Naafiri vs Neeko
How to Beat Neeko as Naafiri
based on 1,554 Naafiri vs Neeko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Naafiri vs Neeko Matchup Summary
Best Naafiri vs Neeko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Neeko as Naafiri
Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Neeko
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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.
Naafiri vs Neeko Counter Stats
How to Counter Neeko with Naafiri in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some critical Naafiri against Neeko counter statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Neeko’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Neeko..
Naafiri typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their enemy does. Commonly, they receives more damage than Neeko. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Naafiri and Neeko
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Who is Better, Naafiri or Neeko?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Naafiri usually fairs equally well when playing against Neeko, with a 50.1% win rate. Therefore, Naafiri makes an ok counter for Neeko.
While Naafiri does have a higher winrate compared to Neeko, when they face off with one another, Naafiri also has a lower learning curve that makes them a less difficult champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Naafiri into Neeko.
Additionally, Naafiri has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Neeko. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Neeko matchups, Naafiri is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Naafiri is a decent counter to Neeko. Focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Naafiri against Neeko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Naafiri to counter Neeko during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Naafiri usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Neeko. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Naafiri versus Neeko build include Maw of Malmortius, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Naafiri incorporated at least these three items in their build, they performed much better vs Neeko than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Naafiri boasted an average winrate of 50.1% when countering Neeko with this counter build.
To have the best probability of annihilating Neeko as Naafiri, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Naafiri vs Neeko matchups, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.1% win rate overall.
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