For the first time, Naafiri is in TFT with her lethal teeth and claws, knowing how to go in and out of her enemies, taking out their souls.
Naafiri summons her packmate, who assists her in dealing huge amounts of damage.
In this article, we will mention the combos to place Naafiri in, her best items, and how to make sure you take out your enemies with the claws.
Do not confuse feral, with stupid.
Naafiri is a great pick in early rounds as she shares the Shurima trait, which allows her and her teammates to ascend, gaining massive extra stats.
She also shares the Challenger trait, which provides her with a lot of attack speed.
Naafiri is one of the 2 Darkin’ champions, which gives her a huge advantage as a tier 2 champion.
Naafiri’s stats, traits, and items are all to be discussed down below to make sure you get the best outcome by placing her on your team.
Best Naafiri builds in TFT Set 9.5
Naafiri’s stats:
- Cost: 2 Gold
- Health: 750 / 1350 / 2430
- Mana: 50
- Armor: 40
- MR: 40
- Ability Power: 100
- DPS: 45 / 81 / 146
- Damage: 60 / 108 / 194
- Atk Spd: 0.75
- Crit Rate: 25%
- Range: 1
Naafiri’s traits:
1. Darkin
- 1 Darkin are possessed by a weapon. When they die, the weapon possesses the nearest ally champion, granting them the weapon's power.
- 2 Weapon powers become 50% stronger
2. Shurima
Every 4 seconds, Shuriman heal 5% maximum Health. After 8 seconds, select Shuriman Ascend and gain 30% max Health and 40% Attack Speed.
- 2 The strongest Shuriman Ascends
- 4 All Shurimans Ascend, +15% Ascension bonus
- 6 Instead, Ascend at combat start, +45% Ascension bonus
- 9 Ascend twice, at combat start and after 8 seconds, +75% Ascension bonus
3. Challenger
Challengers gain bonus Attack Speed.
When their target dies, Challengers dash to a new target and increase their Attack Speed bonus by 50% for 2.5 seconds.
- 2 30% Attack Speed
- 4 60% Attack Speed
- 6 95% Attack Speed
- 8 140% Attack Speed
Naafiri’s ability
Image Eviscerate
Passive: Gain 15% Omnivamp.
Active: Deal % Attack Damage physical damage.
Darkin Dagger: After casting, summon packmates attack the first enemy hit for a total of 180% of AD physical damage.
Omnivamp: Heal for percentage of damage dealt
- Eviscerate Damage: 145% / 155% / 165%
- Total Packmate Damage: 190% / 195% / 200%
Carousel priority:
These are the components you would need to focus on since the very first circle in order as you will need them to build up the required items for the team in most of the comps you will find bellow:
Naafiri’s best items
1. Bloodthirster
Damage heals the holder for 20% of the damage dealt.
Once per combat at 40% Health, gain a 25% maximum Health shield that lasts up to 5 seconds.
2. Titan’s Resolve
Grants 2% Attack Damage and 2 Ability Power when attacking or taking damage, stacking up to 25 times. At full stacks, grant 25 Armor and 25 Magic Resist.
3. Sterak's Gage
Once per combat at 60% Health, increase max health by 20% and gain 35% Attack Damage for the rest of combat.
Best comps for Naafiri
3. CHALLENGING
Synergies:
- 6 Challenger
- 3 Demacia
- 1 Darkin’
This comp revolves around the challenger trait, which makes the challengers gain tons of attack speed.
The main damage dealer is Fiora, as she is a Demacian Challenger member.
This is a fast reroll to level 8, making sure you get tier 1 and 2 champions to level 3.
Best team for this build:
1. Fiora is the main damage dealer, as she shares both the Demacia and Challenger traits.
2. Kai’Sa is the second main damage dealer as a Challenger.
3. Naafiri is a great pick in early rounds as she shares both the Challenger trait with the team and the Darkin’ trait.
4. Warwick might be a great damage dealer if placed with the right items as a Challenger member.
5. Samira will be adding to the challenger trait.
6. Irelia will also be adding to the challenger trait and absorbing some damage.
7. Quinn will be dealing some good damage while adding to the Demacia trait.
8. Jarvan will be a good tank in front of stunning enemies while sharing the Deamcia trait.
2. REROLLING NOXUS
Synergies:
- 5 Noxus
- 3 Challenger
- 2 Shurima
- 2 Juggernaut
- 1 Darkin’
This comp revolves around the mix of Noxus and Shurima traits.
The comp is a slow reroll to level 7, which focuses on rerolling Noxus copies.
This comp will be a great pick in case you have the Scoped Weapon augment, which will make the back row hit from a distance.
Best team for this comp:
1. Mordekaiser will be the main damage dealer, as he shares the Noxus trait, which gives him a lot of stats.
2. Warwick is a great pick, as he shares both the Juggernaut with Darius and the Challenger with Samira and Naafiri.
3. Naafiri will be a great pick as she shares the Shurima trait with Cassiopeia, which will make them ascend.
4. Samira will be adding to both the Noxus and Challenger traits.
5. Cassiopeia is a great fit, as she shares both the Noxus and Shurima traits.
6. Swain is your frontline Noxus member.
7. Darius is your secret weapon. As he shares the Juggernaut and Noxus traits, he can deal tons of damage and absorb a lot more.
1. FULL OF SAND
Synergies:
- 2 Darkin’
- 6 Shurima
- 3 Strategist
- 2 Juggernaut
The comp revolves around the Shurima trait, which would make all members ascend, gaining tons of extra stats.
The comp is a fast reroll to level 8 with a solid economy to make sure you get high-tier champions.
Best team for this build:
1. Azir will be one of the main damage dealers, as he shares the Shurima and Strategist traits.
2. Miss Fortune will be dealing a lot of damage while sharing the strategist trait.
3. Jarvan is your 3rd strategist member while being a strong tank.
4. Renekton is your tier 1 Shurima member on the frontlines.
5. K’Sante is your tier 5 Shurima member, kicking enemies out of the arena.
6. Naafiri is a great pick as she shares the Shurima and Darkin’ traits, which would make her weapon so much stronger.
7. Nasus is the Shurima member in the front rows, absorbing tons of damage.
8. Aatrox will be one of the main damage dealers once he hits level 2, as he shares the Darkin’ trait with Naafiri.