Ekko vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Ekko
based on 5,101 Ekko vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Nasus
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 Nasus
Nasus is prone to being kited. Try not to engage him at full Health.
Max rank Wither is a very effective counter to Attack Damage characters, so try to avoid getting caught alone by it.
While transformed by his ultimate, Nasus is stronger than most champions in the League. Engage him only if you have a clear advantage.
Ekko vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Ekko in LoL
The stats shown here underscore some critical Ekko against Nasus counter stats that may help us realize the differences between the two. For instance, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nasus’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nasus..
Ekko typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Nasus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Nasus
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Who is Better, Ekko or Nasus?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Nasus, with a 49.8% win rate. As a result, Ekko makes an ok counter for Nasus.
While Ekko does have a lower win rate than Nasus, when on opposite teams, Ekko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Ekko into Nasusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ekko has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nasus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Ekko is a somewhat poor counter for Nasus. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Ekko against Nasus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ekko to counter Nasus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko often picks up less CS relative to Nasus. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Ekko versus Nasus build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Ekko included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Nasus than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Ekko boasted an average win rate of 49.8% when countering Nasus with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of crushing Nasus 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 we have analyed for Ekko vs Nasus counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.8% winrate overall.
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