Morgana vs Neeko Counter Pick

Neeko throws from 550 units and Morgana from 450, and that hundred-unit deficit shows up in every exchange across 414 games on patch 16.13.1, where Morgana takes 45.2%. Blooming Burst detonates a second time when it hits a champion, Tangle-Barbs grows larger after passing through one, and both are cast from outside the reach of Dark Binding. Morgana’s 25 starting armor and 96.4 at level 18 are the thinnest defensive numbers she owns; Neeko’s 21 is thinner still, but she is rarely the one being approached.

Inherent Glamour complicates the read further, since Neeko can walk up wearing the appearance of an ally and cast from a position Morgana would never otherwise allow. Shapesplitter adds bonus magic damage on every third attack and sends a clone away on activation, so even her retreats leave a second body to track. The barrier from Black Shield does stop Tangle-Barbs, absorbing both the magic damage and the root it carries, while Pop Blossom knocks up and stuns everyone nearby, so one cast protects one of two targets.

Morgana keeps a sustain edge through Soul Siphon and a slim health lead at 2,398 against 2,378 by level 18. Rated 5 on difficulty against 1, Neeko also has more ways to waste a cooldown, which is the practical hope in a losing matchup.