Ekko vs Gangplank Counter Build
How to Beat Gangplank as Ekko
Summary
We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL matches each week. Within our database, Ekko faced off against Gangplank in 28,623 rounds. Having so many games with Ekko versus Gangplank gives us faith in our ability to prepare enlightening statistics and a supported build to suppress your rival.
This matchup is fairly common. Ekko encounters Gangplank in 21.2% of his rounds. Ekko has done a great job of beating Gangplank. Typically, Ekko wins a fantastic 55.0% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Ekko against Gangplank games, Ekko’s side is 1.0% less expected to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood against Gangplank.
Matchups Analyzed
Team First Blood
Win Rate
Best Ekko Items to Counter Gangplank
The best items to use in your Ekko versus Gangplank build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Hextech Rocketbelt. When Ekko included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Gangplank than with most other common builds.
Best Ekko Runes to Counter Gangplank
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Gangplank as Ekko, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ravenous Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Minion Dematerializer runes. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Ekko vs Gangplank matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. We have also shown the best Gangplank runes to counterpick against Ekko in order to help you grasp how he will probably be built to try to beat your champ.
Best Ekko Runes
Electrocute
Sudden Impact
Eyeball Collection
Ravenous Hunter
Magical Footwear
Minion DematerializerBest Gangplank Runes
Grasp of the Undying
Demolish
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Presence of Mind
Coup de GraceStats
The subsequent tables clarify some important Ekko vs. Gangplank matchup statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between the two. As an example, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of 2.6 is greater than Gangplank’s ratio of 2.1, indicating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Gangplank.
Battle Stats
Kills
Deaths
Assists
Largest Killing Spree
Damage Dealt
Damage Taken
Objective Stats
Towers Destroyed
Inhibitors Destroyed
Dragons Killed
Barons Killed
Gold Earned
Minions Killed
Ekko often has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, Ekko takes more damage than Gangplank. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Ekko typically totals much less CS than Gangplank. Champions that don't acquire very much CS typically don't require much CS to be useful. They are able to scale fully off of their skills and stats alone. Yet, champs with many minion kills, such as ADCs, usually require a lot of gold to be useful. In either case, try to exceed the averages presented here to do well.
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How We Analyze Our Matchups
For this counter guide, we analyzed 28623 Ekko vs Gangplank matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Gangplank as Ekko comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.