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

Neeko vs Swain

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

based on 4,100 Neeko vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Swain as Neeko came out of an evaluation of 4100 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Neeko fights Swain in only 3.7% of her matches.

Neeko vs Swain Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Neeko does a poor job of beating Swain. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.3% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Neeko versus Swain rounds, Neeko’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood versus Swain.

Best Neeko vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Neeko Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneSolstice SleighVoid Staff

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
>
Last skill for Neeko to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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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E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Swain as Neeko

Tips for Playing as Neeko against Swain

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 Swain

Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.

Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.

High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.

Neeko vs Swain Counter Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Swain Image
5.2
< Kills >
5.4
6.1
< Deaths >
6.6
8.8
< Assists >
10.6
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
110
< Minions Killed >
95
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,400
< Physical Damage >
1,410
19,323
< Magic Damage >
19,929
796
< True Damage >
963
21,519
< Damage Dealt >
22,303
20,885
< Damage Taken >
31,806
10,419
< Gold Earned >
10,382
1.83
< Towers >
1.76
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,351
< Total Healing >
9,468
12,834
< Experience >
12,498
32
< Vision Score >
34
14
< Wards Placed >
15
183
< Time Dealing CC >
354

How to Counter Swain with Neeko in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some strategic Neeko against Swain matchup statistics that can help us explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Swain’s ratio of NaN, showing that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Swain..

Neeko often has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. On average, she takes less damage than Swain. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Neeko and Swain

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Neeko
Swain

Who is Better, Neeko or Swain?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Neeko usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Swain, with a 49.3% win rate. Therefore, Neeko makes an ok counter for Swain.

While Neeko does have a lower win rate compared to Swain, when facing one another, Neeko also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Neeko into Swain.

Additionally, Neeko has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Swain. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Neeko vs Swain matchups, Swain is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Neeko is a somewhat poor counter to Swain. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Neeko against Swain.

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 Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Neeko, we analyzed 4,100 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 Swain 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 Swain Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Neeko to counter Swain during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Neeko often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Swain. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Neeko versus Swain build consist of Cryptbloom, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Neeko used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better countering Swain than with many other common builds. In fact, Neeko had an average win rate of 49.3% when playing against Swain with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Swain as Neeko, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Neeko vs Swain face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Swain as Neeko are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.