Ekko vs Nidalee
How to Beat Nidalee as Ekko
based on 1,292 Ekko vs Nidalee matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Nidalee Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Nidalee Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nidalee as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Nidalee
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 Nidalee
Nidalee's Javelin Toss deals more damage the farther she is. If she is far away, it's imperative to dodge it.
Nidalee's Takedown deals extreme damage to Hunted targets, but she has to get close to use it. Save your crowd control or defensive abilities for when she goes in for the kill.
Nidalee's Hunt debuff is only applied with Javelin Toss and Bushwhack. Avoiding being hit by these abilities will impair her ability to deal follow-up damage.
Ekko vs Nidalee Counter Stats
How to Counter Nidalee with Ekko in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some vital Ekko versus Nidalee matchup statistics that can help us interpret the distinctions between the two. For instance, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nidalee’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nidalee..
Ekko often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Nidalee. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Nidalee
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Who is Better, Ekko or Nidalee?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ekko usually wins when taking on Nidalee, with a 57.3% win rate. Thus, Ekko makes a fantastic counter to Nidalee.
While Ekko does have a much higher winrate compared to Nidalee, when facing one another, Ekko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Ekko into Nidaleeas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Ekko has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nidalee. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Nidalee matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Ekko is a great counter to Nidalee. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ekko against Nidalee.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Ekko to counter Nidalee during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko on average gets more CS relative to Nidalee. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Ekko versus Nidalee build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Ekko incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Nidalee than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Ekko boasted an average winrate of 57.3% when countering Nidalee with this build.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Nidalee as Ekko, Ekko players 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 rune combinations that we analyzed for Ekko vs Nidalee clashes, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 57.3% winrate overall.
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