Naafiri vs LeBlanc Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Naafiri is a assassin/fighter hybrid, LeBlanc a assassin/mage hybrid, and they meet in the Mid lane. 675 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Naafiri at a 57.8% win rate into LeBlanc. That is 7.8 points above even, so LeBlanc is one of the matchups Naafiri can lean on.
The exchange usually opens with Eviscerate (E) or Sigil of Malice (Q). Whoever spends Hounds’ Pursuit or Mimic first hands the other a window.
Damage types split — physical from Naafiri, magic from LeBlanc — making that first resistance a real decision. Starting health splits 610 to 598 in Naafiri’s favour, with armour at 28 against 22. 6 armour of separation tilts level-one trades toward Naafiri. By level 18 that becomes 2395 health and 99 armour for Naafiri against 2434 and 93 for LeBlanc.
The 525-versus-125 attack range gap means LeBlanc can contest the wave from outside Naafiri’s reach. Until Naafiri closes that 125-to-525 gap, LeBlanc dictates the pace.
Riot scores LeBlanc at 9/10 for difficulty against 2/10, and that gap alone drags on the average. Stats for LeBlanc in this matchup are recalculated automatically for Mid.
FAQ
Yes — Naafiri holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Naafiri wins 57.8% of the recorded games.
57.8% from Naafiri's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
675 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.