Ekko vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Ekko
based on 17,745 Ekko vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Caitlyn
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 Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Ekko vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Ekko in LoL
The stats shown here show several valuable Ekko against Caitlyn counter statistics that may help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Caitlyn..
Ekko normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Caitlyn. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ekko and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Ekko or Caitlyn?
Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ekko usually wins when trying to fight Caitlyn, with a 51.8% win rate. Thus, Ekko makes a good counter for Caitlyn.
While Ekko does have a higher win rate compared to Caitlyn, when they face off with one another, Ekko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ekko into Caitlynas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ekko also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Caitlyn 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 teamfights.
Ekko is a decent counter for Caitlyn. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Ekko against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Ekko to counter Caitlyn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko typically gets less CS relative to Caitlyn. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Ekko versus Caitlyn build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Ekko combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Caitlyn than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ekko had an average winrate of 51.8% when countering Caitlyn with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of defeating Caitlyn as Ekko, Ekko players should use the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Ekko vs Caitlyn clashes, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.8% winrate overall.
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