How to win lane as Naafiri against Irelia · 50.17% win rate over 1,162 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Naafiri | Level 1 is yours because Irelia's single Q charge and unstacked passive lose the wave-contest trade. |
| Level 2 | Naafiri | Level 2 favours you as your Packmate on-hit out-damages her before she can chain resets. |
| Level 3 | Naafiri | Level 3 belongs to you once W-Hound's Pursuit lets you all-in off her Q cooldown. |
| Levels 4-5 | Naafiri | Levels 4-5 stay yours since denying stacks keeps her passive true damage offline. |
| Level 6 | Naafiri | Level 6 favours you because R-Call of the Pack lets the pack keep hitting through her E stun. |
| First item | Naafiri | At first item your burst combo kills her before her sustain stabilizes. |
| Two+ items | Naafiri | Into 2+ items short duels and dodging her R wall keep you ahead of her scaling. |
Irelia is weak levels 1-2 with only one Q charge, so you contest the wave and threaten Q-dagger pokes while her passive is unstacked; keep her from free-farming marks and she can't spike.
The full Naafiri vs Irelia 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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