MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Naafiri vs Taliyah
How often does Naafiri beat Taliyah in Jungle?
Naafiri into Taliyah in Jungle: 49% observed win rate across 259 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 behind by 88 gold.
Naafiri at 15:00
- Gold: -88
- CS: -4
- XP: -162
Typical gap to Taliyah, from 257 games that reached 15:00.
Does Naafiri counter Taliyah?
No counter here: Naafiri sits at 49% over 259 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 Taliyah: the Naafiri game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Naafiri at 59% across 130 games. Flip the lead and Naafiri falls to 39% across 128.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 59% | 130 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 128 |
| First blood | 52% | 177 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 50% | 125 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 61% | 112 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 54% | 105 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 71% | 41 |
Someone usually dies here around 8:02 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:58. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Naafiri's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Taliyah specifically, Naafiri finishes Hubris first most often: 45.5% over 44 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.