Matchup

Heavy AP damageHeavy CCHigh burstStrong engage

Build vs Neeko

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Ravenous Hydra
1DPS
Trinity Force
2DPS
Endless Hunger
3DPS

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Death's Dance
5vs AD

Summoner spells

41487%
4129%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Death's Dance
5vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Maw of Malmortius
5vs AP

DPS

Spear of Shojin
Bruiser
Hullbreaker
Bruiser

Other options

Sterak's Gage
Survival
100.0% WR1 games
PrecisionPrecision
Press the AttackPress the Attack
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
InspirationInspiration
Jack Of All TradesJack Of All Trades
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
FioraFiora
NeekoNeeko
Careful
Careful
Aggressive

Neeko's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Inherent Glamour (P)

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

LevelQWER
39s16s12s
68s16s12s2m
97s15s12s2m
117s14s12s1m45
167s12s11s1m30
187s12s10s1m30

Playing against Neeko

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Check for suspicious ally movements on the minimap — an ally behaving strangely might be a disguised Neeko.

2

Her R has a visible windup: dash or Flash out of the zone before the stun.

3

Neeko is squishy without her burst: if she misses her R, she has nothing impactful left.

4

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