Irelia vs Neeko
How to Beat Neeko as Irelia
based on 2,828 Irelia vs Neeko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Irelia vs Neeko Matchup Summary
Best Irelia vs Neeko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Neeko as Irelia
Tips for Playing as Irelia against Neeko
Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.
Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.
Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.
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.
Irelia vs Neeko Counter Stats
How to Counter Neeko with Irelia in LoL
The stats provided here emphasize some important Irelia vs. Neeko matchup statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between the two. For instance, Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Neeko’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Neeko..
Irelia usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes more damage than Neeko. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Irelia and Neeko
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Who is Better, Irelia or Neeko?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Irelia usually wins when taking on Neeko, with a 51.4% win rate. As a result, Irelia makes a good counter to Neeko.
While Irelia does have a higher win rate than Neeko, when facing one another, Irelia also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Irelia into Neeko.
Furthermore, Irelia also has some 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 overall in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Neeko matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Irelia is a decent counter for Neeko. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Irelia against Neeko.
Other Champion Matchups Against Irelia
Additional Information for Irelia Players
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Irelia in order to counter Neeko during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Irelia most often gets more CS relative to Neeko. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Irelia versus Neeko build consist of Guardian Angel, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Irelia incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better against Neeko than with most other common item sets. In fact, Irelia boasted an average win rate of 51.4% battling Neeko with this build.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Neeko as Irelia, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Irelia vs Neeko counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.4% winrate overall.
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