Ekko vs Jax
How to Beat Jax as Ekko
based on 12,559 Ekko vs Jax matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Jax Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Jax Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jax as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Jax
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 Jax
Try to engage him in short bursts instead of going toe-to-toe with him. Preventing him from attacking consecutively drastically lowers his damage output.
Jax can dodge all incoming attacks for a very short amount of time and stuns enemies in melee range when it ends. Wait to strike him until after his dodge is finished.
Ekko vs Jax Counter Stats
How to Counter Jax with Ekko in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some valuable Ekko vs. Jax matchup statistics that may help us understand the differences between the pair. Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jax’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Jax..
Ekko typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Jax. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ekko and Jax
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Who is Better, Ekko or Jax?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when taking on Jax, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Ekko makes an ok counter for Jax.
While Ekko does have a lower winrate than Jax, when they face off with one another, Ekko also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Ekko into Jaxas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Ekko also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jax. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Jax matchups, Jax is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Ekko is a somewhat poor counter for Jax. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ekko against Jax.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Ekko in order to counter Jax during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Jax. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Ekko versus Jax build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Shadowflame. When Ekko used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Jax than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Ekko had an average win rate of 49.7% when playing against Jax with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Jax as Ekko, Ekko players should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Future's Market runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Ekko vs Jax clashes, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.7% win rate overall.
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