How to win lane as Naafiri against Vex · 48.76% win rate over 884 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Naafiri | Level 1 your pack pressure narrowly edges her weak single-target start. |
| Level 2 | Naafiri | At 2 you can punish her steps when her Doom mark is unavailable. |
| Level 3 | Naafiri | Level 3 with full Packmates you out-DPS her poke in E-down windows. |
| Levels 4-5 | Naafiri | Through 4-5 disciplined dashes keep the trade math on your side. |
| Level 6 | Naafiri | At 6 you win the head-to-head all-in whenever her interrupt is down. |
| First item | Naafiri | First item lets you burst through her shield when she's out of E. |
| Two+ items | Naafiri | You hold a razor edge into items by fighting only on her cooldowns. |
Levels 1-2 are close and skill-based: Vex's Mistral Bolt (Q) and passive punish careless dashes, so respect her Doom mark and only step up when it's spent, using your baseline pack pressure to edge trades.
The full Naafiri vs Vex 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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