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

Neeko vs Zed

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

based on 3,607 Neeko vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Zed as Neeko came out of an evaluation of 3607 ranked matches where both champions opposed one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Neeko fights Zed in only 3.3% of her matches.

Neeko vs Zed Matchup Summary

Neeko does a good job of countering Zed. Normally, she wins a fantastic 52.1% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Neeko vs Zed matches, Neeko’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood versus Zed.

Best Neeko vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteHextech Alternator

Core Neeko Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

ShadowflameCryptbloomLuden's CompanionStormsurge

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
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Zed as Neeko

Tips for Playing as Neeko against Zed

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 Zed

Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.

After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.

Neeko vs Zed Counter Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Zed Image
5.5
< Kills >
8.7
6.2
< Deaths >
6.7
8.4
< Assists >
5.3
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
2.02
108
< Minions Killed >
156
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,323
< Physical Damage >
21,743
17,833
< Magic Damage >
1,235
800
< True Damage >
1,208
19,956
< Damage Dealt >
24,187
21,263
< Damage Taken >
23,344
10,656
< Gold Earned >
12,511
1.96
< Towers >
1.56
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
2,436
< Total Healing >
3,769
13,112
< Experience >
14,924
34
< Vision Score >
18
15
< Wards Placed >
8
180
< Time Dealing CC >
151

How to Counter Zed with Neeko in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some valuable Neeko versus Zed counter statistics that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Zed..

Neeko often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Zed. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Neeko and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Neeko
Zed

Who is Better, Neeko or Zed?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Neeko usually wins when facing off against Zed, with a 52.1% win rate. Therefore, Neeko makes a good counter to Zed.

While Neeko does have a higher win rate than Zed, when facing one another, Neeko also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Neeko into Zed.

Moreover, Neeko has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zed. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing 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 Zed matchups, Neeko is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Neeko is an above average counter to Zed. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Neeko against Zed.

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 Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Neeko, we analyzed 3,607 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 Zed 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 Zed Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Neeko to counter Zed during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Neeko most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Zed. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Neeko versus Zed build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Neeko combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better against Zed than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Neeko had an average winrate of 52.1% battling Zed with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Zed as Neeko, Neeko players should equip 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 sets players used for Neeko vs Zed fights, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.1% winrate overall.

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