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MATCHUPNaafiri · Mid · Patch 26.14 · Ranked Solo · Updated Jul 22, 2026

Naafiri vs Nidalee in Mid lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: the one thing to respect — her spear; dodge it and she has almost no other threat. 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.

NaafiriYOU · MIDNAAFIRIthe Hound of a Hundred Bites
NidaleeENEMY · MIDNIDALEEthe Bestial Huntress
VS
Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Ignite
How to play it
DO
Dodge her spears
they hurt like hell and hit hardest at max range, where they're easiest to sidestep.
Jump her
She folds if you get the jump on her — she only has mobility in cougar form, so catch her out of it.
Avoid her traps
Don't step on her traps — eating a spear or trap powers up her cougar-form burst.
DON'T
Never fight her while low on HP — her cougar Q deals damage based on your missing health.
Runes
DOMINATIONDOMINATION
Electrocute
Dark Harvest
Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense
Grisly Mementos
Deep Ward
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
SORCERYSORCERYuniversal page
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.
Spells
FlashFLASH
IgniteIGNITE
Items
Start
Core
Last 30 days Emerald+ - 55% WR - 654 games
Skill order
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Naafiri matchup data compiled from the community Naafiri OTP matchup sheetLeague of Legends assets © Riot Games (Data Dragon).