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Neeko with Aphelios

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How to Synergize Neeko and Aphelios

based on 2,396 Neeko with Aphelios pairs
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Neeko has gone into battle with Aphelios in 2396 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much accurate data from the publishers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can give you robust, insightful builds to help Neeko synergize with Aphelios. It is relatively rare for Neeko to play with Aphelios as allies. This pairing has only taken place in about 2.2% of matches with Neeko.

Neeko Aphelios Synergy Summary

Neeko has done a ok job of synergizing with Aphelios. Typically, she wins an acceptable 49.8% of the time the champions play on the same team. If you want to play better as Neeko when playing alongside Aphelios by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Neeko vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Neeko Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

Void StaffShadowflameCryptbloomLuden'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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Q
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E
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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 Synergizing Neeko and Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Neeko with Aphelios

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 Understand How Aphelios Will Play

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

Neeko Aphelios Synergy Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Aphelios Image
5.2
< Kills >
5.2
5.9
< Deaths >
5.9
8
< Assists >
8.4
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
111
< Minions Killed >
110
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,305
< Physical Damage >
1,321
17,772
< Magic Damage >
17,990
744
< True Damage >
758
19,822
< Damage Dealt >
20,069
20,449
< Damage Taken >
20,699
10,440
< Gold Earned >
10,483
1.9
< Towers >
1.9
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,328
< Total Healing >
2,365
12,906
< Experience >
12,917
32
< Vision Score >
33
15
< Wards Placed >
15
182
< Time Dealing CC >
184

How to Play with Aphelios as Neeko in LoL

The Neeko Aphelios synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Aphelios, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Neeko sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Aphelios. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Aphelios helps Neeko perform worse in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Neeko plays on the same team as Aphelios, she gets a little drop in her full damage dealt. This could signal that Aphelios does not support by providing protection for her to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Neeko is played with Aphelios on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Aphelios.

Moreover, when Neeko plays with Aphelios on the same team, she often takes a little less damage than when she fights alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Aphelios does a decent job of protecting Neeko in team fights.

Synergies between Neeko and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Neeko
Aphelios

Is Neeko better when played alongside Aphelios?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Neeko that will always be her ideal teammate. However, overall, Aphelios is a very typical companion for Neeko. By being on the same team as Neeko, he increases their win rate by 0.4% to 49.8%. This proves that there is a weak synergy between Neeko and Aphelios that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.

Aphelios has a much greater difficulty compared to Neeko. That means you need to be careful when arranging Aphelios teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much higher level of skill to play well with you.

Working cooperatively, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. Combined, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by pairing Neeko and Aphelios together, you probably will not be giving your other allies a great deal of tankyness. Plan to include other champs on your team that nullifies this relative gap in their capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Aphelios teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Neeko Players

How We Calculated Our Neeko Aphelios Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Neeko and Aphelios, we analyzed 2,396 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Neeko with Aphelios comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Neeko in order to synergize with Aphelios during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to have in your Neeko and Aphelios synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Neeko included at least these three finished items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting alongside Aphelios than with most other common item sets. In fact, Neeko had an average win rate of 49.8% when playing alongside Aphelios with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, you 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 we have analyed for Neeko and Aphelios pairings, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.8% winrate overall.

If you want to see Neeko with Aphelios synergy tips and stats for a a specific division, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using all rounds finished with these champions.