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Naafiri vs Nocturne

NaafiriYOU · MID
NocturneENEMY · MID
VS
Avoid: ban or dodgePre-6 UnplayablePost-6 UnplayableTake Ignite

How to play it

Dodge his Q
When he chases, dodge his Q: its shadow trail speeds him up and if it clips you it's all but guaranteed he catches you and kills you.
Wait out his shield
When he pops his W shield, wait it out before throwing Q: feeding it just gimps your damage and hands him the 1v1.
Respect his R
If you're the target of his ult, pop your own ult preemptively to survive: and hide in a bush the moment it goes off, since he can't ult someone he has no vision on.
Never keep splitpushing alone once he hits 6: his ult turns any fight into a 2v1.
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
SORCERYSORCERY
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
Spells
FlashFLASH
IgniteIGNITE
Items
Start
Core
16.14 Emerald+ - 48% WR - 562 games
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Naafiri · Mid · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Naafiri vs Nocturne in Mid lane is a lane to avoid on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his Q, dodge it or he runs you down.

Naafiri matchup data compiled from the community Naafiri OTP matchup sheetLeague of Legends assets © Riot Games (Data Dragon).