Ekko vs Riven
How to Beat Riven as Ekko
based on 5,806 Ekko vs Riven matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Riven Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Riven Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Riven as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Riven
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 Riven
All of Riven's damage is physical, prioritize high Armor if an opposing Riven gets out of control.
Riven has a great deal of mobility but she cannot move very far with any one skill. Rooting or silencing her during her combo will greatly reduce her effectiveness.
Riven excels at dueling multiple melee attackers at once, as she will be on an almost equal footing damage-wise. If pairing up against Riven, don't go in as double melee until she has expended her full combo.
Ekko vs Riven Counter Stats
How to Counter Riven with Ekko in LoL
The stats shown here show some strategic Ekko vs. Riven counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Riven’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Riven..
Ekko often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Riven. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Riven
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Who is Better, Ekko or Riven?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when facing off against Riven, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Ekko makes an ok counter to Riven.
While Ekko does have a higher win rate than Riven, when facing one another, Ekko also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ekko into Rivenas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ekko has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Riven. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Riven matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Ekko is a decent counter to Riven. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ekko against Riven.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ekko in order to counter Riven during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko on average gets less CS relative to Riven. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Ekko versus Riven build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Shadowflame. When Ekko bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Riven than with many other typical builds. In fact, Ekko boasted an average winrate of 50.3% when countering Riven with this build.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Riven as Ekko, Ekko players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Ekko vs Riven face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.3% win rate overall.
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