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

Neeko vs Kennen

How to Beat Kennen as Neeko in LoLNeeko is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kennen as Neeko

based on 1,148 Neeko vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Kennen as Neeko came out of an analysis of 1148 ranked rounds where both champions engaged one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Neeko is forced to battle against Kennen in only 1.0% of her rounds.

Neeko vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Neeko has done a decent job of countering Kennen. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.7% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Neeko vs Kennen matches, Neeko’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Kennen.

Best Neeko vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Neeko Items

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

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLuden's CompanionStormsurgeShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Neeko to level upq
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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
2
E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Kennen as Neeko

Tips for Playing as Neeko against Kennen

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 Kennen

Consider playing a bit more cautiously around Kennen when you have a Mark of the Storm debuff. If he hits you with 3 Marks of the Storm, you will get stunned.

Kennen is flimsy by nature - turn and attack him if he gets careless with Lightning Rush.

Neeko vs Kennen Counter Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Kennen Image
5.4
< Kills >
6.5
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
8.2
< Assists >
5.9
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
110
< Minions Killed >
160
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.4
1,264
< Physical Damage >
2,034
17,753
< Magic Damage >
20,729
733
< True Damage >
634
19,750
< Damage Dealt >
23,399
20,822
< Damage Taken >
22,088
10,551
< Gold Earned >
11,472
1.87
< Towers >
1.94
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,319
< Total Healing >
3,059
12,941
< Experience >
14,668
33
< Vision Score >
19
15
< Wards Placed >
9
178
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Counter Kennen with Neeko in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several strategic Neeko against Kennen matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kennen’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kennen..

Neeko often has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Kennen. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Neeko and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Neeko
Kennen

Who is Better, Neeko or Kennen?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Neeko usually wins when playing against Kennen, with a 51.7% win rate. Thus, Neeko makes a good counter to Kennen.

While Neeko does have a higher win rate compared to Kennen, when facing one another, Neeko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Neeko into Kennen.

Additionally, Neeko also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kennen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing 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 Kennen matchups, Neeko is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Neeko is a decent counter for Kennen. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Neeko against Kennen.

Additional Information for Neeko Players

How We Calculated Our Neeko vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Neeko, we analyzed 1,148 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 Kennen 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Neeko to counter Kennen during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Neeko on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Kennen. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Neeko versus Kennen build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Neeko used at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs Kennen than with most other common item sets. In fact, Neeko had an average winrate of 51.7% battling Kennen with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Kennen as Neeko, Neeko players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Neeko vs Kennen clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.7% win rate overall.

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