How to win lane as Ryze against Naafiri · 45.37% win rate over 3,108 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Naafiri | Naafiri's packmates and Dagger dash win the level-1 all-in against a rootless Ryze. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | At level 2 she lacks full pack pressure, so the lane sits even. |
| Level 3 | Naafiri | Level 3 arms her all-in with packmate burst and a dash your mana can't answer, so she leads. |
| Levels 4-5 | Naafiri | Through 4-5 her repeated dives and resets keep you pinned and behind. |
| Level 6 | Naafiri | At 6 her ult's dogs, speed and heal make every gap-close lethal, her biggest spike. |
| First item | Ryze | Your first mana item lets you clear her pack and land full burst back, tipping it to you. |
| Two+ items | Ryze | With two items your sustained DPS and a timed root beat her all-in and you win outright. |
Naafiri is a lane bully into you: her packmates zone the wave and her Darkin Daggers give her a dash all-in you can't match at level 1. Level 2 reads even before she has her full pack pressure. Farm cautiously, keep the wave near your tower, and hold W for the moment she commits rather than wasting it on poke.
The full Ryze vs Naafiri 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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