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Neeko vs Galio
YOU · MID
ENEMY · MIDVS
How to play it
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Minion-dodge his W
Transform into a minion to completely dodge his W provoke: abuse this mechanic every time he channels it.
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Punish before his back
Punish him before his first recall: drop a Q on his head every time he steps up to last-hit, then zone him with your range.
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Clone stops his engage
Put your clone on top of him to stop both his engage and disengage, and shield yourself while you poke.
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Never blow your ult raw: he can E-dash out of it, so only ult as part of an E chain-CC combo.
Runes
SORCERY
INSPIRATION
SHARDS
Spells
FLASH
IGNITEItems
Start
Core
Neeko's sheet doesn't lock an item path, so this is her standard scaling AP-mage core: Blackfire Torch first for the mana and burn her poke-heavy early game wants, then Rylai's Crystal Scepter for the control that lands her E and R, and Rabadon's Deathcap for the scaling payoff. Flex Zhonya's Hourglass or Void Staff by matchup, and open a Sapphire Crystal if you need extra early mana.
Skill order
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
 | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
 | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
 | R | R | R |
MAXQ→E→W
Q→E→WNeeko · Mid · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026
Neeko vs Galio in Mid lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: respect his W provoke, but you can dodge it entirely by turning into a minion, so abuse that.
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