How to win lane as Diana against Neeko · 53.15% win rate over 922 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Diana | Diana wins the opening trades since Neeko has no way to punish careful play at level 1-2. |
| Level 2 | Diana | Diana's combo still edges out Neeko's poke through levels 3-5 as long as her root is respected. |
| Level 3 | Neeko | Neeko's level-6 stun-and-burst combo can solo-kill Diana if she's caught unwarded, flipping this single phase. |
| Levels 4-5 | Diana | Diana regains the edge once Neeko's Ultimate is spent, since her damage output recovers faster in extended fights. |
| Level 6 | Diana | Diana's Ultimate offers a cleaner follow-up engage than Neeko's more setup-dependent root-and-burst pattern. |
| First item | Diana | Diana's first-item spike outpaces Neeko's scaling, letting her force winning trades post-item. |
| Two+ items | Diana | Diana's late-game all-in remains lethal since Neeko has no hard escape once her root is down. |
Neeko's damage is manageable if you dodge her root, so trade when her key spells are down and stay alert for her disguise tricks near brush or wave.
The full Diana vs Neeko report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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