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How to Win Ahri vs Neeko Counter MatchupAhri is in the b tier of champions

Ahri vs Neeko

How to Beat Neeko as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Neeko as Ahri

based on 3,717 Ahri vs Neeko matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League rounds every week. Within our database, Ahri did battle with Neeko in 3717 matches. Having so many games with Ahri versus Neeko provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce useful statistics and a solid build to smash Neeko. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Ahri is forced to battle against Neeko in only 3.3% of her rounds.

Ahri vs Neeko Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri has done a dismal job of countering Neeko. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.9% of matches the champions face one another in. In Ahri vs Neeko rounds, Ahri’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Neeko.

Best Ahri vs Neeko Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomLiandry's TormentZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level upq
>
Second ability for Ahri to level upw
>
Last skill for Ahri to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
3
E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Neeko as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Neeko

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Advice to Win Against Neeko

Pop Blossom's warning visuals are invisible if Neeko is disguised.

Standing behind minions against Neeko is very dangerous as Tangle-Barbs become stronger.

Ahri vs Neeko Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Neeko Image
6.2
< Kills >
5.4
5.7
< Deaths >
5.9
7.3
< Assists >
8
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
162
< Minions Killed >
114
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,324
< Physical Damage >
1,179
14,752
< Magic Damage >
18,109
5,087
< True Damage >
742
21,163
< Damage Dealt >
20,031
20,438
< Damage Taken >
20,582
11,137
< Gold Earned >
10,550
1.85
< Towers >
1.91
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,843
< Total Healing >
2,390
14,213
< Experience >
13,058
20
< Vision Score >
31
10
< Wards Placed >
14
69
< Time Dealing CC >
188

How to Counter Neeko with Ahri in LoL

The stats shown here show some significant Ahri against Neeko matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences between the pair. Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Neeko’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Neeko..

Ahri usually has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Neeko. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ahri and Neeko

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Neeko
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Neeko

Who is Better, Ahri or Neeko?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ahri usually loses when trying to fight Neeko, with a 48.9% win rate. Therefore, Ahri makes a bad counter to Neeko.

While Ahri does have a lower winrate compared to Neeko, when facing one another, Ahri also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Ahri into Neeko.

Furthermore, Ahri also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Neeko. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Neeko matchups, Neeko is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Ahri is a somewhat poor counter for Neeko. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ahri against Neeko.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ahri

Ahri Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.2% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune44.6% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.6% winrateTaricTaric44.8% winrate

Ahri Wins Against

ZeriZeri54.1% winrateYuumiYuumi53.5% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai53.4% winrateOriannaOrianna52.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LilliaLillia+ 51.7% 5396 GamesFizzFizz+ 52.3% 365 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 52.4% 15033 GamesBraumBraum+ 53.2% 1325 Games

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Neeko Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Neeko as Ahri, we analyzed 3,717 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Neeko as Ahri comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Ahri Build Neeko Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ahri in order to counter Neeko during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri often gets a similar amount of CS as Neeko. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Ahri versus Neeko build include Void Staff, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Ahri combined at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs. Neeko than with many other common item sets. In fact, Ahri boasted an average win rate of 48.9% when countering Neeko with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Neeko as Ahri, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Ahri vs Neeko clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.9% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Ahri x Neeko tips and counter builds for a a particular player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are calculated using all matches with data with these champions.