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Who wins Naafiri vs Malzahar?
Naafiri wins 45.4% of 624 NA and EUW ranked games against Malzahar in mid lane, against 49.4% in that role overall. MID.GG has 1 high-elo VOD of this matchup so far, not enough games yet to call it.
Naafiri vs Malzahar at a glance
Ranked record Below average
Across 624 NA and EUW ranked games in mid lane, Naafiri wins 45.4% against Malzahar, 4.0 points lower than the 49.4% Naafiri wins in that role overall.
VOD library Not enough games yet
In our library of 1 high-elo VOD (latest patch 26.21), Naafiri won 0% against Malzahar and averaged 5.0/4.0/2.0. That is not enough games yet to say who the matchup favours.
Pro build
One Naafiri setup into Malzahar takes Deathfire Touch (Sorcery and Precision) and builds Voltaic Cyclosword and Maw of Malmortius. It shows up in 1 of 1 game.
Solo kills by level
A solo kill is a kill on the lane opponent with no assist. The bars over each champion above count them by champion level, from 624 NA and EUW ranked games in mid lane; the amber marks are where that champion's kills usually fall.
Naafiri's solo kills on Malzahar Fewer kills Later
Naafiri gets 1.4 solo kills per game against Malzahar, fewer than the 1.6 Naafiri averages in mid lane, and 22% of them come before level 6, later than the usual 25%.
How ranked players build Naafiri into Malzahar
From 624 NA and EUW ranked games of this matchup in mid lane, every rank.
Gold at 15 minutes +173 gold
Naafiri is 173 gold ahead of Malzahar at 15 minutes on average, across 624 ranked games of Naafiri into Malzahar.
What changes into Malzahar
Mercury's Treads are the boots in 35% of Naafiri's games into Malzahar, against 19% overall.
Most common ranked build
Runes
Spells
Flash
Ignite
FlashIgniteStarting items
Boots
Core items
Max order
Q → E → W
Pick and win rates
Keystones
- Deathfire Touch
Electrocute 
Hail of Blades
Starting items
- Doran's Blade
- Long Sword
Boots
- Mercury's Treads
Gluttonous Greaves 
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
First item
- Voltaic Cyclosword
Hubris 
Eclipse
Item paths
- Voltaic Cyclosword Axiom Arc Serylda's Grudge
- Voltaic Cyclosword Axiom Arc
Edge of Night - Voltaic Cyclosword Axiom Arc Eclipse
How they built Naafiri into Malzahar
Taken from the 1 VOD on this page, patch 26.21.
One-off setup
Runes
Core items
Streamers who play Naafiri
Every streamer in the library with ranked Naafiri games, most games first. Each links to their VODs on MID.GG.
DarkAuraLOL 
Master 
Burdol 
Challenger 
Assassadin Master 
DuDu Master
Common questions about Naafiri vs Malzahar
What should Naafiri build against Malzahar?
No rune page repeats yet in the 1 high-elo VOD on MID.GG; one game ran the Deathfire Touch rune page, building Voltaic Cyclosword and Maw of Malmortius first.
Latest Naafiri vs Malzahar games
The most recent games in this matchup, newest first.
- Defeat Raveydemon Master
5/4/2K / D / A Patch 26.21 MidWatch in the app
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