Support Neeko build with runes and items. Support Neeko guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Support Neeko build in League of Legends Patch 26.1!
Even though Neeko is not typical support, you are gonna support your team very effectively. With heals, shields and buffs:
Heal summoner spell.
Guardian and Font of Life runes.
Redemption, Locket of the Iron Solari and Moonstone Renewer and other items.
Diadem of Songs for some sweet and constant healing.
Playstyle
Play safe, stay in the back and play like support, so you can stay and heal more. 🛡️
Sometimes, you can go in and play more aggressively when the opportunity is right. ⚔️
Focus on healing and shielding to keep allies alive. 💖
Use Redemption, Locket, and Heal on cooldown for healing. ✨
How to play
General
This is an off-meta and very build that works on ANY champion - even those without healing or shielding abilities!
Your job is to stay alive and provide constant healing, shielding, and buffs to your team through items and summoner spells.
Play safe and stay in the back. The longer you survive, the more you can heal your teammates.
Items
Your first rush is Redemption.
Your second rush can be Locket of the Iron Solari (vs AoE burst) or Moonstone Renewer (for sustained healing).
Rush Locket #2 if your team is already doing teamfights or when enemy team has champions with super AoE damage. Otherwise, get Moonstone Renewer #2.
If you manage to stack if quite fast, you can rush Diadem of Songs as well.
Echoes of Helia is a strong option - you can proc it consistently with Font of Life (from your slow/CC abilities). However it encourages you to play aggressive to stack it and with this build, you really want to stay behind and play passive. Be careful.
Knight's Vow is surprisingly strong if you have a carry/strong bruiser/strong tank. Stick with them and support them specifically.
Summoner Spell
Try to use summoner spell Heal on cooldown, especially when 2+ allies are nearby. With Moonstone Renewer, you want to heal multiple people for maximum value.
Late game
Later in the game (6 items), you can sell boots for a sixth support item to maximize your healing impact.
Buffing your team
Ardent Censer is worth it if you have auto attackers on your team (ADCs, auto-attack bruisers). It will trigger often enough to be good buy.
Staff of Flowing Water is great if you have AP champions on your team. You'll be proccing it frequently with your support abilities.
Cryptbloom is interesting if you want to go full healing. Get it as #4+ item.
Bandlepipes is a good new item that gives MS and buffs your allies Attack Speed when you slow/immobilize enemies.
Runes
Guardian is your most important rune. It provides massive shielding, but remember: you need to be close to your allies to proc it.
You can also manipulate it - for example, you can stick to one ally, or avoid some spells that's gonna only waste it.
Another important rule is Cosmic Insight. It is crucial because it reduces cooldowns for your active items and Heal summoner spell:
Redemption and Locket of the Iron Solari - 81.92 sec cooldown (down from 90 sec).
Shurelya's Battlesong - 68.12 sec cooldown (down from 75 sec).
Heal summoner spell gets reduced cooldown too!
You will be triggering Font of Life effect, which will heal your allies. It also chains off Moonstone Renewer!
Important Font of Life total healing is NOT properly calculated in post-game stats. The actual value in-game is much higher than displayed! You heal more than you think!
Redemption
Try to use Redemption on cooldown when your allies are missing health. It's best used when they are grouped together.
If you already have Moonstone Renewer, wait (or ping) until allies group before using Redemption, so you can heal everyone at once.
You CAN use Redemption for damage, but generally it's not worth it. Keep it to heal your team!
Be careful when using Redemption while dead and about to respawn. The camera will snap to your position, and you might accidentally cast it in the spawn pool. Watch out for bad timing!
Tips and Tricks
Champion
Shapesplitter (W)
You can use your Shapesplitter (W) to prevent tons of enemy skillshots, trigger enemy traps and check bushes!
You can improve your Neeko's game immediately just by changing direction before using Shapesplitter (W). Pretend that you are going one direction, just to W into another. This confuses enemies and can also help with surprise engages with Pop Blossom (R)!
Pop Blossom (R)
To elevate your Neeko's game, when you want to RFlash combo, make sure to do it at the very last frame of Pop Blossom (R) animation, so enemies won't have any time to react.
Build
As a support Neeko, send your Shapesplitter (W) clone into fights frequently — especially during chaotic teamfights. This baits skillshots, draws attention, and often causes enemies to waste key abilities or misposition while trying to chase it down.
Riot
You can set her passive to use hotkeys in the options menu. The default is Shift+F1~F5
Try to use Inherent Glamour sparingly, ineffective uses will put enemies on the alert.