Ekko vs Kayle
How to Beat Kayle as Ekko
based on 3,282 Ekko vs Kayle matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Kayle Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Kayle Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Kayle
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 Kayle
Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.
Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.
Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.
Ekko vs Kayle Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayle with Ekko in LoL
The stats shown here show several important Ekko versus Kayle matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champions. As an example, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kayle’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kayle..
Ekko usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Kayle. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Kayle
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Who is Better, Ekko or Kayle?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kayle, with a 49.1% win rate. As a result, Ekko makes an ok counter for Kayle.
While Ekko does have a lower winrate than Kayle, when on opposite teams, Ekko also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Ekko into Kayleas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ekko also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayle. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Ekko is a somewhat poor counter for Kayle. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ekko against Kayle.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Ekko to counter Kayle during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko often accumulates less CS as Kayle. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Ekko versus Kayle build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Lich Bane. When Ekko included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Kayle than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Ekko had an average winrate of 49.1% battling Kayle with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Kayle 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. Of all the runes players chose for Ekko vs Kayle battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.1% winrate overall.
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