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

Neeko vs Zoe

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

based on 1,454 Neeko vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Zoe as Neeko resulted from an examination of 1454 ranked games where both champs battled each other. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Neeko is forced to battle against Zoe in only 1.3% of her games.

Neeko vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Neeko does a decent job of countering Zoe. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.7% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Neeko against Zoe rounds, Neeko’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Zoe.

Best Neeko vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Neeko Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Optional Items

CryptbloomShadowflameStormsurgeRabadon's Deathcap

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zoe as Neeko

Tips for Playing as Neeko against Zoe

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 Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Neeko vs Zoe Counter Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Zoe Image
5.3
< Kills >
6.8
6.1
< Deaths >
5.9
8.1
< Assists >
7.3
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
110
< Minions Killed >
133
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,236
< Physical Damage >
1,612
17,690
< Magic Damage >
18,353
745
< True Damage >
3,490
19,672
< Damage Dealt >
23,457
21,046
< Damage Taken >
19,474
10,551
< Gold Earned >
11,166
1.93
< Towers >
1.64
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,369
< Total Healing >
2,305
12,953
< Experience >
13,616
33
< Vision Score >
26
15
< Wards Placed >
12
178
< Time Dealing CC >
139

How to Counter Zoe with Neeko in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some strategic Neeko versus Zoe matchup statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zoe’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Zoe..

Neeko usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Zoe. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Neeko and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Neeko
Zoe

Who is Better, Neeko or Zoe?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Neeko usually wins when facing off against Zoe, with a 51.7% win rate. As a result, Neeko makes a good counter to Zoe.

While Neeko does have a higher win rate compared to Zoe, when facing one another, Neeko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Neeko into Zoe.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Neeko vs Zoe matchups, Neeko is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Neeko is a decent counter to Zoe. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Neeko against Zoe.

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 Zoe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zoe as Neeko, we analyzed 1,454 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 Zoe 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 Zoe Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Neeko in order to counter Zoe during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Neeko typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Zoe. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Neeko versus Zoe build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Neeko combined at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs Zoe than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Neeko had an average win rate of 51.7% when playing against Zoe with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Zoe as Neeko, you 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 combinations we have analyed for Neeko vs Zoe counters, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.7% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Neeko vs Zoe tips and counter stats for a an individual division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using every match played with both champs.