Game patch, matey 26.20Data Dragon 16.20.1

Arrr, reference patch 16.20.1

Naafiri

the Hound of a Hundred Bites

Naafiri be a burst-focused champion who looks fer a reachable priority target and a course back aboard out. This overview keeps th' explanation practical and leaves patch-sensitive numbers to Riot's structured data and th' present in-battle tooltip.

JungleArrr, mostly physical damageArrr, melee attacks

Unfurl matchup chart Seek counters Arrr, status effects

Arrr, usual roleArrr, jungle · Mid

ClassArrr, assassin · Fighter

DifficultyArrr, low · 2/10

Arrr, basic attacksMeleeArrr, melee basic attacks · 125 range.

Arrr, damage profileArrr, mostly physical damageMost normal kit pressure be physical. Armour may lend a hand, but inspect whether attacks or tricks be th' main source.

Arrr, reference patch16.20.1

Arrr, strengths and limits

What Naafiri does well, and what can go wrong

These be kit-level patterns, nay a promise that every course or matchup plays th' same way.

Arrr, good patterns

Arrr, threatens reachable priority targets through burst, mobility or an unusual angle.
Arrr, combines damage and durability in committed skirmishes or extended exchanges.

Arrr, limits to respect

Arrr, a failed commitment can leave no clean exit and little value until cooldowns return.
Can be worn down or controlled afore reaching th' range where th' kit be strongest.
Basic attacks require belay access, so foe range, slows and displacement can deny a clean trade.

Arrr, riot ally tips

Use these while learning th' champion

Across th' sands o' Shurima, a chorus o' howls rings out. It be th' call o' th' dune hounds, voracious predators who form packs and compete fer th' right to hunt in these barren lands. Among them, one pack stands above all, fer they be driven nay only by canine instincts, but by th' ancient power o' th' Darkin.

Arrr, practical champion reading

Arrr, how to read Naafiri in a real fight

Use these patterns to ask better questions afore choosing an gear, target or commitment. They describe th' kit, nay a promised result.

Arrr, damage delivery

Arrr, primarily physical pressure

Armour can reduce th' broad physical profile. Separate basic attacks from physical tricks afore relying on an gear passive that only affects attacks.

Arrr, fight rhythm

One short window carries much o' th' threat

Track th' key setup and highest-impact cooldown. A missed or blocked opening can create a safer window afore th' full rotation returns.

Arrr, range and access

Needs belay access fer basic attacks

Range, slows, displacement and terrain can deny th' clean contact this champion wants. Course th' course in as carefully as th' damage after arrival.

Typical crew job

Arrr, threaten a reachable priority target

A clean angle matters more booty than attacking th' nearest unit immediately. Keep an exit, reset th' course or follow-up course in mind afore committing.

Control inspect

Movement may be th' cleaner defence

When hard control be nay th' main threat, distance, vision and a seaworthy course out can be more booty useful than buying Tenacity automatically.

Arrr, protection and sustain

Inspect whether recovery changes th' fight

Anti-heal or anti-shielding be situational. Buy it only when th' effect be materially protecting targets and yer champion can apply th' captain's answer reliably.

Arrr, resource pattern

Arrr, mana and cooldowns both matter

A spell being available does nay mean th' shipshape sequence be sustainable. Watch th' resource bar as well as th' setup and escape cooldowns.

Defensive gear reference

What can help against Naafiri?

Set sail wit' th' threat that be actually affecting th' clash. These be conditional comparisons, nay an automatic counter loadout.

Pre-battle choices

Arrr, dEFENSIVE BOOTS

Neither pair be automatic

This champion be nay cleanly answered by th' passive on either defensive pair.

Use Plated Steelcaps fer meaningful basic attacks, Mercury's Treads fer magic damage or reducible control, or keep th' loadout's normal Boots.

Arrr, healing or sustainShields

Arrr, pHYSICAL DEFENCE

Arrr, physical defence

Armour · hull · role-appropriate defence

Armour can reduce physical damage, but Plated Steelcaps' passive be specific to attacks.

Clash th' gear to attacks, critical strikes or trick burst rather than buying armour from th' label alone.

Arrr, mEANINGFUL HEALING

Arrr, meaningful healing

Arrr, bramble Vest or Thornmail · Morellonomicon · Mortal Reminder

A role-appropriate Grievous Wounds gear can reduce healing.

Buy it only when healing be materially changing fights and yer champion can apply it reliably.

Arrr, rEPEATED SHIELDS

Arrr, repeated shields

Arrr, Serpent's Fang

Anti-shielding can matter when repeated shields be protecting fit fer th' captain's eye targets.

Its offensive stats do nay fit every champion; another teammate may apply it more booty efficiently.

Arrr, bURST WINDOW

Arrr, burst window

Arrr, Zhonya's Hourglass · Banshee's Veil · Edge of Night

Stasis or a spell shield can deny one decisive engage or spell when th' gear fits th' loadout.

These do nay replace positioning, vision or ordinary durability.

Normal Draft and Ranked role sea chart

Where Naafiri fits on Summoner's Rift

Each course be assessed separately. Unfurl a role to reach its queue-specific loadout and matchup preparation.

TopUnestablished course

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Naafiri be normally played Jungle or Mid and does nay currently have a reviewed Top course. Top most often needs independent laning, durable trading or reliable side-course pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.

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JungleArrr, established role

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Naafiri has an established clear th' deck and sea chart course that can function without course income while contesting camps and prizes.

