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

Neeko vs Zyra

How to Beat Zyra as Neeko in LoLNeeko is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zyra as Neeko

based on 4,850 Neeko vs Zyra matchups
Win Rate
44.7 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League games each week. Within our data, Neeko fought Zyra in 4850 rounds. With so many games with Neeko versus Zyra provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable statistics and a recommended build to crush Zyra. This particular champ pairing is somewhat uncommon. Neeko fights Zyra in only 4.4% of her matches.

Neeko vs Zyra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Neeko does a terrible job of beating Zyra. On average, she wins a lowly 44.7% of the time the champs face one another in. In Neeko vs Zyra rounds, Neeko’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Zyra.

Best Neeko vs Zyra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Neeko Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomLich BaneShadowflameZaz'Zak's Realmspike

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
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Zyra as Neeko

Tips for Playing as Neeko against Zyra

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 Zyra

Moving closer to Zyra can be a smart move if she places plants too far away from herself.

Moving the fight to a different area will deprive Zyra of accumulated seeds.

Plants take fixed damage from attacks and effects, similar to wards. They also expire quickly on their own.

Seeds placed by Zyra's W are larger, a different color, and grant a small amount of vision to her team.

Zyra's seeds can be destroyed by stepping on them. If she tries to grow them as you do, dodge back at the last moment.

Neeko vs Zyra Counter Stats

Neeko Image
Win Rate
44.7 %
VS
Win Rate
55.3 %
Zyra Image
5.4
< Kills >
4
6.3
< Deaths >
6.4
8.2
< Assists >
11
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
0.87
114
< Minions Killed >
61
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,275
< Physical Damage >
1,006
18,310
< Magic Damage >
20,847
768
< True Damage >
1,070
20,354
< Damage Dealt >
22,924
22,429
< Damage Taken >
19,101
10,721
< Gold Earned >
10,042
1.73
< Towers >
1.85
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,620
< Total Healing >
2,057
13,408
< Experience >
11,968
34
< Vision Score >
59
15
< Wards Placed >
25
193
< Time Dealing CC >
291

How to Counter Zyra with Neeko in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several strategic Neeko against Zyra matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Neeko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zyra’s ratio of NaN, showing that Neeko may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Zyra..

Neeko often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Zyra. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Neeko and Zyra

Damage Types Compared

Neeko
Zyra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Neeko
Zyra

Who is Better, Neeko or Zyra?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Neeko usually loses when taking on Zyra, with a 44.7% win rate. Thus, Neeko makes a poor counter to Zyra.

While Neeko does have a much lower win rate compared to Zyra, when they face off with one another, Neeko also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champ to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Neeko into Zyra.

Additionally, Neeko has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zyra. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Neeko vs Zyra matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Neeko is a garbage counter for Zyra. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Neeko against Zyra.

Additional Information for Neeko Players

How We Calculated Our Neeko vs Zyra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zyra as Neeko, we analyzed 4,850 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 Zyra 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Neeko to counter Zyra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Neeko typically accumulates more CS relative to Zyra. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Neeko versus Zyra build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Neeko bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better versus Zyra than with many other common item sets. In fact, Neeko boasted an average win rate of 44.7% when playing against Zyra with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Zyra as Neeko, Neeko players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Neeko vs Zyra face-offs, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 44.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zyra as Neeko are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.