Naafiri vs Azir — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Naafiri against Azir · 54.99% win rate over 351 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Naafiri is favoured — Naafiri owns 6 of the 7 game windows to Azir's 1. Naafiri wins 54.99% of games vs Azir in mid lane (351 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1NaafiriYour packmates and Q bleed out-trade his weak level-1 soldiers.
Level 2NaafiriAt 2 you keep the auto-attack and packmate advantage before he stacks soldiers.
Level 3NaafiriE-Q gap-close punishes any soldier-farm step, favouring you.
Levels 4-5NaafiriYour all-in with W and hounds beats his mid-game body.
Level 6NaafiriCall of the Pack lets you dive past his soldier wall for the kill.
First itemNaafiriYour first-item burst one-combos him before he can shuffle away.
Two+ itemsAzirAt two items his range and R wall kite your dash, so Azir pulls ahead.

Early game (levels 1–5)

You out-stat Azir at levels 1-2; his soldiers hit for little and your packmates plus Q bleed win every short trade if he steps into last-hit range.

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The full Naafiri vs Azir 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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