Neeko with Zilean
How to Synergize Neeko and Zilean
based on 632 Neeko with Zilean pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Neeko Zilean Synergy Summary
Best Neeko vs Zilean Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Neeko and Zilean
Tips for Playing as Neeko with Zilean
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 Zilean Will Play
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
Neeko Zilean Synergy Stats
How to Play with Zilean as Neeko in LoL
The Neeko Zilean synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zilean, 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 Zilean. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Zilean helps Neeko perform poorer in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Neeko plays on the same team as Zilean, she observes a sizeable uptick in her full damage output. This could signal that Zilean supports by providing cover for her to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Neeko is played with Zilean on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays without Zilean. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Zilean.
Moreover, when Neeko plays with Zilean on the same side, she often takes a little more damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Zilean does a poor job of covering Neeko during team fights.
Synergies between Neeko and Zilean
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Is Neeko better when played alongside Zilean?
There is no perfect ally for Neeko that will no matter what be her top synergy. Yet, overall, Zilean is a top-tier teammate for Neeko. By being on the same team as Neeko, he increases their win rate by 3.6% to 53.0%. This demonstrates that there is a very real bond between Neeko and Zilean that results in them performing better together than without each other.
Zilean has a greater difficulty than Neeko. That means Neeko players should be careful when finding Zilean allies to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.
When playing cooperatively, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
Conversely, by grouping Neeko and Zilean together, you will not be providing your other teammates a great deal of AD. Plan to have other champs on your team that fills this hole in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of your Zilean ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Neeko to synergize with Zilean during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.
The top finished items to get in your Neeko and Zilean synergy build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Neeko incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting alongside Zilean than with most other common item sets. In fact, Neeko had an average winrate of 53.0% when playing alongside Zilean with this build.
To have the greatest probability of beating your oponents, 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 runes players picked for this team composition, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.0% win rate overall.
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