Taric vs Neeko
How to Beat Neeko as Taric
based on 1,054 Taric vs Neeko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Taric vs Neeko Matchup Summary
Best Taric vs Neeko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Neeko as Taric
Tips for Playing as Taric against Neeko
The cooldown reducing component of Bravado makes Cooldown Reduction items like Frozen Heart, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Spirit Visage exceptionally powerful on Taric.
Using Starlight's Touch at lower charges makes its healing less Mana efficient, but can greatly increase Taric's sustained damage via Bravado.
Rather than saving Cosmic Radiance for the last moment and risking someone dying during the delay, it can be more beneficial to cast it as soon as you know a teamfight is guaranteed to start.
Advice to Win Against Neeko
Pop Blossom's warning visuals are invisible if Neeko is disguised.
Standing behind minions against Neeko is very dangerous as Tangle-Barbs become stronger.
Taric vs Neeko Counter Stats
How to Counter Neeko with Taric in LoL
The stats shown here clarify some important Taric versus Neeko counter statistics that can help you appreciate the differences between the pair. Taric’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Neeko’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Taric may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Neeko. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Taric typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Neeko. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Taric and Neeko
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Who is Better, Taric or Neeko?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Taric usually wins when taking on Neeko, with a 54.6% win rate. Therefore, Taric makes a great counter to Neeko.
While Taric does have a much higher winrate than Neeko, when on opposite teams, Taric also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Taric into Neeko.
Furthermore, Taric has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Neeko. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Taric vs Neeko matchups, Taric is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Taric is a great counter for Neeko. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Taric against Neeko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Taric to counter Neeko during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Taric often picks up a lot less CS as Neeko. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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 several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Taric versus Neeko build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Taric used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Neeko than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Taric boasted an average winrate of 54.6% battling Neeko with this build.
To have the greatest probability of defeating Neeko as Taric, you should use the Glacial Augment, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Taric vs Neeko LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.6% winrate overall.
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