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MidArrr, established role

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Naafiri has an established central-course course wit' access to waves, both sides o' th' river and meaningful pressure betwixt prizes.

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BotUnestablished course

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Naafiri be normally played Jungle or Mid and does nay currently have a reviewed Bot course. Bot most often needs dependable duo-course scaling and sustained damage wit' shared early pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.

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SupportUnestablished course

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Naafiri be normally played Jungle or Mid and does nay currently have a reviewed Support course. Support most often needs useful engage, peel or utility while operating on low doubloons income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.

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Arrr, kit reference

Naafiri tricks

Trick names, descriptions and numeric fields come from Riot Data Dragon. Practical reads be independently written; th' present in-battle tooltip remains authoritative.

Tricks Data Dragon 16.20.1Cooldown / Cost / Range Data Dragon 16.20.1

Passive

We Are More

Arrr, what it doesEnglishNaafiri spawns packmates that attack the targets of her attacks and abilities.

Arrr, practical readWe Are More booty be th' always-on rule shaping Naafiri's normal trading and fight pattern. Watch its in-battle state afore committing.

Q trick

Darkin Daggers

Arrr, what it doesEnglishNaafiri 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.

Arrr, practical readDarkin Daggers contributes movement or repositioning and damage. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.

CooldownArrr, 9/8.5/8/7.5/7 secCost50/60/70/80/90Arrr, listed rangeArrr, 900 units

Movement

Th' cast changes position or access. Sailor record fer where th' champion finishes, nay only where th' trick begins.

W trick

The Call of the Pack

Arrr, what it doesEnglishNaafiri becomes Untargetable and empowers her pack, spawning additional packmates and gaining increased Move Speed and Attack Damage.

Arrr, practical readThe Call of the Pack contributes damage. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.

CooldownArrr, 26/24/22/20/18 secCost60Arrr, listed rangeArrr, 400 units

E trick

Eviscerate

Arrr, what it doesEnglishNaafiri dashes and damages enemies in an area around her, recalling her packmates and fully healing them.

Arrr, practical readEviscerate contributes protection or sustain and damage. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.

CooldownArrr, 11/10/9/8/7 secCost40Arrr, listed rangeArrr, 450 units

Protection

Th' protection or sustain be part o' th' cast's value. Compare its timing wit' incoming damage rather than reading only th' offensive effect.

Movement

Th' cast changes position or access. Sailor record fer where th' champion finishes, nay only where th' trick begins.

Ultimate

Hounds' Pursuit

Arrr, what it doesEnglishNaafiri 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.

Arrr, practical readHounds' Pursuit contributes movement or repositioning and protection or sustain. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.

CooldownArrr, 110/95/80 secCost100Arrr, listed rangeArrr, 900 units

Recast

This control has a follow-up cast. Th' first aboard activation and recast have different jobs, timing or safe harbour checks.

Vision

This trick supplies sight or reveals its target. That ship's intelligence effect can matter even when damage be nay th' main reason to cast it.

Protection

Th' protection or sustain be part o' th' cast's value. Compare its timing wit' incoming damage rather than reading only th' offensive effect.

Movement

Th' cast changes position or access. Sailor record fer where th' champion finishes, nay only where th' trick begins.

Arrr, levels 1–18

Naafiri · Health, arr / Mana, arr · Tricks

Base values exclude gear, runes, temporary buffs and mode-specific modifiers. Cooldowns be th' listed base cooldown afore trick haste.

Arrr, level 1610 Health, arr400 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 3765 Health, arr481 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 61,025 Health, arr617 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 111,531 Health, arr883 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 162,130 Health, arr1,196 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 182,395 Health, arr1,335 Mana, arr

Cooldown Data Dragon 16.20.1

Basic trickDarkin Daggers

Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Arrr, rank 1Arrr, 9 secArrr, rank 2Arrr, 8.5 secArrr, rank 3Arrr, 8 secArrr, rank 4Arrr, 7.5 secArrr, rank 5Arrr, 7 sec

Basic trickThe Call of the Pack

Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Arrr, rank 1Arrr, 26 secArrr, rank 2Arrr, 24 secArrr, rank 3Arrr, 22 secArrr, rank 4Arrr, 20 secArrr, rank 5Arrr, 18 sec

Basic trickEviscerate

Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Arrr, rank 1Arrr, 11 secArrr, rank 2Arrr, 10 secArrr, rank 3Arrr, 9 secArrr, rank 4Arrr, 8 secArrr, rank 5Arrr, 7 sec

UltimateHounds' Pursuit

First aboard rank becomes available at level 6; later ranks normally become available at levels 11 and 16.

Arrr, rank 1Arrr, 110 secArrr, rank 2Arrr, 95 secArrr, rank 3Arrr, 80 sec

Unfurl every levelHull and mana from level 1 to 18

Rank	Health, arr	Mana, arr	Trick milestone
1	610	400 Mana, arr	Pick th' first aboard basic trick
2	686	440 Mana, arr	Stow another basic trick or rank
3	765	481 Mana, arr	Stow another basic trick or rank
4	848	525 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
5	934	570 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
6	1,025	617 Mana, arr	First aboard ultimate rank normally available
7	1,119	666 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
8	1,216	718 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
9	1,318	771 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
10	1,423	826 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
11	1,531	883 Mana, arr	Arrr, second ultimate rank normally available
12	1,644	941 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
13	1,760	1,002 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
14	1,879	1,065 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
15	2,003	1,130 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
16	2,130	1,196 Mana, arr	Arrr, final ultimate rank normally available
17	2,261	1,265 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
18	2,395	1,335 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point

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