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Ekko vs Sylas

How to Beat Sylas as Ekko in LoLEkko is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sylas as Ekko

based on 7,166 Ekko vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our database, Ekko faced off against Sylas 7166 times. Including so many matchups for Ekko versus Sylas provides us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare enlightening data and a pro build to wreck your opponent. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Ekko encounters Sylas in only 4.0% of his matches.

Ekko vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Ekko has done a average job of beating Sylas. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of the time the champs face one another in. In Ekko versus Sylas games, Ekko’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Sylas.

Best Ekko vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Ekko Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Nashor's ToothLich BaneZhonya's HourglassHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ekko to level upq
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Second ability for Ekko to level upe
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Last skill for Ekko to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ekko's passive ability p
Ekko's q ability q
Ekko's w ability w
Ekko's e ability e
Ekko's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Ekko

Tips for Playing as Ekko against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Ekko vs Sylas Counter Stats

Ekko Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Sylas Image
7.5
< Kills >
8.2
6.2
< Deaths >
6.9
6.6
< Assists >
6.5
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
99
< Minions Killed >
128
0.75
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.39
2,430
< Physical Damage >
562
18,008
< Magic Damage >
23,053
1,012
< True Damage >
818
21,451
< Damage Dealt >
24,433
30,715
< Damage Taken >
31,578
12,044
< Gold Earned >
11,552
1.81
< Towers >
1.58
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
11,266
< Total Healing >
9,449
13,745
< Experience >
13,682
19
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
9
372
< Time Dealing CC >
279

How to Counter Sylas with Ekko in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some strategic Ekko vs. Sylas counter stats that can help us realize the differences between the pair. Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sylas’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sylas..

Ekko usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Sylas. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ekko and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Ekko
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ekko
Sylas

Who is Better, Ekko or Sylas?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Sylas, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Ekko makes an ok counter for Sylas.

While Ekko does have a higher win rate compared to Sylas, when facing one another, Ekko also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ekko into Sylasas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ekko has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sylas. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Sylas matchups, Sylas is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Ekko is a decent counter for Sylas. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ekko against Sylas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ekko

Ekko Loses Against

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Ekko Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Ekko Players

How We Calculated Our Ekko vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Ekko, we analyzed 7,166 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Sylas as Ekko comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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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 Sylas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ekko on average gets a similar amount of CS relative to Sylas. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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 require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Ekko versus Sylas build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Ekko combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Sylas than with many other common builds. In fact, Ekko boasted an average winrate of 50.0% when playing against Sylas with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Sylas as Ekko, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Ekko vs Sylas fights, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.0% win rate overall.

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