Naafiri vs Aatrox in Mid lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his Q3 is the cast that lands his damage — dodge it or eat his whole combo. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · MIDNAAFIRIthe Hound of a Hundred Bites

⇄ ChangeENEMY · MIDAATROXthe Darkin Blade

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his Q3

Hold your E to dodge his Q3 when you're right in his face — it's the cast that lands his damage.

Punish empty Q3

After his Q3 is spent he has no directly offensive abilities left — that's your window to commit.

Walk in on Q1/Q2

Walk toward him to dodge Q1 and Q2, or at least to avoid the sweetspot; sidestep his chain.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Fight Aatrox while his ult is active — the lifesteal heals him through your burst.

Runes

DOMINATION

SORCERYuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 57% WR - 349 games

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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