How to win lane as Fizz against Naafiri · 52.93% win rate (6,072 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
A burst mirror where your untargetability votes last — string second, pole her opener, and out-reset the exchange.
Track: Naafiri's W — Hounds' Pursuit (26–18s cooldown). The lock-on pack dash starts her dive — stand near minions to body-block the hounds.
Read from Fizz's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Naafiri.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Naafiri's hound pack doesn't come online yet at level 1, so the very first level stays neutral-to-you |
| Level 2 | Naafiri | By level 2 her extra hound and dash-reset E give her the all-in edge, so this phase favors her |
| Level 3 | Naafiri | Level 3 all-in windows are hers — hound damage plus mobility beats your pre-6 combo |
| Levels 4-5 | Naafiri | Levels 4-5 stay in her favor for the same reason: her burst pattern outpaces your scaling before ultimate |
| Level 6 | Fizz | Level 6 flips hard to you since Trickster answers her dash and gives you a real burst combo |
| First item | Fizz | First item burst extends your new advantage since your scaling now clearly outpaces her flat hound damage |
| Two+ items | Fizz | Late game she needs isolated picks to have any value and dies fast to your burst, so 2+ items favor you |
Naafiri's hound-summon passive and dash-reset E give her a burst pattern that beats your pre-6 combo clean, so respect her all-in potential from level 2 onward and don't contest trades you can't win. Ward the jungle entrances since she often plays with jungler pathing to force an early kill before you have real answers. Track Hounds’ Pursuit (110s at rank 1, 80s maxed): the lock-on dash starts her dive and recasts for a shield. Step up only on its downtime.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Fizz's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Fizz 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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Fizz, slightly — a 52.93% win rate edge over 6,072 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Fizz has a small statistical edge (52.93% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Fizz has a slight edge (52.93% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Fizz takes Electrocute on the Domination tree with Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos and Ultimate Hunter, and Precision secondary (Presence of Mind and Coup de Grace) vs Naafiri.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — cuts her sustain. Build Stormsurge / Rocketbelt first, then Zhonya's / Rabadon's path, with Plated Steelcaps / Sorcerer's.
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