Ekko vs Galio
How to Beat Galio as Ekko
based on 5,107 Ekko vs Galio matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Galio Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Galio Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Galio as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Galio
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 Galio
Galio cannot traverse walls with Justice Punch.
Galio moves slower when he is charging Shield of Durand.
Hero's Entrance can be interrupted before Galio jumps into the air.
Ekko vs Galio Counter Stats
How to Counter Galio with Ekko in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some vital Ekko vs. Galio counter statistics that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Galio’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Galio..
Ekko typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Galio. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ekko and Galio
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Who is Better, Ekko or Galio?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when facing off against Galio, with a 50.4% win rate. Therefore, Ekko makes an ok counter for Galio.
While Ekko does have a higher winrate than Galio, when on opposite teams, Ekko also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ekko into Galioas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ekko also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Galio. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Galio matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Ekko is a decent counter for Galio. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ekko against Galio.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ekko in order to counter Galio during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Galio. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Ekko versus Galio build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Ekko combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Galio than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ekko boasted an average winrate of 50.4% when countering Galio with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Galio as Ekko, you should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Future's Market runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Ekko vs Galio counters, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.4% winrate overall.
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