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

Neeko vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Neeko in LoLNeeko is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Neeko

based on 1,729 Neeko vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.54
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Nilah as Neeko resulted from an analysis of 1729 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This matchup is relatively rare. Neeko has to counter Nilah in only 1.6% of her matches.

Neeko vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Neeko does a poor job of beating Nilah. On average, she wins a lowly 47.9% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Neeko versus Nilah rounds, Neeko’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Nilah.

Best Neeko vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalHextech Alternator

Core Neeko Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLuden's CompanionZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

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
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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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E
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Q
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 Nilah as Neeko

Tips for Playing as Neeko against Nilah

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.

Neeko vs Nilah Counter Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Nilah Image
5.2
< Kills >
7.8
5.6
< Deaths >
6.9
9
< Assists >
5.9
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
109
< Minions Killed >
168
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.55
1,254
< Physical Damage >
18,035
18,134
< Magic Damage >
178
761
< True Damage >
408
20,149
< Damage Dealt >
18,621
19,564
< Damage Taken >
24,669
10,369
< Gold Earned >
12,639
1.93
< Towers >
2.53
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,206
< Total Healing >
8,622
12,818
< Experience >
13,316
32
< Vision Score >
17
14
< Wards Placed >
8
185
< Time Dealing CC >
86

How to Counter Nilah with Neeko in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some important Neeko vs. Nilah matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, showing that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Nilah..

Neeko typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Nilah. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Neeko and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Neeko
Nilah

Who is Better, Neeko or Nilah?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Neeko usually loses when facing off against Nilah, with a 47.9% win rate. Therefore, Neeko makes a poor counter to Nilah.

While Neeko does have a lower winrate compared to Nilah, when on opposite teams, Neeko also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Neeko into Nilah.

Additionally, Neeko also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nilah. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Neeko vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Neeko is a terribly counter to Nilah. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Neeko against Nilah.

Additional Information for Neeko Players

How We Calculated Our Neeko vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Neeko, we analyzed 1,729 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 Nilah 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 truly master Neeko to counter Nilah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Neeko on average accumulates less CS as Nilah. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities 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 case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Neeko versus Nilah build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Stormsurge. When Neeko combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs Nilah than with many other common item sets. In fact, Neeko had an average win rate of 47.9% when countering Nilah with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Nilah as Neeko, Neeko players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Neeko vs Nilah counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.9% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Neeko x Nilah tips and counter stats for a a specific skill level, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using all games played with these champs.