Ekko vs Nami
How to Beat Nami as Ekko
based on 5,340 Ekko vs Nami matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Nami Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Nami Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nami as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Nami
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 Nami
Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.
Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.
Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.
Ekko vs Nami Counter Stats
How to Counter Nami with Ekko in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several strategic Ekko vs. Nami counter statistics that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nami’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nami. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Ekko typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Nami. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ekko and Nami
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Who is Better, Ekko or Nami?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ekko usually wins when playing against Nami, with a 51.9% win rate. Thus, Ekko makes a good counter to Nami.
While Ekko does have a higher winrate than Nami, when they face off with one another, Ekko also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Ekko into Namias his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Ekko also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nami. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Nami matchups, Ekko is the better champ 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 Nami. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Ekko against Nami.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Ekko to counter Nami during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko often racks up much more CS compared to Nami. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Ekko versus Nami build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Ekko used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Nami than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Ekko boasted an average winrate of 51.9% when countering Nami with this build.
To have the best probability of crushing Nami as Ekko, Ekko players should equip 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 rune builds that we analyzed for Ekko vs Nami LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.9% winrate overall.
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