Ekko vs Malphite
How to Beat Malphite as Ekko
based on 6,858 Ekko vs Malphite matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Malphite Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Malphite
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 Malphite
If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.
Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.
Ekko vs Malphite Counter Stats
How to Counter Malphite with Ekko in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight some important Ekko vs. Malphite counter stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malphite’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Malphite..
Ekko normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Malphite. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ekko and Malphite
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Who is Better, Ekko or Malphite?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ekko usually wins when trying to fight Malphite, with a 51.1% win rate. Thus, Ekko makes a good counter to Malphite.
While Ekko does have a higher winrate compared to Malphite, when they face off with one another, Ekko also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ekko into Malphiteas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Ekko has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malphite. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Malphite matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Ekko is a decent counter to Malphite. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ekko against Malphite.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Ekko to counter Malphite during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Malphite. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Ekko versus Malphite build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Ekko used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Malphite than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ekko boasted an average win rate of 51.1% when countering Malphite with this build.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating Malphite as Ekko, you 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 chose for Ekko vs Malphite fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.1% winrate overall.
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