How to win lane as LeBlanc against Naafiri · 44.71% win rate (4,753 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
An assassin mirror at distortion range — your burst is faster, your exit is scheduled, and the chain decides ties.
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 LeBlanc's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Naafiri.
This is LeBlanc's own plan; across 4,753 pooled games the lane is Naafiri-favoured.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Naafiri | Darkin Daggers pokes from 900 range with bleed and the pack chases the mark you cannot answer |
| Level 2 | LeBlanc | Same pattern continues as her damage falls off once her mobility is spent and yours isn't |
| Level 3 | LeBlanc | Her all-in combo can genuinely punish you if caught, but disciplined spacing keeps this in your favor overall |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Through levels 4-5 your 700-range Q poke outpaces her need to close distance — Eviscerate is 11 seconds at rank 1 |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Hounds' Pursuit locks on from 900 range and recasts into a shield, so your burst window closes |
| First item | Naafiri | Her first lethality item plus Eviscerate's pack heal wins the extended trades you cannot refuse |
| Two+ items | Naafiri | Untargetable frames on W, E and R blank the timed burst your late game depends on |
Naafiri is an early bully whose Darkin Daggers reach 900 range, out-ranging your Sigil's 700, and the second dagger hits harder once the bleed is on you. Never trade in melee range on cooldown — bait Eviscerate with the clone, let her spend the dash into the fake, and punish with your real body while it sits on its 11-second cooldown. Levels 2 to 5 are your window: the Q-W double proc chunks her, and her packmates take your W damage on the way through the wave.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from LeBlanc's side, sampled July 2026.
The full LeBlanc 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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Naafiri — LeBlanc wins only 44.71% of 4,753 games, so LeBlanc plays this as the disadvantaged side.
Not really — Naafiri holds a real statistical advantage (55.29% win rate), so LeBlanc is the one working uphill.
No — Naafiri counters LeBlanc (LeBlanc wins only 44.71% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.
LeBlanc takes Electrocute on the Domination tree with Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos and Ultimate Hunter, and Sorcery secondary (Manaflow Band and Transcendence) vs Naafiri.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — cuts her sustain. Build Stormsurge / Luden's first, then Shadowflame, with Plated Steelcaps / Sorcerer's.
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