[2022] Neeko bug post 2: The Return of the Buggy Tomato

Hey didn’t I see a post about Neeko bugs not too long ago? If you are asking yourself this you would be correct. So why post it again? Unfortunately, much like Yorick, Neeko’s bugs are still piling up with each champion and mechanic being added to the game, with Zeri and even the Chemdrake making appearances on this list. Now let us look at the current bugs Neeko has had since her release 3 years later. Each of these bugs exist since the introduction of Neeko (8.24) or the introduction of the character or feature she is bugged with (whichever came last), unless stated otherwise

1. VFX’s tied to items built by Neeko will show through her disguise.
   1. This applies to all items with VFX’s, but the ones of biggest concern are Crown of the Shattered Queen and Banshee's Veil, items Neeko would actually like to build.
2. When using W, the clone will have Shattered Queen or Banshee’s Veil active even if Neeko herself has them on cooldown. This stops her from being able to trick enemies properly since the clone will be clearly different from the original.
3. When disguised as a champion who has an item with a VFX tied to it, she will fail to copy the effect.
   1. The items with VFX are the: any item with an Immolate passive, Guardian Angel, Crown of the Shattered Queen, Banshee’s Veil, Edge of Night, Moonstone with active stacks, and Riftmaker when fully stacked.
4. Neeko’s clone is intended to copy the VFX for the summoner spells Exhaust and Ignite, but only copies the Exhaust effect. This error could be due to the VFX update for Ignite that happened in patch 10.18.
5. Star Guardian Neeko can have Homeguard wings stuck on her model if she uses her W as she gains the Homeguard buff. These wings, like other VFX, will show through her disguise.
6. While not directly a bug, Neeko is in the largest hitbox category, 80 units. Her and Rumble are the only midlane champions in this hitbox category, and she is by far the largest Mage, being 15 units larger than any other Mage.
7. Any shield applied to Neeko will not be applied to her clone
   1. It will also extend through any disguise, but this is most likely not a bug
8. When disguised as champion with a skin chroma, Neeko’s clone will only have the base colours of the model.

Due to how Neeko is intended to disguise as champions, the rest of the list is how each champion has a broken interaction with Neeko’s disguise. These bugs are nowhere as important as the bugs listed above, but they still impact Neeko.

1. When disguised as Lulu, the disguise will display a different Pix than the Pix that is intended for the skin; the incorrect Pix is consistent for each skin.
2. For champions that have either built a Guardian Angel or have a revival passive like Zac and Anivia, the disguise will fail to copy the effect applied to the health bar.
3. Kalista and her oathsworn both have a VFX at their feet to show who has taken the oath. If copying Kalista or her oathsworn, the visual effect will not be copied; the opposite applies if Neeko is sworn with Kallista, making the disguise less effective.
4. While Miss Fortune is Strutting her stuff, she leaves particles in her wake; Neeko does not copy the particles or the strut animation itself.
5. Ekko’s ult indicator is not copied by Neeko’s disguise.
6. If Samira has last used her sword to attack, Neeko will swipe the sword to fire a bullet. While cool-looking, this shows which one is real.
7. Neeko passive does not copy Corki’s package if he is carrying it.
8. When Mundo has passive ready, Neeko will not copy the purple health bar or the visuals on the shoulders.
9. When Neeko disguises as Bard, she will not be followed by meeps.
10. Neeko sometimes when disguising as Aphelios will T-pose. Thank you u/Vexop for providing the clip
11. When Neeko copies Zeri, despite being charged, she will never have the glowing hair or backpack effect.
12. When disguising as Orianna, Neeko will always have the ball even if Orianna does not have it.
13. When disguising as a champion with a passive shield such as Galio, Malphite, or Rakan, Neeko will not have this shield, leaving the true one easy to spot.
14. When Annie has a fully charged stun bar, there is a swirling visual around her; this is not the case for a Neeko copy.
15. While Malzahar’s passive is active, he will have a purple health bar and a unique spell shield visual. Neeko will not copy any of these.
16. Neeko’s disguise copies Aatrox’s stance when his passive is down, even while it is active.
17. Champions that have ranges that change due to different conditions will always have reduced range for Neeko’s disguise. These champions are Kayle and Gnar; both have reduced range, with Kayle being melee at all times and Mini Gnar having the auto range of Mega Gnar.
18. Neeko ult will not have any effect on enemies while she is a zombie, such as the chemtech soul.

The video below provides evidence of each of these interactions. Sorry in advance for the video’s poor quality.

https://reddit.com/link/sj13qr/video/7wxaqvtyqhf81/player

Thank you for reading, and have a good ranked climb.