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

Neeko vs Rakan

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

based on 3,076 Neeko vs Rakan matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League games every week. Within our database, Neeko fought Rakan 3076 times. Using so many games with Neeko versus Rakan gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide useful stats and a recommended build to obliterate Rakan. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Neeko has to counter Rakan in only 2.8% of her rounds.

Neeko vs Rakan Matchup Summary

Neeko does a decent job of beating Rakan. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.2% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Neeko versus Rakan matches, Neeko’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood versus Rakan.

Best Neeko vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeKindlegem

Core Neeko Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassRabadon's DeathcapShadowflameZaz'Zak's Realmspike

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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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Rakan as Neeko

Tips for Playing as Neeko against Rakan

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 Rakan

Champions with crowd control that can be applied quickly excel against Rakan.

Catching Rakan with no allies around severely inhibits his mobility. Try to find him alone.

Rakan's movement abilities forecast their destination. Try to use this to your advantage.

Neeko vs Rakan Counter Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Rakan Image
5
< Kills >
1.6
5.6
< Deaths >
5.5
8.9
< Assists >
14.1
1.14
< Killing Sprees >
0.26
110
< Minions Killed >
32
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,364
< Physical Damage >
1,241
17,903
< Magic Damage >
5,032
725
< True Damage >
739
19,993
< Damage Dealt >
7,013
19,750
< Damage Taken >
20,276
10,361
< Gold Earned >
8,298
1.97
< Towers >
1.71
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,227
< Total Healing >
5,679
12,692
< Experience >
10,503
34
< Vision Score >
64
15
< Wards Placed >
30
184
< Time Dealing CC >
177

How to Counter Rakan with Neeko in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several significant Neeko vs. Rakan counter statistics that may help us understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rakan’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Rakan. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Neeko usually has a much larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Rakan. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Neeko and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Neeko
Rakan

Who is Better, Neeko or Rakan?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Neeko usually wins when facing off against Rakan, with a 51.2% win rate. Thus, Neeko makes a good counter for Rakan.

While Neeko does have a higher winrate compared to Rakan, when facing one another, Neeko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Neeko into Rakan.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Neeko vs Rakan matchups, Neeko is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Neeko is a decent counter to Rakan. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Neeko against Rakan.

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 Rakan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rakan as Neeko, we analyzed 3,076 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 Rakan 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 Rakan Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Neeko in order to counter Rakan during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Neeko often gets much more CS compared to Rakan. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Neeko versus Rakan build consist of Cryptbloom, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Neeko included at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs Rakan than with many other common builds. In fact, Neeko had an average winrate of 51.2% when countering Rakan with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Rakan as Neeko, you 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 rune combinations players chose for Neeko vs Rakan matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.2% win rate overall.

If you want to get Neeko vs Rakan tips and counter builds for a a distinct skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides displayed are computed using all matches played with both champions.