Naafiri vs Locke Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the jungle: Naafiri the assassin/fighter hybrid, Locke the assassin/mage hybrid. 1,972 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Naafiri at a 57.2% win rate into Locke. A 7.1-point edge is what puts this matchup in Naafiri’s column.
Both champions are melee (Naafiri at 125, Locke at 125), so the matchup is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
Naafiri threatens Hounds’ Pursuit; Locke counters through Soul Ignition. Hounds’ Pursuit and Purgatory are the two buttons that end the exchange outright.
Both Naafiri and Locke threaten mainly physical damage, so one resistance covers the matchup. Level-one bases: Naafiri 610 HP / 28 armour / 32 MR, Locke 655 / 32 / 32. Level 18 armour lands at 99 for Naafiri and 103 for Locke.
A 5/10 difficulty rating on Locke, against 2/10, means the sample includes plenty of players still learning it. Data here updates on its own rather than sitting as a fixed snapshot taken on 16.13.1.
FAQ
Yes — Naafiri holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Naafiri wins 57.2% of the recorded games.
57.2% from Naafiri's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
1,972 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.