Ekko vs Pyke
How to Beat Pyke as Ekko
based on 6,055 Ekko vs Pyke matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Pyke Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Pyke Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Pyke
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 Pyke
Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!
When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.
Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.
Ekko vs Pyke Counter Stats
How to Counter Pyke with Ekko in LoL
The stats provided here feature some significant Ekko vs. Pyke counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Pyke..
Ekko typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Pyke. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ekko and Pyke
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Who is Better, Ekko or Pyke?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ekko usually wins when trying to fight Pyke, with a 52.0% win rate. Thus, Ekko makes a good counter for Pyke.
While Ekko does have a higher win rate compared to Pyke, when facing one another, Ekko also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ekko into Pykeas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ekko also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Pyke. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Pyke matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Ekko is a decent counter to Pyke. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ekko against Pyke.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Ekko to counter Pyke during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko on average gets more CS compared to Pyke. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Ekko versus Pyke build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Ekko incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Pyke than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ekko had an average winrate of 52.0% when countering Pyke with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of defeating Pyke as Ekko, you should equip 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 builds players used for Ekko vs Pyke counters, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.0% win rate overall.
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