Ekko vs Gwen
How to Beat Gwen as Ekko
based on 3,844 Ekko vs Gwen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Gwen Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Gwen Counter Build
Items
Starter Items
Early Items
Core Ekko Items
Optional Items
Summoner Spells
Skill Order
Runes
Guide to Countering Gwen as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Gwen
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 Gwen
Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.
Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.
Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.
Ekko vs Gwen Counter Stats
How to Counter Gwen with Ekko in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some influential Ekko against Gwen counter stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Gwen..
Ekko often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Gwen. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Gwen
Damage Types Compared
Champion Playstyles Compared
Who is Better, Ekko or Gwen?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ekko usually wins when trying to fight Gwen, with a 53.8% win rate. Therefore, Ekko makes a great counter to Gwen.
While Ekko does have a higher winrate compared to Gwen, when facing one another, Ekko also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Ekko into Gwenas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Ekko has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Gwen matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Ekko is a great counter to Gwen. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Ekko against Gwen.
Other Champion Matchups Against Ekko
Additional Information for Ekko Players
How We Calculated Our Ekko vs Gwen Build and Stats
Other Useful Resources
Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Ekko in order to counter Gwen 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 shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko typically picks up less CS compared to Gwen. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Ekko versus Gwen build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Ekko used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Gwen than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Ekko had an average winrate of 53.8% when playing against Gwen with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of crushing Gwen as Ekko, Ekko players should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Ekko vs Gwen counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.8% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gwen as Ekko are presented for every ranked division. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu located above.