Neeko vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Neeko
based on 11,082 Neeko vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Neeko vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Neeko vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Neeko
Tips for Playing as Neeko against Caitlyn
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 Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Neeko vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Neeko in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some valuable Neeko vs. Caitlyn matchup statistics that may help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Caitlyn..
Neeko often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Caitlyn. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Neeko and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Neeko or Caitlyn?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Neeko usually fairs equally well when taking on Caitlyn, with a 50.8% win rate. Thus, Neeko makes an ok counter for Caitlyn.
While Neeko does have a higher winrate than Caitlyn, when facing one another, Neeko also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Neeko into Caitlyn.
Furthermore, Neeko also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Neeko vs Caitlyn matchups, Neeko is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Neeko is a decent counter to Caitlyn. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Neeko against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Neeko in order to counter Caitlyn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Neeko often gets less CS relative to Caitlyn. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Neeko versus Caitlyn build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Neeko used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when fighting Caitlyn than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Neeko boasted an average winrate of 50.8% when countering Caitlyn with these items in her kit.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Caitlyn as Neeko, Neeko players should use 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 chose for Neeko vs Caitlyn fights, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.8% winrate overall.
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