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How to Win Neeko vs Bard Counter MatchupNeeko is in the a tier of champions

Neeko vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as Neeko in LoLNeeko is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Bard as Neeko

based on 2,871 Neeko vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our data, Neeko fought Bard in 2871 matches. Including so many games with Neeko vs Bard gives us faith in our capacity to produce informative statistics and a recommended build to wreck Bard. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Neeko fights Bard in only 2.6% of her rounds.

Neeko vs Bard Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Neeko does a below average job of beating Bard. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.1% of games the champs fight one another in. In Neeko against Bard rounds, Neeko’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Bard.

Best Neeko vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteHextech Alternator

Core Neeko Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurgeLich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Neeko to level upq
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Second ability for Neeko to level upe
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Last skill for Neeko to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Neeko's passive ability p
Neeko's q ability q
Neeko's w ability w
Neeko's e ability e
Neeko's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Bard as Neeko

Tips for Playing as Neeko against Bard

You can set her passive to use hotkeys in the options menu. The default is Shift+F1~F5

Try to use Inherent Glamour sparingly, ineffective uses will put enemies on the alert.

Advice to Win Against Bard

You can crush Bard's healing shrines just by walking over them. Don't let his allies take them without a fight.

Bard's ultimate, Tempered Fate, affects allies, enemies, monsters, and turrets alike. Sometimes it can be to your advantage to jump into it!

Bard's opponents can also travel through his Magical Journey doorways. You can follow him, if you think it's safe.

Neeko vs Bard Counter Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Bard Image
5.1
< Kills >
2.8
5.8
< Deaths >
5.1
8.3
< Assists >
13.8
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
0.61
112
< Minions Killed >
31
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,386
< Physical Damage >
2,932
18,250
< Magic Damage >
8,203
777
< True Damage >
1,043
20,413
< Damage Dealt >
12,178
20,429
< Damage Taken >
21,544
10,427
< Gold Earned >
9,039
1.91
< Towers >
1.76
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,301
< Total Healing >
6,567
12,763
< Experience >
11,556
33
< Vision Score >
61
15
< Wards Placed >
27
182
< Time Dealing CC >
484

How to Counter Bard with Neeko in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some significant Neeko against Bard counter statistics that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Bard’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Bard..

Neeko often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her foe does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Bard. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Neeko and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Neeko
Bard

Who is Better, Neeko or Bard?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Neeko usually loses when playing against Bard, with a 48.1% win rate. Thus, Neeko makes a bad counter for Bard.

While Neeko does have a lower win rate than Bard, when they face off with one another, Neeko also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Neeko into Bard.

Additionally, Neeko has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Bard. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Neeko vs Bard matchups, Bard is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Neeko is a somewhat poor counter for Bard. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Neeko against Bard.

Other Champion Matchups Against Neeko

Neeko Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.7% winrateZyraZyra44.7% winrateTaricTaric45.4% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.6% winrate

Neeko Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.8% winrateLee SinLee Sin54.4% winrateLuluLulu54.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 52.7% 15655 GamesZileanZilean+ 53% 632 GamesUrgotUrgot+ 53% 2183 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.4% 5346 Games

Additional Information for Neeko Players

How We Calculated Our Neeko vs Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Neeko, we analyzed 2,871 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 Bard as Neeko 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

Neeko Build Bard Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Neeko in order to counter Bard during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Neeko on average racks up much more CS compared to Bard. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Neeko versus Bard build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Neeko combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better versus Bard than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Neeko boasted an average win rate of 48.1% when playing against Bard with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Bard as Neeko, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Neeko vs Bard counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Bard as Neeko are shown for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.