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

Neeko vs Zac

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

based on 2,318 Neeko vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League games every week. Within our dataset, Neeko did battle with Zac 2318 times. With so many games with Neeko vs Zac gives us faith in our ability to provide informative statistics and a recommended build to wreck Zac. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Neeko encounters Zac in only 2.1% of her games.

Neeko vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Neeko does a poor job of countering Zac. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.8% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Neeko versus Zac games, Neeko’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Zac.

Best Neeko vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteHextech Alternator

Core Neeko Items

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

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionCryptbloomRabadon's DeathcapShadowflame

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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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 Zac as Neeko

Tips for Playing as Neeko against Zac

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 Zac

Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.

Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.

Neeko vs Zac Counter Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Zac Image
5.1
< Kills >
4.9
6.1
< Deaths >
4.8
8.8
< Assists >
11.1
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
112
< Minions Killed >
59
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
1.01
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,485
< Physical Damage >
1,421
18,676
< Magic Damage >
15,185
1,159
< True Damage >
1,137
21,321
< Damage Dealt >
17,744
21,122
< Damage Taken >
41,466
10,518
< Gold Earned >
10,948
1.86
< Towers >
1.47
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
2,476
< Total Healing >
43,492
12,828
< Experience >
13,372
33
< Vision Score >
23
15
< Wards Placed >
8
191
< Time Dealing CC >
455

How to Counter Zac with Neeko in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several strategic Neeko against Zac counter stats that can help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zac’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Zac..

Neeko typically has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Typically, she receives less damage than Zac. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Neeko and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Neeko
Zac

Who is Better, Neeko or Zac?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Neeko usually loses when facing off against Zac, with a 47.8% win rate. As a result, Neeko makes a poor counter for Zac.

While Neeko does have a lower win rate than Zac, when they face off with one another, Neeko also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Neeko into Zac.

Moreover, Neeko also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zac. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Neeko vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Neeko is a bad counter to Zac. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Neeko against Zac.

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 Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Neeko, we analyzed 2,318 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 Zac 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 Zac Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Neeko to counter Zac during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Neeko usually accumulates more CS compared to Zac. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Neeko versus Zac build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Neeko used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Zac than with most other common item sets. In fact, Neeko boasted an average winrate of 47.8% when countering Zac with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Zac 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. Of all the rune sets players picked for Neeko vs Zac counter picks, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.8% winrate overall.

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