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

Neeko vs Irelia

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

based on 2,828 Neeko vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. In our data, Neeko did battle with Irelia in 2828 rounds. Including so many games with Neeko vs Irelia gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide informative stats and a solid build to smash your opposition. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Neeko fights Irelia in only 2.6% of her rounds.

Neeko vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Neeko does a below average job of countering Irelia. On average, she wins a acceptable 48.6% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Neeko versus Irelia games, Neeko’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Irelia.

Best Neeko vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalHextech Alternator

Core Neeko Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionShadowflameCryptbloomZhonya's Hourglass

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

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
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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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Neeko

Tips for Playing as Neeko against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Neeko vs Irelia Counter Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Irelia Image
5.1
< Kills >
7.4
6
< Deaths >
7
8.7
< Assists >
5
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
107
< Minions Killed >
206
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,365
< Physical Damage >
15,984
17,588
< Magic Damage >
6,308
860
< True Damage >
747
19,814
< Damage Dealt >
23,039
20,457
< Damage Taken >
31,565
10,347
< Gold Earned >
12,993
1.85
< Towers >
2.34
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
2,323
< Total Healing >
10,800
12,761
< Experience >
15,226
33
< Vision Score >
17
15
< Wards Placed >
8
180
< Time Dealing CC >
116

How to Counter Irelia with Neeko in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several significant Neeko against Irelia counter stats that may help us appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Irelia’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Irelia..

Neeko often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Irelia. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Neeko and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Neeko
Irelia

Who is Better, Neeko or Irelia?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Neeko usually loses when playing against Irelia, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Neeko makes a poor counter for Irelia.

While Neeko does have a lower winrate compared to Irelia, when on opposite teams, Neeko also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Neeko into Irelia.

Furthermore, Neeko also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Irelia. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Neeko vs Irelia matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Neeko is a somewhat poor counter to Irelia. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Neeko against Irelia.

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 Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Neeko, we analyzed 2,828 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 Irelia 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 Irelia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Neeko to counter Irelia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Neeko most often racks up less CS compared to Irelia. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Neeko versus Irelia build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Neeko incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better countering Irelia than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Neeko had an average winrate of 48.6% when countering Irelia with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Irelia as Neeko, you should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Neeko vs Irelia counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.6% winrate overall.

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