Naafiri vs Galio Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In Mid, this is Naafiri versus Galio — a assassin/fighter hybrid against a tank/mage hybrid. Over 551 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Naafiri closes out 45.2% of them. That is 4.8 points under even, which is why Galio is listed among the champions Naafiri struggles into.
With both sitting in melee range (125 against 150), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
The Call of the Pack (W) and Hero’s Entrance (R) are usually what decide a trade between Naafiri and Galio. Hounds’ Pursuit and Hero’s Entrance are the two buttons that end the exchange outright.
Naafiri pressures through physical damage; Galio through magic. The stat sheet reads 610 HP and 28 armour for Naafiri against 600 and 24 for Galio. Late-game bases read 2395 health / 99 armour for Naafiri and 2742 / 104 for Galio. Base attack damage is 55 against 59, so Galio wins the raw auto-attack exchange.
Difficulty ratings read 5/10 and 2/10, with Galio on the harder end — worth weighing before trusting the percentage. 551 games sit behind that figure, and it moves whenever Naafiri or Galio gets tuned. Figures refresh from Emerald+ ranked play, so this Naafiri page follows the live meta.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Galio has the statistical edge. Naafiri wins 45.2% of the recorded games.
45.2% from Naafiri's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
551 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Naafiri build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Naafiri build page.