Zeri vs Neeko
How to Beat Neeko as Zeri
based on 1,149 Zeri vs Neeko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zeri vs Neeko Matchup Summary
Best Zeri vs Neeko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Neeko as Zeri
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.
Zeri vs Neeko Counter Stats
How to Counter Neeko with Zeri in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some critical Zeri vs. Neeko counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Neeko’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Neeko..
Zeri often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their opponent does. Typically, they receives a similar amount of damage to Neeko. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Zeri and Neeko
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Who is Better, Zeri or Neeko?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zeri usually loses when playing against Neeko, with a 47.1% win rate. Therefore, Zeri makes a bad counter to Neeko.
While Zeri does have a lower win rate than Neeko, when facing one another, Zeri also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zeri into Neeko.
Furthermore, Zeri also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Neeko. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zeri vs Neeko matchups, Neeko is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Zeri is a garbage counter to Neeko. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zeri against Neeko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Zeri to counter Neeko during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zeri usually gets more CS relative to Neeko. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Zeri versus Neeko build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Experimental Hexplate, and Runaan's Hurricane. When Zeri used at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better against Neeko than with many other typical builds. In fact, Zeri had an average win rate of 47.1% battling Neeko with this build.
To have the greatest chance of beating Neeko as Zeri, Zeri players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Zeri vs Neeko counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.1% win rate overall.
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