Thornmail Neeko Build

Thornmail Neeko Build.

Thornmail Neeko build with runes and items. Thornmail Neeko guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Thornmail Neeko build in League of Legends Patch 25.21!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Bramble Vest should be final item in your build.
Ruby Crystal should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Neeko ability Shapesplitter should be leveled first.
W
Neeko ability Tangle-Barbs should be leveled second.
E
Neeko ability Blooming Burst should be leveled third.
Q
Final items
Thornmail should be final item in your build.
Abyssal Mask should be final item in your build.
Dead Man's Plate should be final item in your build.
Sunfire Aegis should be final item in your build.
Jak'Sho, The Protean should be final item in your build.
Randuin's Omen should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Grasp of the Undying from Resolve tree.
Minor rune Domination.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Thornmail Neeko Runes

Resolve
Resolve major tree Grasp of the Undying rune.
Resolve major tree Aftershock rune.
Resolve major tree Guardian rune.
Resolve major tree Demolish rune.
Resolve major tree Font of Life rune.
Resolve major tree Shield Bash rune.
Resolve major tree Conditioning rune.
Resolve major tree Second Wind rune.
Resolve major tree Bone Plating rune.
Resolve major tree Overgrowth rune.
Resolve major tree Revitalize rune.
Resolve major tree Unflinching rune.
Domination
Domination minor tree Cheap Shot rune.
Domination minor tree Taste of Blood rune.
Domination minor tree Sudden Impact rune.
Domination minor tree Sixth Sense rune.
Domination minor tree Grisly Mementos rune.
Domination minor tree Deep Ward rune.
Domination minor tree Treasure Hunter rune.
Domination minor tree Relentless Hunter rune.
Domination minor tree Ultimate Hunter rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

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How it works

General

  1. You rush Thornmail.
  2. You go full Armor.
  3. Hit or miss. Works only if an enemy team is full of physical damage dealers (preferably auto-attackers).
    • If an enemy team is full of mages, AP poke damage, consider playing regular tank build instead.
    • However, this build also gonna work to some degree as players usually still auto attack anyway (not as good as vs full physical damage dealers / auto attackers)

Champion

  1. Your Shapesplitter (W) procs all items like Sunfire, Thornmail, Unending Despair.
  2. You send your Shapesplitter (W) clone into enemy team to farm that sweet damage. Every auto attack enemies use on the clone will trigger your Thornmail. If they stay near the clone effects like Sunfire Aegis or Unending Despair will damage them as well..

How to play

General

  1. How is this Thornmail build for Neeko different to regular tank builds? Item order, Armor stacking and countering enemy physical damage dealers!
  2. This build is aimed to counter AD comps. Since you don't know the enemy team, you need to adapt in game. It is hit or miss. If they are heavy AP - you can just play regular tank.
  3. Late game, you can consider selling boots for 6th item - for even more sweet Thornmail damage!
  4. Remember to consume your Grasp of the Undying procs!

Champion

  1. You are a very good engager, thanks to Pop Blossom (R). Look for opportunities to initiate fights for your team.
  2. You can max Shapesplitter (W) if you want to go full on sending clones fantasy. Otherwise max Tangle-Barbs (E) for CC and Blooming Burst (Q) for damage.

Tips and Tricks

Shapesplitter (W)

  1. You can use your Shapesplitter (W) to prevent tons of enemy skillshots, trigger enemy traps and check bushes!
  2. 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)

  1. To elevate your Neeko's game, when you want to R Flash 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.

Riot

  1. You can set her passive to use hotkeys in the options menu. The default is Shift+F1~F5
  2. Try to use Inherent Glamour sparingly, ineffective uses will put enemies on the alert.

Skill Order

  • Neeko [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Blooming Burst
  • Neeko [object Object] ability.
    W
    Shapesplitter
  • Neeko [object Object] ability.
    E
    Tangle-Barbs
  • Neeko [object Object] ability.
    R
    Pop Blossom

Items

Starting items
Bramble Vest item.
Ruby Crystal item.
Rush this
Thornmail item.
Good tank items
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Good MR items
Kaenic Rookern item.
Spirit Visage item.
Force of Nature item.
Abyssal Mask item.
Hollow Radiance item.
Good Armor items
Randuin's Omen item.
Frozen Heart item.
Unending Despair item.
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Sunfire Aegis item.
Dead Man's Plate item.
Thornmail item.
Situational items
Titanic Hydra item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Sorcery item.
Example final build
Thornmail item.
Abyssal Mask item.
Dead Man's Plate item.
Sunfire Aegis item.
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Randuin's Omen item.