Naafiri vs Zed in Mid lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his ult reappears on the far side of you — flash or E as he pops out to dodge the burst. 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 · MIDZEDthe Master of Shadows

VS

Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his ult burst

Zed's ult drops him on the opposite side of you — flash or E the instant he reappears to avoid his Q and E damage.

Punish his shadow

After his shadow disappears or he teleports to it, you have a sizable window to deal damage — you can even kill him before 6.

Hold your W

Save your W for when he uses his shadow — he's pretty helpless without it, and it takes most of his escape.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never throw your ult expecting a kill after 6 — he'll just meet it with his own and you lose the trade.

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+ - 51% WR - 377 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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