Naafiri is a melee assassin usually played Jungle/Mid on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Naafiri in ARAM: Play as an aggressive assassin, poking with Q and using your ultimate to dive backline carries.
Naafiri ARAM Abilities
Naafiri spawns packmates that attack her targets, increasing with her abilities.
Naafiri throws two daggers that bleed enemies; packmates leap to attack the first champion or monster hit.
Naafiri becomes untargetable, empowering her pack to spawn more packmates and gain bonus Move Speed and Attack Damage.
Naafiri dashes, damaging nearby enemies while recalling and fully healing her packmates.
Naafiri dashes with her pack, reveals enemies on takedown, and can recast for a shield.
Naafiri ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Play as an aggressive assassin, poking with Q and using your ultimate to dive backline carries. Use E to dodge and reposition, and rely on packmates for extra damage in skirmishes.
Tips
Use your E to dodge key skillshots and reposition in teamfights.
Poke with Q from range before committing with W and R.
Build lethality for burst; consider Eclipse or Youmuu's first.
Your packmates help secure kills-use them to zone enemies.
Save your ultimate for engaging or catching isolated targets.
Combos
R > W > Q > auto attacks for a full engage combo.
Q poke > wait for cooldown > W > Q > E out to disengage.
Flash > R > W > Q for a surprise pick on squishies.
Naafiri ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Precision
Conqueror
Triumph
Legend: Haste
Last StandSecondary — Domination
Sudden Impact
Ultimate HunterSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
The Brutalizer - 2.
Health Potion
Core Items
- 1.
Hubris - 2.
Eclipse - 3.
Mercury's Treads
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you need burst and chase potential
- enemy has immobile squishy targets
- your champion relies on short trades
Avoid when:
- enemy team has heavy peel or disengage
- you need sustained damage over burst
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you need ultimate cooldown refunds in fights
- enemy team is squishy and you can secure kills
- your champion relies on ultimate for damage
Avoid when:
- your ultimate has a very short cooldown already
- you struggle to get takedowns consistently
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you need ultimate cooldown refunds in fights
- enemy team is squishy and you can secure kills
- your champion relies on ultimate for damage
Avoid when:
- your ultimate has a very short cooldown already
- you struggle to get takedowns consistently
Options
Naafiri ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Naafiri in ARAM?
In ARAM, Naafiri typically builds core items like Hubris, Eclipse, Mercury's Treads and Conqueror runes (Precision primary, Domination secondary).
What runes should I use for Naafiri in ARAM?
Take Conqueror in the Precision tree as your keystone, with Domination as your secondary tree for Naafiri in ARAM.
How do you play Naafiri in ARAM?
Play as an aggressive assassin, poking with Q and using your ultimate to dive backline carries. Use E to dodge and reposition, and rely on packmates for extra damage in skirmishes.
What is Naafiri's best combo in ARAM?
R > W > Q > auto attacks for a full engage combo.
