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Neeko combos

the Curious Chameleon

4 Neeko combos explained key by key: in which order to cast the abilities, when to use them and what each step does. The main combo is R › E › Q › W. Further down: every ability's cooldown, cost and range, and the skill max order measured over ranked games.

Neeko combos

The disguised ambush

R › E › Q › W

When: You are disguised near the enemies.

Pop Blossom: the wind-up is invisible if you are disguised, you leap knocking up and on landing you damage and stun; Tangle-Barbs then roots.

Harassment

Q › W › AA AA

When: An enemy is within range.

Blooming Burst damages and blooms a second time; every 3 attacks, Shapesplitter deals bonus damage and speeds you up.

The root

E › Q

When: An enemy is isolated.

Tangle-Barbs roots every enemy it crosses; if it kills or passes through a champion, it grows and the root lasts longer.

The disguised trap

R › E › Q › AA AA

When: You are disguised as an ally and the enemies are grouped.

Pop Blossom: its wind-up cannot be seen when disguised; nearby enemies are knocked up then damaged and stunned on landing; follow with Tangle-Barbs and Blooming Burst.

Role in team fights

Neeko approaches disguised, casts her ultimate to knock up and stun every nearby enemy, then roots the runners with Tangle-Barbs. A single successful engage can decide the fight, but she gets no second chance if the ultimate is missed.

Common mistakes

• Breaking your disguise before the engage.
• Casting Tangle-Barbs with no trajectory.
• Forgetting the clone's recast.

Cooldowns, costs and ranges

A combo only comes back once its abilities are off cooldown: these values (rank 1 to max rank, in seconds) tell how long to wait between two combos. Source: Data Dragon 16.19.1.

Ability	Cooldown (s)	Cost	Range
Q · Blooming Burst	9/8.5/8/7.5/7	50/60/70/80/90 Mana	800
W · Shapesplitter	16/15/14/13/12	—	900
E · Tangle-Barbs	12/11.5/11/10.5/10	60/65/70/75/80 Mana	1000
R · Pop Blossom	120/105/90	100 Mana	600

Official ability descriptions

PassiveInherent Glamour

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.

QBlooming Burst

Neeko throws a seed dealing magic damage. The seed blooms again on hitting champions or killing units.

WShapesplitter

Neeko passively deals bonus magic damage every third attack, briefly increasing her move speed. Neeko can activate to send a clone in a direction and recast to change the direction of the clone.

ETangle-Barbs

Neeko slings a tangle that damages and roots everything it passes through. If the tangle kills an enemy or passes through a champion, it becomes larger, faster, and roots for longer.

RPop Blossom

After a short preparation, Neeko leaps into the air, knocking up all nearby enemies. Upon landing, nearby enemies are damaged and stunned. The preparation is hidden if Neeko is disguised.

Skill order

Max order: Q > E > W66.7% · 15 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q	●			●	●		●		●
W			●											●	●
E		●						●		●		●	●
R						●					●

The order shows which abilities reach rank 5 first; the grid shows the most-played level-up sequence with that order (measured over 32 games).

Riot's official tips for playing Neeko

• 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.

How to play around Neeko's combos

• Standing behind minions against Neeko is very dangerous as Tangle-Barbs become stronger.
• Pop Blossom's warning visuals are invisible if Neeko is disguised.

Frequently asked questions

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