- Win Rate
- 49.0%
- Pick Rate
- 1.3%
- Ban Rate
- 0.7%
Neeko vs Xerath
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games
- 1,149
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 4, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Neeko vs Xerath is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Xerath wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Neeko based on 12 games. Neeko wins the early laning phase while Xerath scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Neeko build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Neeko vs Xerath 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.
Who wins Neeko vs Xerath?
Neeko wins 47.6% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 28.3% and 67.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.3% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −1.7 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 21 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 25 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Mid): 5 games, Neeko won 60.0%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Xerath, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Neeko wins 47.6% of 21 games (95% range 28.3–67.6%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 49.3% for Neeko; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neeko players pick Sorcerer's Shoes far more often against Xerath: 56.0% of their other Support games, 81.0% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Neeko and Xerath played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Neeko's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Neeko vs Xerath Laning Stats
Only 20 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Neeko vs Xerath Win Rate by Game Length
Neeko's win rate against Xerath by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Neeko's results against Xerath in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Neeko vs Xerath Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Neeko Changes Against Xerath
Choices Neeko players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Sorcerer's ShoesBootsUsually56.0%vs Xerath81.0%+24.9 pts
Usually33.3%vs Xerath9.5%−23.8 pts
Taste of BloodRuneUsually19.6%vs Xerath38.1%+18.5 pts
ScorchRuneUsually88.9%vs Xerath71.4%−17.5 pts
Exhaust + FlashSummoner spellsUsually10.0%vs Xerath23.8%+13.8 pts
Presence of MindRuneUsually1.3%vs Xerath14.3%+13.0 pts
PrecisionSecondary treeUsually2.7%vs Xerath14.3%+11.6 pts
Move Speed (flex)Stat shardUsually3.9%vs Xerath14.3%+10.4 pts
Best Neeko Build vs Xerath
Usual Neeko build (Support)
61.6% win rate · 73 games
Against Xerath
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 2 of 8 Neeko games against Xerath carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Neeko's standard build instead.
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Neeko Runes vs Xerath
Usual Neeko runes (Support)
Arcane Comet
50.5% win rate · 572 games
Against Xerath
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Neeko draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Neeko matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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.
Other Neeko Matchups
Hardest for Neeko
Easiest for Neeko
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Neeko vs Xerath FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Neeko vs Xerath?
Current data slightly favors Xerath, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Neeko wins 47.6% of 21 games (95% range 28.3–67.6%).
What is Neeko's win rate against Xerath?
Neeko wins 47.6% of 21 Support games against Xerath on patch 26.19 (95% range 28.3–67.6%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 49.3% would be expected.
Does Neeko counter Xerath?
Not clearly. Neeko wins 47.6% of 21 games against Xerath, and the 95% range (28.3–67.6%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Neeko or Xerath?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (20) to say who wins lane.
Does Neeko outscale Xerath?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Xerath strongest against Neeko?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Xerath is ahead of Neeko beyond the margin of error.
What should Neeko build against Xerath?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Neeko's usual Support core: Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame. The biggest change against Xerath: Sorcerer's Shoes (56.0% usually, 81.0% here).
What runes should Neeko use against Xerath?
Use Neeko's usual Arcane Comet page (Sorcery + Domination); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Xerath: Taste of Blood (19.6% usually, 38.1% here).