Ekko vs Annie
How to Beat Annie as Ekko
based on 2,969 Ekko vs Annie matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Annie Matchup Summary
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Guide to Countering Annie as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Annie
Chronobreak is a potent escape tool, but it can also be quite powerful when used offensively. Don't underestimate its damage potential.
If you can proc Z-Drive Resonance on an enemy champion, it's worth taking risks to do so. The bonus Move Speed makes it easy to escape.
Phase Dive's dash is a great tool for setting up Ekko's other abilities. Use it to get double hits with Timewinder or get into position to detonate Parallel Convergence.
Advice to Win Against Annie
Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.
Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.
Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.
Ekko vs Annie Counter Stats
How to Counter Annie with Ekko in LoL
The stats shown here feature some vital Ekko against Annie counter stats that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. As an example, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Annie’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Annie..
Ekko often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Annie. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ekko and Annie
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Who is Better, Ekko or Annie?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ekko usually wins when playing against Annie, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Ekko makes a good counter for Annie.
While Ekko does have a higher winrate than Annie, when on opposite teams, Ekko also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Ekko into Annieas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ekko has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Annie. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Annie matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Ekko is a decent counter for Annie. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ekko against Annie.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Ekko to counter Annie during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko often gets a similar amount of CS as Annie. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Ekko versus Annie build include Lich Bane, Void Staff, and Hextech Rocketbelt. When Ekko used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Annie than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Ekko boasted an average winrate of 51.2% when playing against Annie with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of annihilating Annie as Ekko, you should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Future's Market runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Ekko vs Annie LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.2% win rate overall.
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