Aurelion Sol vs Naafiri — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Aurelion Sol against Naafiri · 47.96% win rate over 367 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Naafiri is favoured — Naafiri owns 5 of the 7 game windows to Aurelion Sol's 2. Play it patient and win your windows. Aurelion Sol wins 47.96% of games vs Naafiri in mid lane (367 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1NaafiriNaafiri's dash-burst combo wins the all-in at level 1-2 before you have any tools to answer.
Level 2NaafiriShe keeps punishing you with dash-ins and pack damage through the early levels.
Level 3NaafiriSame story — her all-in potential keeps outpacing your still-ramping kit.
Levels 4-5NaafiriHer snowball via kills and resets compounds through levels 4-5.
Level 6NaafiriHer Pack Your Bags reset-ult lets her chain onto you even through Flash, so she still wins this window.
First itemAurelion SolYour first item gives you enough survivability and burst to finally trade evenly or better.
Two+ itemsAurelion SolHer assassin kit has no late-game teamfight scaling, so your ultimate and burst dominate grouped fights.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Naafiri's dash-heavy kit lets her jump you from surprising range and reset off her passive packmates, so keep minions between you and her, don't overextend for CS, and treat every wave as a potential all-in until you have some form of defensive item.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Aurelion Sol vs Naafiri report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.

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