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Playing Against Neeko
SupportPatch 16.2.1
What They Do
Aggressive lane bully and engage threat. Neeko uses and to hide her position and her wind-up, while looking for high-impact roots through minions to set up kills.
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| A minion, monster, ward, or ally champion moving oddly | She is disguised. Damaging her or hitting her with CC breaks it. The wind-up for is invisible while she is disguised. | |
| A thrown seed that blooms in a circle | Initial damage is high. If it kills a unit or hits a champion, it blooms up to 2 more times. Step out of the circle immediately after the first pop. | |
| A clone running in a straight line and Neeko turning invisible | The clone is bait. Note that she gets a movement speed boost every third auto-attack from the passive part of . | |
| A colorful tangle thrown in a line | This is her most dangerous basic spell. If passes through a minion or champion, it becomes faster, wider, and the root duration increases to 3 seconds. | |
| Neeko leaps into the air and crashes down | A massive AOE knockup followed by a stun. If she is disguised via , you will not see the leap animation until it is too late. |
Respect
- !Empowered →If you stand behind your minions, her root becomes nearly impossible to dodge and lasts significantly longer, leading to a full combo.
- !Hidden →When disguised as a minion or ward using , the jump-scare potential is 100%. She can walk right into your face and ult before you react.
- !Bush Camping→Neeko can use to enter a bush invisibly or send a clone out to scout, making her the queen of lane brushes.
- !Level 6 All-in→Her level 6 burst with , , and can 100-to-0 most squishy utility supports and ADCs.
Punish
- +is on cooldown (12-10s)→This is her only reliable self-peel and setup. When she misses , walk up and punish her or her ADC immediately.
- +Disguise is broken→Once you break by damaging her, she can no longer hide the animation. This makes her engage much easier to Flash or dodge.
- +active is used (16-12s cd)→She loses her only escape and defensive utility. She is very squishy and immobile once the invisibility is gone.
- +Level 1-2→Neeko needs both and to be a real threat. If she starts Q, she has no CC; if she starts E, she has no damage. Bully her early.
Laning Tips
- •Never stand directly behind your minions; stand to the side to make smaller and slower.
- •Count the minions in the wave. If there is an extra melee minion or one is moving toward you aggressively, it is .
- •Check the HP bar of minions. If a minion has way more health than the others, it's likely a disguised Neeko.
- •If you get hit by , do not just sit there; be ready to Flash or use a defensive spell to avoid the blooms.
- •Use a Sweeper (Oracle Lens) in brushes. It reveals her true location even if she uses the invisibility.
- •Her passive makes her 3rd auto-attack hurt. Don't take free trades when her hands are glowing.
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠Do not clump in narrow jungle corridors; she will look for a multi-man into combo.
- ⚠Keep track of her Flash. A Flash- is her primary way to start a fight from a disguise.
- ⚠Blue Trinket or poke suspicious-looking 'minions' or 'monsters' near objectives to force her out of .
- ⚠If Neeko hits a multi-man , use Crucible or Locket immediately to mitigate the follow-up burst.
- ⚠Be wary of 'low health' allies running toward you; it might be a clone used to bait out your cooldowns.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached