Alistar vs Neeko
How to Beat Neeko as Alistar
based on 1,750 Alistar vs Neeko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Alistar vs Neeko Matchup Summary
Best Alistar vs Neeko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Neeko as Alistar
Tips for Playing as Alistar against Neeko
Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.
Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.
Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.
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.
Alistar vs Neeko Counter Stats
How to Counter Neeko with Alistar in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some vital Alistar vs. Neeko counter statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Alistar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Neeko’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Alistar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Neeko. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Alistar typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Neeko. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Alistar and Neeko
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Who is Better, Alistar or Neeko?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Alistar usually fairs equally well when facing off against Neeko, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Alistar makes an ok counter to Neeko.
While Alistar does have a lower win rate compared to Neeko, when on opposite teams, Alistar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Alistar into Neekoas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Alistar also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Neeko. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Alistar vs Neeko matchups, Neeko is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Alistar is a somewhat poor counter for Neeko. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Alistar against Neeko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Alistar to counter Neeko during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Alistar often racks up a lot less CS relative to Neeko. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Alistar versus Neeko build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Neeko than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Alistar had an average win rate of 49.0% when countering Neeko with this build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Neeko as Alistar, you should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Alistar vs Neeko LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.0% win rate overall.
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