How to win lane as Neeko against Taliyah · 61.22% win rate over 49 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Neeko | You out-trade Taliyah's early Q before she has worked-ground poke, shoving with Blooming Burst. |
| Level 2 | Neeko | W Shapesplitter speed dodges her W Seismic Shove setup and you win the short exchange. |
| Level 3 | Neeko | Tangle-Barbs roots her when she steps up, punishing her before her Q pushes online. |
| Levels 4-5 | Taliyah | With maxed Q worked-ground poke she chunks you repeatedly and controls the wave in the 4-5 window. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Weaver's Wall is a roam tool, not a duel tool, so value depends on tracking and matched macro. |
| First item | Even / skill | Her poke items versus your burst even out, so the lane hinges on dodging her Q and W rather than raw stats. |
| Two+ items | Neeko | Your AoE all-in and disguise picks outscale her poke and punish her low mobility in teamfights. |
Levels 1-3 are yours: you out-trade Taliyah's early Q before she has worked-ground poke, shoving Blooming Burst in, and W speed dodges her W Seismic Shove setup.
The full Neeko vs Taliyah 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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