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How to Win Neeko vs K'Sante Counter MatchupNeeko is in the a tier of champions

Neeko vs K'Sante

How to Beat K'Sante as Neeko in LoLNeeko is in the a tier of champions
MageSupport
TankFighter

How to Beat K'Sante as Neeko

based on 1,519 Neeko vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat K'Sante as Neeko resulted from an examination of 1519 ranked rounds where both champs fought one another. This pairing is relatively rare. Neeko is forced to battle against K'Sante in only 1.4% of her matches.

Neeko vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Neeko does a decent job of countering K'Sante. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.5% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Neeko against K'Sante games, Neeko’s team is 0.2% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood versus K'Sante.

Best Neeko vs K'Sante Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalHextech Alternator

Core Neeko Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassZaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomShadowflameHextech Rocketbelt

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

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
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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E
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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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Guide to Countering K'Sante as Neeko

Tips for Playing as Neeko against K'Sante

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 K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Neeko vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
K'Sante Image
5.2
< Kills >
4.7
5.8
< Deaths >
5.6
8.9
< Assists >
6.3
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.09
110
< Minions Killed >
171
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,434
< Physical Damage >
14,037
17,769
< Magic Damage >
3,511
813
< True Damage >
1,514
20,017
< Damage Dealt >
19,062
20,601
< Damage Taken >
31,398
10,471
< Gold Earned >
11,022
1.88
< Towers >
2.15
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,392
< Total Healing >
4,913
12,794
< Experience >
14,904
35
< Vision Score >
16
15
< Wards Placed >
8
185
< Time Dealing CC >
1,046

How to Counter K'Sante with Neeko in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some critical Neeko against K'Sante counter statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than K'Sante’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than K'Sante..

Neeko usually has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. On average, she takes less damage than K'Sante. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Neeko and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Neeko
K'Sante

Who is Better, Neeko or K'Sante?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Neeko usually wins when facing off against K'Sante, with a 51.5% win rate. Thus, Neeko makes a good counter to K'Sante.

While Neeko does have a higher winrate compared to K'Sante, when on opposite teams, Neeko also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Neeko into K'Sante.

Moreover, Neeko also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to K'Sante. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Neeko vs K'Sante matchups, Neeko is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Neeko is a decent counter to K'Sante. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Neeko against K'Sante.

Additional Information for Neeko Players

How We Calculated Our Neeko vs K'Sante Build and Stats

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Neeko, we analyzed 1,519 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 K'Sante 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 K'Sante during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Neeko usually accumulates less CS compared to K'Sante. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Neeko versus K'Sante build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Stormsurge. When Neeko included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs K'Sante than with many other common builds. In fact, Neeko boasted an average win rate of 51.5% when countering K'Sante with this counter build.

To have the best chance of beating K'Sante as Neeko, you should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Neeko vs K'Sante counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.5% win rate overall.

If you want to get Neeko x K'Sante tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and guides given are computed using all rounds with data with both champs.