How to win lane as Neeko against Talon · 49.73% win rate over 185 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Neeko | You shove first with Blooming Burst and out-range Talon's melee Rake before he can W-Q all-in. |
| Level 2 | Neeko | W speed and incoming Tangle-Barbs let you zone him off CS and deny his Q gap-close trade. |
| Level 3 | Neeko | Tangle-Barbs roots him mid-combo, letting you burst before his W Rake bleed procs. |
| Levels 4-5 | Neeko | You keep priority and match his roams while your poke stops him from all-in trading freely. |
| Level 6 | Neeko | Pop Blossom's stun beats his Shadow Assault engage, so you disguise-bait and turn on him. |
| First item | Talon | His lethality spike lets him one-combo you before your defensive layers, especially post-roam. |
| Two+ items | Neeko | With two items your AoE R and clone control outscale his single-target assassination once you itemize HP or Zhonya's. |
Levels 1-2 are yours: you shove first with Blooming Burst and out-range Talon's melee Rake before he can W-Q all-in, and W speed helps you zone him off CS.
The full Neeko vs Talon 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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