Matchup
You are stronger early — look to snowball before your opponent scales.
Build vs Neeko
Build adapted to this matchup
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
76%
18%Anti AD
Anti AP
Anti Tank
DPS
Domination
Electrocute
Sudden Impact
Grisly Mementos
Ultimate Hunter
Sorcery
Scorch
Nimbus Cloak
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Akali
NeekoNeeko's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Neeko can look like an ally champion or as other units on the map. Receiving immobilizing crowd control, casting damaging spells, damaging enemy towers as a non-champion, or your disguise taking damage equal to its healthbar breaks the disguise.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 9s | 16s | 12s | – |
| 6 | 8s | 16s | 12s | 2m |
| 9 | 7s | 15s | 12s | 2m |
| 11 | 7s | 14s | 12s | 1m45 |
| 16 | 7s | 12s | 11s | 1m30 |
| 18 | 7s | 12s | 10s | 1m30 |
Playing against Neeko
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
Check for suspicious ally movements on the minimap — an ally behaving strangely might be a disguised Neeko.
Her R has a visible windup: dash or Flash out of the zone before the stun.
Neeko is squishy without her burst: if she misses her R, she has nothing impactful left.
Her E root is a linear skillshot — stay behind minions but not aligned with them (it passes through).
Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026