How to win lane as Neeko against Cho'Gath · 42.86% win rate over 7 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Both of you are weak at Level 1 — he has only single-target Q poke, you have only single-target Q, so neither threatens a trade yet. |
| Level 2 | Neeko | With your second Q point your Blooming Burst poke chips a Cho who must step up to farm before any Feast stacks cushion him. |
| Level 3 | Neeko | Q + E online means you can root with Tangle-Barbs and stack Blooming Burst re-blooms — your first real punish window on his short range. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | He won't all-in without R and you won't without Pop Blossom, so it trends even as he farms toward Feast and you poke with Q. |
| Level 6 | Cho'Gath | Pop Blossom off a landed E is a full burst combo that out-damages his current HP — ult from disguise so he can't Q-knockup the channel. |
| First item | Cho'Gath | His first Feast stacks plus tank components absorb your Q burst and his W silence blanks your combo mid-rotation, flipping the lane to him. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | His R is true-damage percent-HP that ignores your shields and clone — at 2+ items he one-shots you through everything no matter your lead. |
Cho has to walk into the wave to last-hit before Feast exists, so Levels 2-3 are your only clean window — land E (Tangle-Barbs) at range and follow with Q (Blooming Burst) re-blooms while his HP pool is still normal. Do NOT facecheck a Q knockup into W silence; if he catches you mid-combo the silence cancels everything. Bait his Q cooldown, then commit your root.
The full Neeko vs Cho'Gath 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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