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

Neeko vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Neeko in LoLNeeko is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Neeko

based on 1,982 Neeko vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our data, Neeko fought Irelia in 1982 rounds. Using so many matchups for Neeko versus Irelia provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide actionable data and a solid build to destroy Irelia. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Neeko has to counter Irelia in only 3.1% of her matches.

Neeko vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Neeko does a good job of countering Irelia. On average, she wins a fantastic 53.1% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Neeko vs Irelia games, Neeko’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Neeko vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionSpellthief's Edge

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandAmplifying Tome

Core Neeko Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapMorellonomiconShard of True Ice

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Neeko

Tips for Playing as Neeko against Irelia

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 Irelia

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Neeko vs Irelia Counter Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Irelia Image
5
< Kills >
6.8
5.7
< Deaths >
6.7
8.3
< Assists >
4.6
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
97
< Minions Killed >
192
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,205
< Physical Damage >
13,807
16,073
< Magic Damage >
6,046
837
< True Damage >
627
18,116
< Damage Dealt >
20,482
18,117
< Damage Taken >
28,201
9,801
< Gold Earned >
12,149
1.73
< Towers >
1.96
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,127
< Total Healing >
9,198
12,121
< Experience >
14,223
30
< Vision Score >
16
13
< Wards Placed >
8
165
< Time Dealing CC >
108

How to Counter Irelia with Neeko in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some significant Neeko against Irelia counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences between this set of champions. Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Irelia’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Irelia..

Neeko usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Irelia. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Neeko and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Neeko
Irelia

Who is Better, Neeko or Irelia?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Neeko usually wins when facing off against Irelia, with a 53.1% win rate. Therefore, Neeko makes a great counter for Irelia.

While Neeko does have a higher winrate than Irelia, when they face off with one another, Neeko also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Neeko into Irelia.

Moreover, Neeko also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Irelia. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Neeko vs Irelia matchups, Neeko is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Neeko is a great counter to Irelia. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Neeko against Irelia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Neeko

Neeko Loses Against

Aurelion SolAurelion Sol44.2% winrateRammusRammus45.1% winrateZileanZilean45.2% winrateLilliaLillia45.3% winrate

Neeko Wins Against

TaricTaric57.9% winrateNidaleeNidalee57.8% winrateZeriZeri55.7% winrateEliseElise55.2% winrate

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Additional Information for Neeko Players

How We Calculated Our Neeko vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Neeko, we analyzed 1,982 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 Irelia 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 Irelia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Neeko in order to counter Irelia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Neeko most often picks up less CS relative to Irelia. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Neeko versus Irelia build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Neeko combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Irelia than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Neeko had an average win rate of 53.1% battling Irelia with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Irelia 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. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Neeko vs Irelia fights, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.1% winrate overall.

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