Ekko vs Karthus
How to Beat Karthus as Ekko
based on 1,415 Ekko vs Karthus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Karthus Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Karthus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Karthus
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 Karthus
Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.
Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.
Ekko vs Karthus Counter Stats
How to Counter Karthus with Ekko in LoL
The stats provided here underscore several valuable Ekko vs. Karthus matchup stats that can help you realize the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karthus’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Karthus..
Ekko typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Karthus. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Karthus
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Who is Better, Ekko or Karthus?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ekko usually wins when facing off against Karthus, with a 52.7% win rate. As a result, Ekko makes a good counter for Karthus.
While Ekko does have a higher winrate compared to Karthus, when they face off with one another, Ekko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Ekko into Karthusas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Ekko also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Karthus 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 allies during late stage team fights.
Ekko is a good counter to Karthus. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ekko against Karthus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Ekko to counter Karthus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed 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 Karthus. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Ekko versus Karthus build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Ekko used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Karthus than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ekko boasted an average win rate of 52.7% when countering Karthus with this counter build.
To have the best chance of annihilating Karthus as Ekko, you should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Ekko vs Karthus counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.7% win rate overall.
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