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

Neeko vs Xayah

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

based on 1,794 Neeko vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.45
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Xayah as Neeko came out of an evaluation of 1794 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Neeko encounters Xayah in only 1.6% of her rounds.

Neeko vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Neeko has done a decent job of countering Xayah. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.6% of games the champs face one another in. In Neeko against Xayah matches, Neeko’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood against Xayah.

Best Neeko vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeKindlegem

Core Neeko Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Optional Items

Lich BaneCryptbloomStormsurgeLuden's Companion

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

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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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Xayah as Neeko

Tips for Playing as Neeko against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Neeko vs Xayah Counter Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Xayah Image
5.2
< Kills >
6.2
5.6
< Deaths >
6.3
8.5
< Assists >
6.5
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
109
< Minions Killed >
176
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.28
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,280
< Physical Damage >
18,795
18,057
< Magic Damage >
385
762
< True Damage >
361
20,099
< Damage Dealt >
19,542
20,060
< Damage Taken >
20,757
10,384
< Gold Earned >
11,779
1.92
< Towers >
2.28
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
2,335
< Total Healing >
4,782
12,805
< Experience >
12,699
33
< Vision Score >
18
15
< Wards Placed >
9
184
< Time Dealing CC >
51

How to Counter Xayah with Neeko in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some strategic Neeko vs. Xayah matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xayah’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Xayah..

Neeko often has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Xayah. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Neeko and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Neeko
Xayah

Who is Better, Neeko or Xayah?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Neeko usually wins when facing off against Xayah, with a 51.6% win rate. Thus, Neeko makes a good counter for Xayah.

While Neeko does have a higher winrate compared to Xayah, when facing one another, Neeko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Neeko into Xayah.

Furthermore, Neeko has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xayah. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Neeko vs Xayah matchups, Neeko is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Neeko is a decent counter to Xayah. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Neeko against Xayah.

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 Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Neeko, we analyzed 1,794 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 Xayah 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 Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Neeko to counter Xayah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Neeko on average racks up less CS relative to Xayah. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Neeko versus Xayah build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Neeko used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting Xayah than with many other typical builds. In fact, Neeko boasted an average winrate of 51.6% when playing against Xayah with this build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Xayah as Neeko, you 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 we have analyed for Neeko vs Xayah clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xayah as Neeko are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.