Ekko vs Swain
How to Beat Swain as Ekko
based on 6,506 Ekko vs Swain matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Swain Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Swain Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Swain as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Swain
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 Swain
Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.
Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.
High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.
Ekko vs Swain Counter Stats
How to Counter Swain with Ekko in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several important Ekko vs. Swain matchup stats that may help you realize the differences between the two. For instance, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Swain’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Swain..
Ekko normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Swain. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Swain
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Who is Better, Ekko or Swain?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when playing against Swain, with a 49.4% win rate. Therefore, Ekko makes an ok counter to Swain.
While Ekko does have a lower winrate compared to Swain, when facing one another, Ekko also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ekko into Swainas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ekko has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Swain. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Swain matchups, Swain is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Ekko is a somewhat poor counter for Swain. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ekko against Swain.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Ekko to counter Swain during both the lane 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 listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko often racks up a similar amount of CS as Swain. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Ekko versus Swain build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Ekko included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Swain than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Ekko had an average winrate of 49.4% when playing against Swain with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of crushing Swain as Ekko, you should use 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 runes players picked for Ekko vs Swain counterpicks, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.4% win rate overall.
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