Neeko vs Kindred
How to Beat Kindred as Neeko
based on 2,127 Neeko vs Kindred matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Neeko vs Kindred Matchup Summary
Best Neeko vs Kindred Counter Build
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Core Neeko Items
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Neeko
Tips for Playing as Neeko against Kindred
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 Kindred
When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.
Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.
Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.
Neeko vs Kindred Counter Stats
How to Counter Kindred with Neeko in LoL
The stats shown here show some critical Neeko vs. Kindred counter stats that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kindred..
Neeko often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives less damage than Kindred. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Neeko and Kindred
Damage Types Compared
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Who is Better, Neeko or Kindred?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Neeko usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Kindred, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Neeko makes an ok counter to Kindred.
While Neeko does have a higher win rate than Kindred, when they face off with one another, Neeko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Neeko into Kindred.
Moreover, Neeko has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kindred. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Neeko vs Kindred matchups, Neeko is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Neeko is a decent counter to Kindred. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Neeko against Kindred.
Other Champion Matchups Against Neeko
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How We Calculated Our Neeko vs Kindred Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Neeko in order to counter Kindred during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Neeko typically gets more CS as Kindred. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to use in your Neeko versus Kindred build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Stormsurge. When Neeko used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better countering Kindred than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Neeko had an average winrate of 50.1% when countering Kindred with these items in her kit.
To have the best probability of beating Kindred as Neeko, Neeko players should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Neeko vs Kindred counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.1% winrate overall.
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