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

Neeko vs Karma

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

based on 2,721 Neeko vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Karma as Neeko resulted from an analysis of 2721 ranked matches where both champs engaged each other. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Neeko fights Karma in only 2.5% of her rounds.

Neeko vs Karma Matchup Summary

Neeko has done a good job of beating Karma. Normally, she wins a whopping 53.5% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Neeko versus Karma games, Neeko’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Karma.

Best Neeko vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeKindlegem

Core Neeko Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomLuden's CompanionShadowflameZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Karma as Neeko

Tips for Playing as Neeko against Karma

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 Karma

Focused Resolve is a strong disengage tool. Create distance to avoid being rooted and seek to engage afterwards.

Karma's Soulflare erupts for bonus damage in the area in which it's placed. React quickly and escape the circle to avoid taking heavy damage.

Karma's passive lowers her Mantra cooldown when she hits enemy champions with abilities and basic attacks. Deny her from getting free hits on you.

Neeko vs Karma Counter Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Karma Image
5.2
< Kills >
3
5.7
< Deaths >
5.8
8.4
< Assists >
11.9
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
0.65
113
< Minions Killed >
66
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,332
< Physical Damage >
951
17,649
< Magic Damage >
14,145
719
< True Damage >
748
19,701
< Damage Dealt >
15,845
20,958
< Damage Taken >
19,409
10,551
< Gold Earned >
9,318
2
< Towers >
1.85
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,511
< Total Healing >
2,806
12,996
< Experience >
11,645
33
< Vision Score >
51
15
< Wards Placed >
22
184
< Time Dealing CC >
240

How to Counter Karma with Neeko in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several influential Neeko versus Karma counter stats that may help you understand the differences between the pair. Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Karma’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Karma..

Neeko often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Karma. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Neeko and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Neeko
Karma

Who is Better, Neeko or Karma?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Neeko usually wins when facing off against Karma, with a 53.5% win rate. As a result, Neeko makes a great counter to Karma.

While Neeko does have a higher win rate compared to Karma, when facing one another, Neeko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Neeko into Karma.

Furthermore, Neeko also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karma. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Neeko vs Karma matchups, Neeko is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Neeko is a great counter for Karma. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Neeko against Karma.

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 Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Neeko, we analyzed 2,721 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 Karma 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 Karma Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Neeko to counter Karma 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 tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Neeko most often gets more CS compared to Karma. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Neeko versus Karma build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Neeko incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when facing Karma than with most other typical builds. In fact, Neeko boasted an average win rate of 53.5% when playing against Karma with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Karma as Neeko, Neeko players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Neeko vs Karma clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.5% win rate overall.

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