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

Neeko vs Shyvana

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

based on 1,629 Neeko vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches each week. In our dataset, Neeko battled Shyvana 1629 times. Using so many games with Neeko vs Shyvana provides us confidence in our capability to provide useful stats and a pro build to wreck Shyvana. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Neeko is forced to battle against Shyvana in only 1.5% of her matches.

Neeko vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Neeko does a below average job of beating Shyvana. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.7% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Neeko vs Shyvana games, Neeko’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Shyvana.

Best Neeko vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Neeko Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLuden's CompanionCryptbloomZaz'Zak's Realmspike

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
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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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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Neeko

Tips for Playing as Neeko against Shyvana

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 Shyvana

All of Shyvana's basic abilities hit multiple enemies in dragon form. It's important for opposing champions to not cluster while fighting her.

Shyvana's Fury Bar indicate her ultimate can be activated. Harassing her when she's low on Fury can be very effective.

A significant portion of Shyvana's power is generated through aggression, making her weak against opponents who are able to keep their distance.

Neeko vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Shyvana Image
5.2
< Kills >
6.2
5.8
< Deaths >
6
8.3
< Assists >
6.6
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
111
< Minions Killed >
66
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.63
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,389
< Physical Damage >
4,846
17,893
< Magic Damage >
14,590
732
< True Damage >
1,003
20,016
< Damage Dealt >
20,440
20,697
< Damage Taken >
33,897
10,457
< Gold Earned >
12,438
1.86
< Towers >
1.79
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.27
2,337
< Total Healing >
12,486
13,015
< Experience >
14,550
32
< Vision Score >
22
14
< Wards Placed >
7
182
< Time Dealing CC >
196

How to Counter Shyvana with Neeko in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some influential Neeko vs. Shyvana matchup statistics that can help you figure out the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shyvana’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Shyvana..

Neeko typically has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Typically, she receives less damage than Shyvana. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Neeko and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Neeko
Shyvana

Who is Better, Neeko or Shyvana?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Neeko usually loses when facing off against Shyvana, with a 47.7% win rate. Thus, Neeko makes a poor counter for Shyvana.

While Neeko does have a lower winrate compared to Shyvana, when facing one another, Neeko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming character to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Neeko into Shyvana.

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

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

Neeko is a bad counter to Shyvana. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Neeko against Shyvana.

Additional Information for Neeko Players

How We Calculated Our Neeko vs Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Neeko, we analyzed 1,629 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 Shyvana 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

To truly master Neeko to counter Shyvana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Neeko often accumulates more CS as Shyvana. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They 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, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Neeko versus Shyvana build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Neeko used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better versus Shyvana than with many other typical builds. In fact, Neeko boasted an average winrate of 47.7% when countering Shyvana with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Shyvana as Neeko, you should take 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 used for Neeko vs Shyvana fights, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Shyvana as Neeko are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu above.