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Neeko vs Mel
YOU · MID
ENEMY · MIDVS
How to play it
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Never E into W
Her W reflects your E right back at you, and the reflected snare plus her combo can kill from full.
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Bait the reflect
Cast E horizontally or behind you to bait her W on the audio cue, then disengage and wait for it to come back up.
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Punish a wasted W
If she panics and reflects a basic Q, you get a long window of free Es and unpunishable trades.
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Throw your E anywhere near Mel while her W is up: the reflected snare and her follow-up kill you.
Runes
SORCERY
INSPIRATION
SHARDS
Spells
FLASH
IGNITEItems
Start
Core
Neeko's sheet doesn't lock an item path, so this is her standard scaling AP-mage core: Blackfire Torch first for the mana and burn her poke-heavy early game wants, then Rylai's Crystal Scepter for the control that lands her E and R, and Rabadon's Deathcap for the scaling payoff. Flex Zhonya's Hourglass or Void Staff by matchup, and open a Sapphire Crystal if you need extra early mana.
Skill order
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
 | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
 | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
 | R | R | R |
MAXQ→E→W
Q→E→WNeeko · Mid · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026
Neeko vs Mel in Mid lane is a hard lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: her W reflects your E, a bounced snare burns half your bar and her full combo finishes you.
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