Naafiri vs Locke Counter Pick

Nearly two thousand games back this one — 1,972 on patch 16.13.1 — and the 57.2% attached to Naafiri is about as firm as a jungle reading gets. The two champions are unusually similar on paper: both strike from 125 units, both move at 340, both deal physical damage, and both hold 32 magic resistance.

Separation comes from how each one pays for that damage. Soul Ignition grants Locke attack speed and move speed while dealing damage to himself, refunding part of it when the duration ends; against one opponent that is a fair trade, but Naafiri never fights alone. We Are More spawns packmates that attack whatever she attacks, so the self-inflicted damage lands while several sources are already chewing through his health bar.

Locke is the sturdier frame, finishing level 18 on 2,508 health and 103.4 armor while his opponent arrives at 2,395 and 99.4, and Silver Stake adds magic damage on hit that grows with missing health, which is dangerous in a drawn-out clash. Ritual Nails marks whoever it strikes and lets him spend those marks for bonus attack damage, and Purgatory can execute outright. What he lacks is a clean way to break contact once Eviscerate lands, because that dash also recalls the pack and heals it fully. Difficulty ratings of 5 against 2 point the same way.