Soraka vs Neeko Counter Pick

Neeko is dangerous because of where she can stand, not because of her raw numbers. Inherent Glamour lets her approach disguised as an ally, and Pop Blossom depends on that cover: the leap launches nearby enemies into the air and stuns them on landing, though it requires a telegraphed windup first. Soraka’s window to respond is the stretch of time before that windup finishes.

• Each champion casts from 550 units away, so Blooming Burst and Starcall hit from identical range, and reach alone doesn’t hand either support the poke advantage.
• At base, Neeko has 21 armor to Soraka’s 32, while at level 18 she sits at 2,378 health versus 2,101. Her build leans toward dealing damage rather than outlasting a long fight.
• Equinox applies silence within its area and a root once it ends, which is the most economical way to break up a Tangle-Barbs setup or catch a committed Pop Blossom.

Both rely on magic damage, and since each has 30 base magic resistance, cooldowns rather than resistances decide the trade. Neeko moves faster, 340 movement speed to 325, and Salvation only erases that difference when an ally is already low. Neeko’s base attack damage of 48 is the lower of the two, so her early pressure comes almost entirely from abilities and fades once her mana runs out. Across 437 games on patch 16.13.1, Soraka wins 56.5 percent of the time against Neeko, a clear-cut result drawn from a sample large enough to trust.