League of Legends’ Naafiri is terrifying, but you can still pet her

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Seeing new League of Legends champion Naafiri in action gives me chills. LoL’s latest newcomer just got a full gameplay reveal, and the Darkin assassin promises to be a simple but superbly satisfying addition to the League of Legends roster. Fighting alongside her pack, Naafiri is an expert at chasing down fleeing foes and diving to secure kills, and it’s got me very excited to test her out in Riot’s MOBA.

We got a tease of Naafiri’s origin story in one of Riot’s best champion reveals just recently, but now we know how she’ll play, with a gameplay trailer showing off the Darkin doggos in action. That’s right, while you’ll control the pack leader herself, Naafiri doesn’t hunt alone, and you’ll bring her packmates to bear to tear apart your foes with vicious ease.

At the core of Naafiri’s skillset is her passive, We Are More. She’ll periodically spawn packmates – smaller, crimson-skinned hounds that follow her and will attack enemies that she targets for physical damage. Their damage is increased after Naafiri uses an ability, and hitting enemy champs with her abilities or scoring kills will reduce the cooldown on We Are More.

Naafiri’s Q is Darkin Dagger, which throws a Darkin-tainted blade, dealing physical damage and causing a bleed to any enemy it hits. You can recast Darkin Dagger, and hitting an already-bleeding target amplifies the effect, dealing the remaining bleed along with bonus physical damage based on missing health. If your target is a champion, Naafiri will also restore some of her own health. Your packmates will leap to the first target hit.

Hounds’ Pursuit is Naafiri’s W – she’ll dash at an enemy after a brief delay, dealing physical damage and briefly slowing her target or the first champion she hits.