Neeko vs Lulu
Skill matchup
Build vs Lulu
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Neeko: Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Celestial Opposition, Oblivion Orb, Imperial Mandate.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Lulu's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Pix fires magical bolts of energy whenever the champion he's following attacks another enemy unit. These bolts are homing, but can be intercepted by other units.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7s | 18s | 10s | – |
| 6 | 7s | 18s | 10s | 2m |
| 9 | 7s | 18s | 10s | 2m |
| 11 | 7s | 18s | 10s | 1m40 |
| 16 | 7s | 18s | 9s | 1m20 |
| 18 | 7s | 18s | 8s | 1m20 |
Playing as Neeko
Tips to maximize your impact
- Empower your tangle on a minion
Cast Tangle-Barbs (E) through a minion before your target: once empowered, it grows larger, moves faster and roots for longer.
- Seed after the root
After the Tangle-Barbs (E) root, cast Blooming Burst (Q) on your target: on a champion, the seed blooms up to two more times.
- Approach disguised, then leap
Approach disguised with Inherent Glamour (passive), then cast Pop Blossom (R) in the middle of them: in disguise, the leap's preparation stays hidden.
- Fake them out with your clone
Cast Shapesplitter (W) to escape or to fake them out: you turn invisible for a moment and your clone goes its own way, mirroring your spells.
Playing against Lulu
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Dodge her two bolts
Dodge Glitterlance (Q): two bolts fly out, one from Lulu and one from Pix, and each one damages and heavily slows.
- Engage twice
Engage in two steps: make her use Whimsy (W), then re-engage during its 18-second cooldown.
- Focus her if you can reach her
If you can reach her, focus her in teamfights: Whimsy (W), Help, Pix! (E) and Wild Growth (R) are mostly there to protect her allies.
- Back off from her enlarged ally
When Wild Growth (R) enlarges one of her allies near you, back off: anyone close to them is knocked into the air, then the aura slows them.
Other Neeko matchups
Patch 16.21.1