Naafiri vs Graves in Mid lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: dodge his Q return blast — jump behind him with E if he fires it point-blank. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · MIDNAAFIRIthe Hound of a Hundred Bites

⇄ ChangeENEMY · MIDGRAVESthe Outlaw

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his Q blast

His Q blasts a second time — if he fires it point-blank, jump behind him with your E to dodge the return.

Engage on cooldown

Jump him when he burns his W or E — those are your best openings to commit.

Tankier than he looks

His E passive stacks give him armour and let him fire three shells fast, so he brawls harder than expected.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never brawl him solo without a lead or a teammate — his damage and E-stack bulk win even fights.

Runes

DOMINATION

SORCERYuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 55% WR - 491 games

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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