Neeko vs Skarner
How to Beat Skarner as Neeko
based on 343 Neeko vs Skarner matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Neeko vs Skarner Matchup Summary
Best Neeko vs Skarner Counter Build
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Starter Items
Early Items
Core Neeko Items
Optional Items
Summoner Spells
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Neeko
Tips for Playing as Neeko against Skarner
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 Skarner
Skarner can't harm you very much outside of short range, so stay away from him!
Skarner is especially dangerous when inside Crystal Spire zones his team controls. Try to capture them ahead of time if a fight may break out around them.
Skarner's Move Speed is increased as long as his shield, Crystalline Exoskeleton, persists. Attack him to lower his speed.
Neeko vs Skarner Counter Stats
How to Counter Skarner with Neeko in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several important Neeko against Skarner matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between the two. For instance, Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Skarner’s ratio of NaN, showing that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Skarner..
Neeko usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes less damage than Skarner. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Neeko and Skarner
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Who is Better, Neeko or Skarner?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Neeko usually fairs equally well when taking on Skarner, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Neeko makes an ok counter to Skarner.
While Neeko does have a lower win rate compared to Skarner, when facing one another, Neeko also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Neeko into Skarner.
Additionally, Neeko has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Skarner. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Skarner matchups, Skarner is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Neeko is a somewhat poor counter for Skarner. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Neeko against Skarner.
Other Champion Matchups Against Neeko
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Neeko to counter Skarner during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Neeko typically gets much more CS as Skarner. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Neeko versus Skarner build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Neeko combined at least these three items in her build, she did much better countering Skarner than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Neeko boasted an average win rate of 49.6% when playing against Skarner with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Skarner 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. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Neeko vs Skarner clashes, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.6% win rate overall.
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