiri Jungle vs Zed Jungle in patch 15.24 (25.24), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 61.3% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

With 2.5% popularity, Naafiri constantly encounters meta-dominant Zed (5.4%, 14th place out of 63 Jungle champions). Understanding how to play against this popular champion becomes essential for consistent Naafiri performance in the current patch. Meta strength confirmed: Naafiri's superior tier rating (B+ vs C) translates into a solid 51.6% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Naafiri ranks 38th in win rate among Jungle champions. Optimize for consistency: Electrocute paired with Sudden Impact (67.1% win rate, 1.5% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Eclipse > Spear of Shojin > Serylda's Grudge with Ionian Boots of Lucidity delivers 61.3% win rate against Zed.

Lane dominance: Naafiri not only wins the matchup but crushes CS (6.74/min vs 6.40 for Zed). This 0.34 CS/min advantage generates significant gold leads that compound your already favorable position. Complete superiority: Naafiri dominates both win rate (51.6%) and damage output (754 vs 730/min, 2nd among Jungle). The 24 damage/min difference creates massive snowball potential. Statistical dominance: Naafiri leads in both matchup win rate (51.6%) and KDA (2.80 vs 2.60) - complete superiority across all metrics.

Naafiri vs Zed - Jungle Stats Comparison

Naafiri Jungle
Naafiri Jungle		Versus
Zed Jungle
Zed Jungle
B+TierC
51.6%Matchup Winrate48.4%
49.83%Role Winrate48.36%
#38Winrate Rank#57
2.5%Pickrate5.4%
2.8Average KDA2.6
425Gold per Minute449
6.74CS/Min6.40
0.20Wards per Minute0.18
754Damage per Minute730

How to Beat Zed as Naafiri (Jungle)

While statistically Naafiri is slightly stronger than Zed in the jungle, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

Except for rare builds, Naafiri deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Zed deals mainly physical damage (86.51%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

An important advantage of Naafiri is higher farming statistics (ranked 13th among role champions) (versus 20th for Zed), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.6 versus 2.8) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Naafiri Jungle versus Zed Jungle matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Naafiri player to maintain constant pressure on Zed, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Naafiri vs Zed: 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.
56.9% Win Rate66.0% 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.
59.2% Win Rate1.2% Pick Rate

Naafiri vs Zed: 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

58.0% Win Rate63.7% 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…

Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Ultimate Hunter

Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bou…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Axiom Arcanist Your Ultimate has 12% increased damage, healing, and shielding.
(AoE damage is reduced to a 8% increase)

Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown by 7%.

Axiom Arcanist

Your Ultimate has 12% increased damage, healing, and shielding. (AoE damage is …

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

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

67.1% Win Rate1.5% Pick Rate

Naafiri vs Zed: 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.
Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup (450 gold) Jungle Companions
Summon a Scorchclaw that assists you against monsters.
Scorchclaw's Slash
The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it periodically imbues your next Attack or Ability to burn enemies and Slow them. Killing large monsters readies this immediately.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
49.8% Win Rate31.3% 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.
52.4% Win Rate46.8% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
49.7% Win Rate22.6% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
50.9% Win Rate19.4% Pick Rate
Core Build
Caulfield's Warhammer
Caulfield's Warhammer (1050 gold) 20 Attack Damage
10 Ability Haste
->
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).
55.3% Win Rate11.9% 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.
58.3% Win Rate16.4% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 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.
54.8% Win Rate2.7% 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.
64.9% Win Rate0.3% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
52.4% Win Rate46.8% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
51.4% Win Rate1.5% Pick Rate
Core Build
Pickaxe
Pickaxe (875 gold) 25 Attack Damage
->
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.
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).
Serylda's Grudge
Serylda's Grudge (3000 gold) 45 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
15 Ability Haste
Bitter Cold
Damaging Abilities Slow enemies below 50% Health by 30% for 1 second.
61.3% Win Rate2.3% Pick Rate
Final Build
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.
60.9% Win Rate13.4% Pick Rate
Other Items
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.
60.9% Win Rate13.4% Pick Rate
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.
59.7% Win Rate13.2% 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.
53.8% Win Rate8.3% 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 %.
54.2% Win Rate6.9% 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.
56.8% Win Rate5.1% Pick Rate
Serylda's Grudge
Serylda's Grudge (3000 gold) 45 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
15 Ability Haste
Bitter Cold
Damaging Abilities Slow enemies below 50% Health by 30% for 1 second.
64.7% Win Rate4.0% 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.
54.5% Win Rate3.6% Pick Rate

