Draven vs Neeko
How to Beat Neeko as Draven
based on 3,340 Draven vs Neeko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Draven vs Neeko Matchup Summary
Best Draven vs Neeko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Neeko as Draven
Tips for Playing as Draven against Neeko
If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.
If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.
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.
Draven vs Neeko Counter Stats
How to Counter Neeko with Draven in LoL
The stats provided here clarify several strategic Draven versus Neeko counter statistics that can help us understand the differences between the pair. As an example, Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Neeko’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Neeko. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.
Draven typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Neeko. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Draven and Neeko
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Who is Better, Draven or Neeko?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Draven usually fairs equally well when playing against Neeko, with a 50.0% win rate. Thus, Draven makes an ok counter for Neeko.
While Draven does have a higher winrate compared to Neeko, when on opposite teams, Draven also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Draven into Neekoas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Draven also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Neeko. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Draven 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 team members during late stage team fights.
Draven is a decent counter for Neeko. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Draven against Neeko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Draven in order to counter Neeko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Draven often racks up more CS relative to Neeko. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have 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, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Draven versus Neeko build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Youmuu's Ghostblade. When Draven used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Neeko than with most other common item sets. In fact, Draven boasted an average winrate of 50.0% when playing against Neeko with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of crushing Neeko as Draven, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Draven vs Neeko fights, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.0% win rate overall.
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