Neekovs Smolder
Neeko vs Smolder is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Neeko wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Smolder based on 5 games. Neeko holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Neeko build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Neeko vs Smolder matchup.
Neeko Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Neeko performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Smolder(80.0%)Who Wins the Neeko vs Smolder Matchup?
Neeko vs Smolder Matchup Summary
The Neeko vs Smolder matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Neeko wins with a 80.0% win rate compared to Smolder's 20.0%, giving Neeko a 60.0 percentage point advantage. Neeko dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Smolder players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Neeko leads by 1.0s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Neeko players can confidently pick into Smolder and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Smolder away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Neeko vs Smolder Laning Phase Breakdown
Smolder is favored during the laning phase against Neeko, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Smolder holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Neeko66.7%Smolder33.3%Neeko100.0%Smolder0.0%Neeko dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Smolder. This lopsided early game means Neeko can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Neeko is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Smolder. Extended games heavily favor Neeko, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Neeko holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Smolder players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Neeko Runes Against Smolder
Domination
Sorcery
Running Domination primary with Sorcery secondary allows Neeko to press their advantage against Smolder, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Neeko matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Neeko's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Neeko build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39.87% | 158 | 1.7 | 578 | 8,946 | 41.1% | 38.8% | |
| 44.33% | 97 | 2.3 | 611 | 9,039 | 41.3% | 47.1% | |
| 45.16% | 93 | 1.8 | 610 | 9,007 | 57.5% | 35.9% | |
| 55.26% | 76 | 1.8 | 646 | 9,877 | 56.3% | 54.5% | |
| 56.94% | 72 | 1.9 | 685 | 9,866 | 57.7% | 56.5% | |
| 46.97% | 66 | 1.7 | 650 | 10,033 | 60.9% | 39.5% | |
| 53.97% | 63 | 2.3 | 658 | 11,271 | 54.5% | 53.7% | |
| 41.94% | 62 | 1.9 | 637 | 9,904 | 60.9% | 30.8% | |
| 48.28% | 58 | 2.0 | 607 | 9,702 | 40.7% | 54.8% | |
| 52.17% | 46 | 1.7 | 626 | 10,167 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 46 | 2.2 | 695 | 10,596 | 61.1% | 42.9% | |
| 42.22% | 45 | 1.7 | 672 | 10,098 | 46.1% | 40.6% | |
| 53.33% | 45 | 1.7 | 501 | 9,108 | 50.0% | 56.0% | |
| 44.19% | 43 | 1.7 | 664 | 9,678 | 50.0% | 40.7% | |
| 40.48% | 42 | 1.9 | 633 | 9,020 | 40.0% | 40.9% | |
| 23.81% | 42 | 1.7 | 665 | 8,880 | 36.8% | 13.0% | |
| 56.76% | 37 | 1.8 | 672 | 10,437 | 50.0% | 60.9% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 1.7 | 556 | 8,666 | 68.2% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 35 | 1.9 | 687 | 9,281 | 78.6% | 47.6% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 2.7 | 640 | 10,005 | 35.7% | 60.0% | |
| 44.12% | 34 | 1.6 | 702 | 9,901 | 38.5% | 47.6% | |
| 64.71% | 34 | 1.6 | 605 | 9,115 | 58.8% | 70.6% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 1.7 | 618 | 10,210 | 58.3% | 52.4% | |
| 40.63% | 32 | 5.6 | 827 | 11,435 | 41.7% | 40.0% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 2.9 | 655 | 11,272 | 57.1% | 43.5% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 1.7 | 687 | 8,903 | 62.5% | 38.5% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 1.7 | 532 | 9,180 | 36.4% | 66.7% | |
| 34.78% | 23 | 1.8 | 811 | 10,344 | 50.0% | 29.4% | |
| 38.10% | 21 | 6.5 | 862 | 13,045 | 42.9% | 35.7% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 5.5 | 815 | 11,891 | 25.0% | 54.5% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 5.5 | 871 | 11,733 | 28.6% | 58.3% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 1.7 | 635 | 8,231 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 3.8 | 729 | 10,487 | 37.5% | 40.0% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 3.3 | 641 | 7,958 | 45.5% | 28.6% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 5.3 | 896 | 11,969 | 42.9% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 1.6 | 630 | 10,176 | 40.0% | 54.5% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 5.6 | 763 | 11,505 | 25.0% | 37.5% | |
| 20.00% | 15 | 1.8 | 612 | 11,442 | 33.3% | 16.7% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 1.4 | 590 | 8,625 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 5.3 | 815 | 11,486 | 28.6% | 28.6% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 4.1 | 669 | 10,839 | 33.3% | 37.5% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 5.6 | 873 | 11,959 | 83.3% | 42.9% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.6 | 744 | 9,979 | 87.5% | 20.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 4.5 | 756 | 8,638 | 44.4% | 25.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 3.6 | 751 | 9,068 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 1.9 | 690 | 9,709 | 42.9% | 16.7% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 3.2 | 673 | 10,826 | 25.0% | 62.5% | |
