Ekko vs Gnar
How to Beat Gnar as Ekko
based on 1,872 Ekko vs Gnar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Gnar Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Gnar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Gnar
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 Gnar
Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.
Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.
Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.
Ekko vs Gnar Counter Stats
How to Counter Gnar with Ekko in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some critical Ekko versus Gnar matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gnar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gnar..
Ekko often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Gnar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Gnar
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Who is Better, Ekko or Gnar?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ekko usually wins when taking on Gnar, with a 51.9% win rate. As a result, Ekko makes a good counter for Gnar.
While Ekko does have a higher win rate than Gnar, when on opposite teams, Ekko also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ekko into Gnaras his relative depth means that 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 Gnar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Gnar matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Ekko is a decent counter to Gnar. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ekko against Gnar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Ekko to counter Gnar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko often accumulates less CS relative to Gnar. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The best items to use in your Ekko versus Gnar build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Ekko included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Gnar than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ekko boasted an average win rate of 51.9% when countering Gnar with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of annihilating Gnar as Ekko, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Ekko vs Gnar fights, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.9% winrate overall.
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