Naafiri vs Zed: 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.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Eviscerate Naafiri dashes and damages enemies in an area around her, recalling her packmates and fully healing them.
E
E
E
E
E
R
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
55.7% Win Rate76.1% 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
Q
Q
R
W
The Call of the Pack Naafiri becomes Untargetable and empowers her pack, spawning additional packmates and gaining increased Move Speed and Attack Damage.
W
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R
E
Eviscerate Naafiri dashes and damages enemies in an area around her, recalling her packmates and fully healing them.
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E
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R
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 > W > E
96.4% 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 Zed

  • 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.
  • Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Naafiri Jungle other Matchups

Naafiri
+6.0%
Shaco

Naafiri vs Shaco

Naafiri
+5.6%
Nidalee

Naafiri vs Nidalee

Naafiri
+4.6%
Kha'Zix

Naafiri vs Kha'Zix

Naafiri
+4.6%
Gragas

Naafiri vs Gragas

Naafiri
+4.5%
Evelynn

Naafiri vs Evelynn

Naafiri
+3.9%
Kindred

Naafiri vs Kindred

Naafiri
+3.4%
Lee Sin

Naafiri vs Lee Sin

Naafiri
+3.2%
Elise

Naafiri vs Elise

Naafiri
+2.9%
Graves

Naafiri vs Graves

Naafiri
+2.7%
Warwick

Naafiri vs Warwick

Naafiri
+2.2%
Jarvan IV

Naafiri vs Jarvan IV

Naafiri
+1.8%
Wukong

Naafiri vs Wukong

Naafiri
+1.6%
Amumu

Naafiri vs Amumu

Naafiri
+1.4%
Viego

Naafiri vs Viego

Naafiri
+1.4%
Briar

Naafiri vs Briar

Naafiri
+1.0%
Gwen

Naafiri vs Gwen

Naafiri
+0.8%
Volibear

Naafiri vs Volibear

Naafiri
+0.2%
Trundle

Naafiri vs Trundle

Naafiri
-0.2%
Vi

Naafiri vs Vi

Naafiri
-1.3%
Nunu & Willump

Naafiri vs Nunu & Willump

Naafiri
-1.4%
Fiddlesticks

Naafiri vs Fiddlesticks

Naafiri
-1.5%
Xin Zhao

Naafiri vs Xin Zhao

Naafiri
-1.5%
Poppy

Naafiri vs Poppy

Naafiri
-1.7%
Diana

Naafiri vs Diana

Naafiri
-1.8%
Talon

Naafiri vs Talon

Naafiri
-1.9%
Rengar

Naafiri vs Rengar

Naafiri
-2.1%
Sejuani

Naafiri vs Sejuani

Naafiri
-2.3%
Udyr

Naafiri vs Udyr

Naafiri
-3.0%
Lillia

Naafiri vs Lillia

Naafiri
-3.0%
Pantheon

Naafiri vs Pantheon

Naafiri
-3.3%
Zac

Naafiri vs Zac

Naafiri
-4.0%
Master Yi

Naafiri vs Master Yi

Naafiri
-4.7%
Ekko

Naafiri vs Ekko

Naafiri
-4.8%
Hecarim

Naafiri vs Hecarim

Naafiri
-5.0%
Kayn

Naafiri vs Kayn

Naafiri
-6.7%
Shyvana

Naafiri vs Shyvana

Naafiri
-7.8%
Nocturne

Naafiri vs Nocturne