MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Naafiri vs Skarner
How often does Naafiri beat Skarner in Jungle?
Naafiri into Skarner in Jungle: 55% observed win rate across 298 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Naafiri ahead by 685 gold.
Naafiri at 15:00
- Gold: +685
- CS: +11
- XP: +296
Typical gap to Skarner, from 296 games that reached 15:00.
Does Naafiri counter Skarner?
No counter here: Naafiri sits at 55% over 298 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Skarner: the Naafiri game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Naafiri at 61% across 210 games. Flip the lead and Naafiri falls to 41% across 88.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 61% | 210 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 41% | 88 |
| First blood | 58% | 224 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 143 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 59% | 207 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 65% | 107 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 77% | 47 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:51 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:55. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Naafiri's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Skarner specifically, Naafiri finishes Hubris first most often: 55.0% over 60 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Naafiri core is Hubris, Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge: 53.8% across 3,498 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Hubris (14,279 games).
Skill plan: Naafiri players max Q first and take Q at level 1.