Neeko vs Kayn
How to Beat Kayn as Neeko
based on 5,181 Neeko vs Kayn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Neeko vs Kayn Matchup Summary
Best Neeko vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Neeko
Tips for Playing as Neeko against Kayn
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 Kayn
When Kayn is in terrain near you, you will get a visual warning on the edge of the terrain he's in.
Umbral Trespass requires Kayn to damage a target first. Try to dodge Blade's Reach to deny him a long range cast of Umbral Trespass.
Damage Kayn while he's in Shadow Step to shorten its duration, or apply hard crowd control (stun, charm, knockup, etc) to end Shadow Step immediately.
Neeko vs Kayn Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayn with Neeko in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some strategic Neeko versus Kayn matchup statistics that may help you realize the differences between the two. Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayn’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kayn..
Neeko usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives less damage than Kayn. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Neeko and Kayn
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Who is Better, Neeko or Kayn?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Neeko usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kayn, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Neeko makes an ok counter to Kayn.
While Neeko does have a lower win rate than Kayn, when they face off with one another, Neeko also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Neeko into Kayn.
Moreover, Neeko has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayn. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Neeko vs Kayn matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Neeko is a somewhat poor counter for Kayn. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Neeko against Kayn.
Other Champion Matchups Against Neeko
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Neeko to counter Kayn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Neeko typically gets more CS as Kayn. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Neeko versus Kayn build include Cryptbloom, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Neeko used at least these three items in her build, she did much better countering Kayn than with many other typical builds. In fact, Neeko had an average winrate of 49.5% when countering Kayn with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Kayn as Neeko, Neeko players should take 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 combinations players used for Neeko vs Kayn counters, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.5% winrate overall.
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