Naafiri vs Fizz — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Naafiri against Fizz · 50.83% win rate over 1,515 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Naafiri is favoured — Naafiri owns 4 of the 7 game windows to Fizz's 3. Naafiri wins 50.83% of games vs Fizz in mid lane (1,515 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1NaafiriLow-range Fizz loses the level-1 pack trade.
Level 2NaafiriAt 2 you keep trade priority before his escape matters.
Level 3NaafiriLevels 3-5 stay yours while his R is still offline.
Levels 4-5NaafiriAt 6 his E dodges your W and R guarantees his all-in.
Level 6FizzFirst-item Lich Bane plus E dodge lets him out-burst you.
First itemFizzHis untargetable E juks your dash through the item phase.
Two+ itemsFizzShark R and burst let a fed Fizz delete you at two items.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-2 favour you: Fizz is a low-range melee pre-6, so your packmates and Q bleed out-trade his Q pokes before his kit spikes.

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The full Naafiri vs Fizz 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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