| 16.67% | 12 | 1.9 | 748 | 9,923 | 25.0% | 12.5% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 6.2 | 845 | 11,936 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 4.5 | 778 | 10,801 | 85.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 4.3 | 692 | 7,795 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.4 | 779 | 11,020 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 2.0 | 666 | 10,317 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.1 | 916 | 11,595 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 4.5 | 718 | 10,125 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 6.1 | 839 | 12,015 | 25.0% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.5 | 665 | 10,819 | 60.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 4.8 | 743 | 12,916 | 100.0% | 62.5% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.0 | 670 | 11,019 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 3.1 | 718 | 9,703 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 4.7 | 812 | 10,377 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.6 | 517 | 8,781 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 3.0 | 700 | 9,638 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 2.5 | 643 | 11,098 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 2.6 | 682 | 10,169 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.7 | 736 | 11,130 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 4.9 | 878 | 14,657 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.9 | 946 | 12,949 | 0.0% | 83.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 3.3 | 808 | 10,779 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 2.9 | 930 | 11,906 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.4 | 672 | 10,299 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 5.1 | 710 | 10,787 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.6 | 682 | 10,279 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.4 | 961 | 9,857 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.6 | 892 | 13,620 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 2.2 | 460 | 7,107 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.2 | 795 | 9,671 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 3.7 | 682 | 9,278 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.7 | 1,068 | 12,910 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.3 | 652 | 9,641 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 4.6 | 845 | 11,377 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 929 | 10,271 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.9 | 909 | 14,766 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.6 | 896 | 14,155 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 697 | 10,164 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 999 | 13,421 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 552 | 9,987 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 520 | 8,566 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 4.2 | 957 | 13,342 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 1,029 | 10,802 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 806 | 10,306 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
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Neeko vs Smolder - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Neeko do against Smolder in League of Legends?
Neeko wins the Neeko vs Smolder matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to Smolder's 20.0%, a 60.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Neeko do against Smolder in the early game?
In the early game, Neeko has the advantage against Smolder with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Neeko players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Neeko do against Smolder in the late game?
In the late game, Neeko takes over the Neeko vs Smolder matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Neeko scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Neeko vs Smolder matchup?
Neeko wins the matchup against Smolder with a 80.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 60.0 percentage point advantage means Neeko is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.
What is the best Neeko build against Smolder?
The best Neeko build against Smolder includes optimized core items. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Neeko runes against Smolder?
The best Neeko runes against Smolder use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Neeko vs Smolder matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Neeko counter Smolder?
Yes, Neeko has a favorable matchup against Smolder with a 80.0% win rate. Neeko strongly counters Smolder in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.
How do I play Neeko against Smolder?
When playing Neeko against Smolder, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.