How to win lane as Naafiri against Qiyana · 51.63% win rate over 736 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Naafiri | Level 1 your packmates and base stats out-pressure Qiyana's squishy poke start. |
| Level 2 | Naafiri | Level 2 your W all-in beats her before she has a reset up. |
| Level 3 | Naafiri | Level 3 your E plus pack sustain wins any extended trade over her burst. |
| Levels 4-5 | Naafiri | Levels 4-5 you snowball step-ups while she's still glassy and one item behind. |
| Level 6 | Naafiri | Level 6 your R refreshes the pack and closes her escape, while her R needs terrain you deny. |
| First item | Naafiri | On your first item your all-in still deletes a squishy Qiyana before she scales. |
| Two+ items | Qiyana | With two-plus items Qiyana's wall-combo one-shots and out-roams you, taking the late lead. |
You own levels 1-2: your pack pressure and W all-in punish Qiyana hard while she's a squishy poke-assassin with no reset. Deny her the elemental she wants and freeze so she has to walk into your W range to farm.
The full Naafiri vs Qiyana 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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