Neeko vs Diana
How to Beat Diana as Neeko
based on 4,558 Neeko vs Diana matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Neeko vs Diana Matchup Summary
Best Neeko vs Diana Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Diana as Neeko
Tips for Playing as Neeko against Diana
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 Diana
Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.
Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.
Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.
Neeko vs Diana Counter Stats
How to Counter Diana with Neeko in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several influential Neeko against Diana matchup statistics that can help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Diana’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Diana..
Neeko typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Diana. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Neeko and Diana
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Who is Better, Neeko or Diana?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Neeko usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Diana, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Neeko makes an ok counter for Diana.
While Neeko does have a lower winrate compared to Diana, when on opposite teams, Neeko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Neeko into Diana.
Additionally, Neeko has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Diana. This 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Neeko vs Diana matchups, Diana is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Neeko is a somewhat poor counter for Diana. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Neeko against Diana.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Neeko in order to counter Diana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Neeko on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Diana. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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 several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Neeko versus Diana build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Neeko incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Diana than with many other common item sets. In fact, Neeko had an average win rate of 49.7% battling Diana with these items in her kit.
To have the best probability of annihilating Diana as Neeko, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Neeko vs Diana counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.7% win rate overall.
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