How to win lane as Naafiri against Hwei · 54.5% win rate over 1,277 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Naafiri | You dictate Level 1 because Hwei's slow cast windup lets you poke with Q and Packmates uncontested. |
| Level 2 | Naafiri | Level 2 favours you as your kit already threatens a W all-in Hwei can't answer without a dash. |
| Level 3 | Naafiri | Level 3 is yours once W-Hound's Pursuit lets you close the gap through his telegraphs. |
| Levels 4-5 | Naafiri | Levels 4-5 belong to you since Packmate on-hit stacking wins every short trade against his squishy body. |
| Level 6 | Naafiri | Level 6 favours you because R-Call of the Pack turns his cooldown-dependent disengage into a death sentence. |
| First item | Naafiri | At first item your burst one-rotates him before EW-Pool of Shadows can peel. |
| Two+ items | Naafiri | Into 2+ items you stay ahead as your all-in threat reaches his backline while he can only zone one lane. |
Hwei has no early dash and a clunky combo windup, so you walk up behind minions and threaten W-Hound's Pursuit the moment he commits a spell; short Q-dagger trades chip him while your Packmates apply free on-hit.
The full Naafiri vs Hwei 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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