Caitlyn vs Neeko
How to Beat Neeko as Caitlyn
based on 11,082 Caitlyn vs Neeko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Caitlyn vs Neeko Matchup Summary
Best Caitlyn vs Neeko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Neeko as Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Neeko
Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.
Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
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.
Caitlyn vs Neeko Counter Stats
How to Counter Neeko with Caitlyn in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several critical Caitlyn vs. Neeko matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Neeko’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Neeko..
Caitlyn often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Neeko. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Caitlyn and Neeko
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Who is Better, Caitlyn or Neeko?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Caitlyn usually fairs equally well when playing against Neeko, with a 49.2% win rate. Thus, Caitlyn makes an ok counter for Neeko.
While Caitlyn does have a lower winrate than Neeko, when they face off with one another, Caitlyn also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Caitlyn into Neeko.
Moreover, Caitlyn also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Neeko. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Neeko matchups, Neeko is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Caitlyn is a somewhat poor counter to Neeko. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Caitlyn against Neeko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Caitlyn 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 lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Caitlyn on average picks up more CS compared to Neeko. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to have in your Caitlyn versus Neeko build include Guardian Angel, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Rapid Firecannon. When Caitlyn bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs Neeko than with most other common item sets. In fact, Caitlyn had an average winrate of 49.2% when playing against Neeko with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating Neeko as Caitlyn, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Caitlyn vs Neeko counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.2% win rate overall.
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