My thoughts on Neeko.

Reksee··1 votes·817 views

I feel like Neeko is an amazing champion concept, however, there are some parts of her kit that I feel are just too strong. So, in this post I want to go over what I feel would be healthy changes to make Neeko less overwhelming for the enemy team.

Passive: This part is fine, it is well designed and balanced in a healthy way

Q and W: These are also fine, they are healthy aspects of her kit.

e: I feel like landing it through minions is a good mechanic, however point blanking it feels too powerful. I believe that the base root duration (0.5 seconds) should be reduced while the empowered root duration stays the same. This would encourage Neeko players to find positions to maximize effectiveness of e. Maybe a base root duration of 0.3 seconds, while this is very short I think it is a good change. ( Please leave comments if you disagree.)

R: This is one of the most powerful initiating ultimates in the game. I think the damage is fine and the stun is okay. However, I think the radius of the ultimate can be reduced. This would force Neeko players to get in closer and play more risky with this ultimate. A radius reduction of 100 is probably healthy. Another possible change would be to increase the duration of the the channel from 1.25 seconds to 1.75-2 seconds. Just to allow enemies more time to escape the ultimate before Neeko casts.

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3 Comments

PhearBunny2 votes

Mechanically balanced. Overtuned. They'll tune her down into a balanced state, and she will never be played again.

Noor Sakata1 votes

I believe her E and R are too strong as well However , we can count as a champion Identity , therefore it doesn't need nerfs 80% of champions in the game got at least 2 or more strong/overloaded abilities , which means Neeko is one of them , and that means she doesn't need to be nerfed for that

Reksee1 votes

I suppose so. However, I believe at least one of them needs a very minor change, the nerfs I suggested don't shove Neeko into the ground. I think a 0.2 second reduction on the base root wouldn't do very much to Neeko win rate, I think it would just encourage Neeko players to go for flashier plays by landing e through an minion wave. As for ult, I can definitely agree with you as many other champions have overly powerful abilities like it.

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