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How to Synergize Neeko with Irelia on the Same TeamNeeko is in the a tier of champions

Neeko with Irelia

How to Win With Neeko and Irelia Paired TogetherNeeko is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Neeko and Irelia

based on 2,395 Neeko with Irelia pairs
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Neeko has gone into battle with Irelia in 2395 recent, ranked games. By accumulating so much great data directly from the hosts of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can give you high-quality, insightful builds to help Neeko synergize with Irelia. It is relatively rare for Neeko to play alongside Irelia on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 2.2% of matches with Neeko.

Neeko Irelia Synergy Summary

Neeko does a ok job of playing alongside Irelia. On average, she wins an acceptable 49.5% of games the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Neeko when playing alongside Irelia by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Neeko vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Neeko Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassZaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneRabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomSolstice Sleigh

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
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
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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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 Irelia

Tips for Playing as Neeko with Irelia

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 Irelia Will Play

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

Neeko Irelia Synergy Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Irelia Image
4.9
< Kills >
5.2
6
< Deaths >
5.9
8.6
< Assists >
8.4
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
93
< Minions Killed >
110
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,219
< Physical Damage >
1,321
17,470
< Magic Damage >
17,990
800
< True Damage >
758
19,490
< Damage Dealt >
20,069
20,382
< Damage Taken >
20,699
10,201
< Gold Earned >
10,483
1.88
< Towers >
1.9
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,328
< Total Healing >
2,365
12,386
< Experience >
12,917
38
< Vision Score >
33
17
< Wards Placed >
15
173
< Time Dealing CC >
184

How to Play with Irelia as Neeko in LoL

The Neeko Irelia synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Irelia, 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 Irelia. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Irelia helps Neeko perform not as well in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Neeko plays on the same team as Irelia, she observes a small decrease in her full damage dealt. This difference may demonstrate that Irelia doesn't help cover for her to dish out more damage or that her support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Neeko is played together with Irelia on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Irelia. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Irelia.

Moreover, when Neeko plays with Irelia on the same side, she usually receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Irelia does a decent job of protecting Neeko during teamfights.

Synergies between Neeko and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Neeko
Irelia

Is Neeko better when played alongside Irelia?

There is no one best champion pairing for Neeko that will 100% of the time be her best synergy. However, overall, Irelia is a very typical ally for Neeko. By being on the same team as Neeko, she improves their win rate by 0.1% to 49.5%. This demonstrates that there is only a small bond between Neeko and Irelia that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.

Irelia has a lower difficulty than Neeko. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Irelia allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing alongside, Neeko players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

In contrast, by pairing Neeko and Irelia together, you will not be providing your team much tankyness. We recommend you have other champions on your team that fills this hole in their capabilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Irelia ally, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Neeko Players

How We Calculated Our Neeko Irelia Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Neeko and Irelia, we analyzed 2,395 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 Irelia 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

If you would like to truly master Neeko in order to synergize with Irelia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to build first in your Neeko and Irelia synergy build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Stormsurge. When Neeko incorporated at least these three great items in her build, she performed a lot better when paired up with Irelia than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Neeko had an average winrate of 49.5% helping carry Irelia with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of crushing your oponents, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for this team composition, this mixture of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.5% win rate overall.

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