How to win lane as Taric against Neeko · 55.1% win rate over 245 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Neeko | Neeko's level-1 Q-E poke outranges your melee heal. |
| Level 2 | Neeko | At 2 her root plus poke let her lock your ADC from safety. |
| Level 3 | Neeko | Through 3 her ranged combo keeps chipping faster than you sustain. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | At 4-5 it's skill-based as your Bastion sustain starts matching her poke. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 your R invuln cancels Pop Blossom, making the ult trade even on timing. |
| First item | Taric | First item sustain plus E stun tilt lane to you on a landed engage. |
| Two+ items | Taric | Late, your R+E all-in beats her squishy disguise-and-combo kit. |
Neeko wins levels 1-3: her Q-E poke combo and root outrange your melee heal, letting her chip you and lock your ADC while you can only answer by stepping into her damage, so farm safe and dodge Tangle-Barbs.
The full Taric 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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