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

Neeko vs Lee Sin

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

based on 3,112 Neeko vs Lee Sin matchups
Win Rate
54.4 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Lee Sin as Neeko resulted from an analysis of 3112 ranked matches where both champions engaged each other. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Neeko fights Lee Sin in only 2.8% of her rounds.

Neeko vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary

Neeko does a great job of beating Lee Sin. Typically, she wins a whopping 54.4% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Neeko vs Lee Sin matches, Neeko’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Lee Sin.

Best Neeko vs Lee Sin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Neeko Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Solstice SleighRabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomLich Bane

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
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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Guide to Countering Lee Sin as Neeko

Tips for Playing as Neeko against Lee Sin

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 Lee Sin

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

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

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

Neeko vs Lee Sin Counter Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
54.4 %
VS
Win Rate
45.6 %
Lee Sin Image
5.2
< Kills >
7.1
5.8
< Deaths >
6.3
8.6
< Assists >
7.9
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
111
< Minions Killed >
35
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
1.42
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,315
< Physical Damage >
13,358
17,885
< Magic Damage >
2,792
752
< True Damage >
970
19,953
< Damage Dealt >
17,121
20,327
< Damage Taken >
35,764
10,465
< Gold Earned >
11,701
2.06
< Towers >
1.3
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
2,327
< Total Healing >
16,645
12,794
< Experience >
13,208
33
< Vision Score >
24
14
< Wards Placed >
11
183
< Time Dealing CC >
432

How to Counter Lee Sin with Neeko in LoL

The stats provided here show some significant Neeko vs. Lee Sin matchup stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lee Sin’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Lee Sin..

Neeko typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Lee Sin. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Neeko and Lee Sin

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Lee Sin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Neeko
Lee Sin

Who is Better, Neeko or Lee Sin?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Neeko usually wins when trying to fight Lee Sin, with a 54.4% win rate. As a result, Neeko makes a great counter to Lee Sin.

While Neeko does have a much higher win rate than Lee Sin, when facing one another, Neeko also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Neeko into Lee Sin.

Additionally, Neeko has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lee Sin. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Neeko vs Lee Sin matchups, Neeko is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Neeko is a great counter to Lee Sin. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Neeko against Lee Sin.

Other Champion Matchups Against Neeko

Neeko Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.7% winrateZyraZyra44.7% winrateTaricTaric45.4% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.6% winrate

Neeko Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.8% winrateLee SinLee Sin54.4% winrateLuluLulu54.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 52.7% 15655 GamesZileanZilean+ 53% 632 GamesUrgotUrgot+ 53% 2183 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.4% 5346 Games

Additional Information for Neeko Players

How We Calculated Our Neeko vs Lee Sin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lee Sin as Neeko, we analyzed 3,112 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 Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Neeko in order to counter Lee Sin during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Neeko often racks up much more CS compared to Lee Sin. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Neeko versus Lee Sin build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Neeko included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Lee Sin than with most other common builds. In fact, Neeko boasted an average winrate of 54.4% when countering Lee Sin with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Lee Sin as Neeko, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Neeko vs Lee Sin counters, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 54.4% win rate overall.

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