Xerath with Neeko
How to Synergize Xerath and Neeko
based on 2,220 Xerath with Neeko pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Xerath Neeko Synergy Summary
Best Xerath vs Neeko Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Neeko
Tips for Playing as Xerath with Neeko
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Advice to Understand How Neeko Will Play
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.
Xerath Neeko Synergy Stats
How to Play with Neeko as Xerath in LoL
The Xerath Neeko synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Neeko, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Xerath sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Neeko. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Neeko helps Xerath perform not as well in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Xerath tries to synergize with Neeko, he observes a little decrease in his total damage dealt. This change may signal that Neeko doesn't help protection for him to dish out more damage or that her presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played with Neeko on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Neeko.
Additionally, when Xerath plays with Neeko on the same team, he on average takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may mean that Neeko does a poor job of protecting Xerath in team fights.
Synergies between Xerath and Neeko
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Is Xerath better when played alongside Neeko?
There is no one best ally for Xerath that will always be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Neeko is a not very good teammate for Xerath. By locking into the same side as Xerath, she drops their win rate by -1.1% to 49.5%. This proves that there is a harmful bond between Xerath and Neeko that results in them performing worse together than without each other.
Neeko has a much lower diffuclty than Xerath. That means you don't need to be very careful when lining up Neeko teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Working alongside, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Combined, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
Although, by aligning Xerath and Neeko together, you may not be providing your other teammates very much anti-tank damage dealing potential. Plan to bring other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in this pairing's abilities.
Regardless of the skill of your Neeko ally, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Xerath to synergize with Neeko during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The ideal items to build first in your Xerath and Neeko synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Horizon Focus, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath combined at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Neeko than with most other common builds. In fact, Xerath had an average winrate of 49.5% helping carry Neeko with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Xerath players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.5% win rate overall.
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