How to win lane as Neeko against Yone · 53.47% win rate over 303 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Neeko | You out-trade and out-range Yone at level 1 since he has no poke and must stack Q in melee. |
| Level 2 | Neeko | At level 2 your Q plus early points give you kill pressure he can't match yet. |
| Level 3 | Neeko | Level 3 with Q and E lets you root and burst his melee Q windup for a clean advantage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Neeko | Through levels 4-5 your E root keeps punishing his slow Q3 and E-return commits. |
| Level 6 | Neeko | Your level 6 R Pop Blossom flips his all-ins, so you own the ult timing. |
| First item | Neeko | First item your Liandry's poke outranges his engage and snowballs the lane. |
| Two+ items | Neeko | Two-plus items your AoE burst and R stun neuter his R Fate Sealed in every fight. |
You control levels 1-2 outright: Yone has no reliable poke and must stack Mortal Steel in melee, so bully him off the wave with autos and hold E Tangle-Barbs ready to root any twitch toward CS. Don't waste Q1's inner-ring on the wave you'll want it up to punish his Q windup.
The full Neeko vs Yone 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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