Ekko vs Jayce
How to Beat Jayce as Ekko
based on 2,515 Ekko vs Jayce matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Jayce Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Jayce Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jayce as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Jayce
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 Jayce
Jayce is strong in the early game. If he gains the advantage, play defensively.
Jayce can attack in melee or at range. Pay attention to his stance and weapon color to know how he is going to attack.
If you see Jayce drop his Acceleration Gate, be careful, he is probably about to cast Shock Blast.
Ekko vs Jayce Counter Stats
How to Counter Jayce with Ekko in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show some critical Ekko against Jayce counter statistics that may help us interpret the distinctions between this set of champs. As an example, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jayce’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Jayce..
Ekko often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Jayce. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Jayce
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Who is Better, Ekko or Jayce?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when playing against Jayce, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Ekko makes an ok counter to Jayce.
While Ekko does have a higher win rate compared to Jayce, when on opposite teams, Ekko also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ekko into Jayceas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Ekko has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jayce. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Jayce matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Ekko is a decent counter for Jayce. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ekko against Jayce.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Ekko in order to counter Jayce during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko usually gets less CS compared to Jayce. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Ekko versus Jayce build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Ekko included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Jayce than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ekko boasted an average win rate of 50.4% battling Jayce with this build.
To have the greatest probability of beating Jayce as Ekko, Ekko players should equip 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 combinations players used for Ekko vs Jayce battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.4% win rate overall.
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