Talon vs Naafiri Counter Pick

Both are physical-damage assassins with a 125 range, yet they sit at opposite ends of the difficulty scale: Talon rates 7 and Naafiri rates 2. Across 264 games on patch 16.13.1, Talon wins 58.7% of the time, and the tool classifies her as Easy. That outcome looks odd at first, since her kit is forgiving to execute and her packmates automate much of the work.

The base stats account for most of the gap. Talon starts with 68 attack damage against Naafiri’s 55, and 658 health against 610. By level 18, he holds the lead in both categories, with 2,511 health to her 2,395 and 109.9 armour to 99.4. Talon’s We Are More summons packmates that copy whatever she attacks, so her damage is spread across the duel. Naafiri’s Blade’s End does the opposite and focuses it: three spell-applied Wound stacks, then an attack, then heavy bleed. Against 28 base armour, that combo finishes quickly. Her escape options are Eviscerate, a dash that recalls and fully heals the pack, and The Call of the Pack, which briefly makes her untargetable. Landing the third Wound stack between those two windows is the real test of skill. Darkin Daggers add bleed and deal more damage to a target that is already bleeding, so her output depends on a sustained second wave rather than a single opener. Hounds’ Pursuit can be recast after a takedown, which makes backing off at low health risky, even with 340 move speed against his 335. Full details on her kit are on the Naafiri champion page.