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MATCHUPNaafiri · Mid · Patch 26.14 · Ranked Solo · Updated Jul 23, 2026

Naafiri vs Kindred in Mid lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: the one thing to respect — never fight inside her W AoE. 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.

NaafiriYOU · MIDNAAFIRIthe Hound of a Hundred Bites
KindredENEMY · MIDKINDREDThe Eternal Hunters
VS
Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 HardTake Ignite
How to play it
DO
Avoid her W AoE
Don't fight her inside her W's AoE — step out of it before you commit to the trade.
Kill her before 6
She's squishy like a marksman early — jump her before level 6, when her ult makes her far harder to kill.
Race her to marks
Track her marks on the map and coordinate with your team to claim them before she does.
DON'T
Never try to burst her down while her ult is up — like Tryndamere, she can't die through it.
Runes
DOMINATIONDOMINATION
Electrocute
Dark Harvest
Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense
Grisly Mementos
Deep Ward
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
SORCERYSORCERYuniversal page
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.
Spells
FlashFLASH
IgniteIGNITE
Items
Start
Core
Last 30 days Emerald+ - 54% WR - 730 games
Skill order
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