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How to Win Neeko vs Gwen Counter MatchupNeeko is in the a tier of champions

Neeko vs Gwen

How to Beat Gwen as Neeko in LoLNeeko is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Gwen as Neeko

based on 2,270 Neeko vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our dataset, Neeko battled Gwen 2270 times. With so many matchups for Neeko versus Gwen provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce actionable stats and a recommended build to destroy your opposition. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Neeko is forced to battle against Gwen in only 2.1% of her games.

Neeko vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Neeko does a good job of beating Gwen. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.9% of matches the champs face each other in. In Neeko vs Gwen rounds, Neeko’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Gwen.

Best Neeko vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Neeko Items

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

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffCryptbloomHextech Rocketbelt

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
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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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E
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Q
3
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 Countering Gwen as Neeko

Tips for Playing as Neeko against Gwen

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 Win Against Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Neeko vs Gwen Counter Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Gwen Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.9
5.7
< Deaths >
6.3
8.5
< Assists >
4.7
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
112
< Minions Killed >
162
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.57
1,373
< Physical Damage >
2,930
17,785
< Magic Damage >
15,290
759
< True Damage >
3,705
19,918
< Damage Dealt >
21,926
20,222
< Damage Taken >
30,460
10,572
< Gold Earned >
12,101
2.01
< Towers >
2.64
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
2,344
< Total Healing >
7,589
13,059
< Experience >
15,084
32
< Vision Score >
17
14
< Wards Placed >
8
181
< Time Dealing CC >
147

How to Counter Gwen with Neeko in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several significant Neeko against Gwen matchup stats that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this set of champions. As an example, Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Gwen..

Neeko normally has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Gwen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Neeko and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Neeko
Gwen

Who is Better, Neeko or Gwen?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Neeko usually wins when facing off against Gwen, with a 52.9% win rate. As a result, Neeko makes a good counter for Gwen.

While Neeko does have a higher winrate than Gwen, when they face off with one another, Neeko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Neeko into Gwen.

Additionally, Neeko also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Neeko vs Gwen matchups, Neeko is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Neeko is a good counter to Gwen. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Neeko against Gwen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Neeko

Neeko Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.7% winrateZyraZyra44.7% winrateTaricTaric45.4% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.6% winrate

Neeko Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.8% winrateLee SinLee Sin54.4% winrateLuluLulu54.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 52.7% 15655 GamesZileanZilean+ 53% 632 GamesUrgotUrgot+ 53% 2183 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.4% 5346 Games

Additional Information for Neeko Players

How We Calculated Our Neeko vs Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Neeko, we analyzed 2,270 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Gwen as Neeko comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Neeko Build Gwen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Neeko in order to counter Gwen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Neeko usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Gwen. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Neeko versus Gwen build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Stormsurge. When Neeko included at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Gwen than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Neeko had an average win rate of 52.9% when playing against Gwen with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of beating Gwen as Neeko, Neeko players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Neeko vs Gwen counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gwen as Neeko are shown for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.