Naafiri vs Hecarim in Mid lane is a hard lane on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his E can displace you out of your own E or W — it's what makes his ganks lethal. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · MIDNAAFIRIthe Hound of a Hundred Bites

⇄ ChangeENEMY · MIDHECARIMthe Shadow of War

VS

Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Respect his E

His charged E can knock you out of your own E or W, killing your escape — it's exactly why his ganks on you land.

Catch with W

You can catch him with your W if he tries to run — but commit only when you're sure you can finish, since he out-sustains you and sticks hard.

Wait out his W

Don't burn damage while his W is active — he gains bonus armor for its entire duration.

✕ DON'T

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Never take a straight-up slapfight on equal footing — his sustained damage and sticking potential beat yours.

Runes

DOMINATION

SORCERYuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 47% WR - 291 games

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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