Neeko Build Guide by Fryla

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Fryla's Neeko Mid ~ Stayin' Alive

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Runes:

Domination

Electrocute

Taste of Blood

Eyeball Collection

Ingenious Hunter

Sorcery

Transcendence

Gathering Storm

Bonus:

+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+8 Magic Resist

Spells:

Flash

Ignite

Items

Starting Items

First Back

Core

Finish Your Build

Example Build

Ability Order

Neeko Passive Ability

Champion Build Guide

Intro ~ Runes ~ Skill Sequence ~ Items ~ Tips ~ Summary

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Hi there! Welcome to my Neeko Mid Guide. My name is Fryla and I've been playing League since late Season 6.
I have played a lot of support champs and while Neeko makes a great damage support, I think she is best played in the midlane. She does a ton of damage but tends to be quite squishy and easily gets one-shot. That's why this build focuses on somewhat more sustain Neeko to keep our little lesbian chameleon alive a bit longer.

Neeko is a trickster burst mage who can disguise herself as any champion on your team with her passive . This makes her perfect for roaming and confusing the enemy team.

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Domination

is quite easy to trigger on a burst mage such as Neeko and does consistent damage throughout the game. While can be a strong pick, it is not advisable in a solo lane.
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to give you some sustain by being able to heal every 20 seconds. Neeko can also make use of becase of her 's invisibility, but I find works better.
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I think that on a burst mage your objective is to do as much damage as possible in one quick moment. Therefore having more AP from will benefit you more than two warding options.
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While there are some good options on this line of runes, I've chosen because I use in my core build. Having all 5 stacks on this rune reduces your Zhonya's cooldown from 120 seconds to 72 seconds, making it available in almost all teamfights.

Sorcery

I use since you only get 10% CDR from items with this build. With 20% CDR and max stacks, your and are both on a 72 second cooldown. ...
The average time of a game of League lies around 30 minutes. is a rune that will only increase your damage the longer the game goes on and will therefore consistently do more damage than .

... Offence: +10 Adaptive Power

... Flex: +10 Adaptive Power

... Defence: +6 Magic Resist

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Neeko's main damage skill is her Q, so you'll want start with that. Getting E, on level 2 makes sure you can root the enemy in place while you throw your Q on them for maximum damage. is necessary on level 3 for the passive bonus magic damage and movement speed on the third auto attack hit, as well as to confuse the enemy and block certain skill shots (e.g. Ahri's ).

You max Q, first, to do some damage. E, second, to increase the root duration. And W, lastly, for some extra movement speed to engage/disengage.
Of course upgrade your ultimate, whenever you can (at level 6, 11, 16) to do some big ball damage and make your enemies cry :).

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As a midlaner you will almost always start with . A little bit of health and ability power to start you off and some mana regen which will let you poke your enemy more often.

Since this build focuses on getting enough sustain so that you won't get one-shot, we start off with for our health and mana needs. You will want to build this item first because it needs 10 minutes to reach its full potential.

Neeko's base movement speed is not the greatest so is almost always necessary as secondary item. It helps you kite, roam and do that extra bit of damage with 18 Magic Penetration.

is amazing on Neeko as you can use it while you're casting your ultimate . Since you need to stand quite literally in the middle of the enemy team to make full use of your , this item will definitely help you survive.

will top you off with some more health, ability power and magic penetration. Always get first since that is the most powerful part of an unfinished .

Getting as your 4th item will give you a large ability power increase. is vital on AP champtions such as Neeko, especially since she has high ability power ratios on her skills.

To finish, you can get to make sure that you can still burst down enemies that started building magic resist. Since it is quite an expensive item for basically only magic penetration, you might want to check if the enemy really has that much magic resist to warrant getting .

is a good item to finish your build with if you don't need the magic penetration. 10% extra movement speed never hurts but an extra 120 AP does. Plus the active that lets you burst another 80 AP and 50% movement speed for 4 seconds is perfect in terms of an engage with your .

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When using your passive Inherent Glamour to disguise as a teammate, the first part where you start the animation your ultimate Pop Blossom will be hidden to the enemy team.
You can also use the short invisibility of your W Shapesplitter to hide the first part of your ultimate Pop Blossom.
When using your W Shapesplitter, your clone will run in a straight line and won't fool most players. You can try to trick the enemy by making your clone run along a corner so the movement is less static.
If you use your W Shapesplitter a couple of times to disengage from a fight by sending your clone towards the enemy while running back yourself, you can try to surprise the enemy by doing the exact opposite to engage.

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Neeko is a dynamic, fun to play champion that is not too difficult to pick up, but has almost endless potential if you're willing to put in the hours. There is not one true build for Neeko, but this is the one I prefer and wished to share with you guys, I hope you found it useful!

If you have any questions about this guide, about Neeko in general, or wish to share your experience with this build, please leave a comment <3