Neeko vs Leona — Support Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Neeko against Leona · 49.76% win rate over 1,449 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: A genuine skill matchup — the favour swings window to window (2 apiece of the 7 stages). Neeko wins 49.76% of games vs Leona in support (1,449 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1NeekoLevel 1 is yours - Leona has no engage before E, so you poke free.
Level 2Even / skillLevel 2 is even as her all-in threat trades against your E root.
Level 3Even / skillLevel 3 stays a skill standoff over her Zenith Blade landing.
Levels 4-5LeonaLevels 4-5 favour Leona - full CC chain plus tankiness walks through poke.
Level 6NeekoLevel 6 is yours - Pop Blossom punishes her committed engage.
First itemLeonaFirst item favours Leona as tank items let her all-in through your poke.
Two+ itemsEven / skill2+ items are a skill fight decided by whose CC lands first.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Level 1 is yours - Leona is engage-starved before E, so you poke freely with Q. At 2-3 it's a skill standoff: she wants to land Zenith Blade to open her stun chain, and you want to root her mid-dash with E or bait it with a W clone. Respect her level-2 all-in if your ADC overextends.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Neeko vs Leona 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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