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Ekko vs Taliyah

How to Beat Taliyah as Ekko in LoLEkko is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taliyah as Ekko

based on 2,072 Ekko vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Taliyah as Ekko came out of an evaluation of 2072 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Ekko fights Taliyah in only 1.1% of his rounds.

Ekko vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Ekko does a ok job of countering Taliyah. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Ekko vs Taliyah rounds, Ekko’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Taliyah.

Best Ekko vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Ekko Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameZhonya's HourglassHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearFuture's Market
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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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W
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Q
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Ekko

Tips for Playing as Ekko against Taliyah

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 Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Ekko vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Ekko Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Taliyah Image
7.8
< Kills >
6.1
5.7
< Deaths >
6.4
6.1
< Assists >
8.4
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
105
< Minions Killed >
121
0.8
< Dragons Killed >
0.6
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.42
2,260
< Physical Damage >
795
17,276
< Magic Damage >
21,206
953
< True Damage >
1,147
20,490
< Damage Dealt >
23,149
31,417
< Damage Taken >
21,248
12,399
< Gold Earned >
12,108
1.79
< Towers >
1.63
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
11,846
< Total Healing >
4,519
14,294
< Experience >
14,248
20
< Vision Score >
23
7
< Wards Placed >
9
369
< Time Dealing CC >
560

How to Counter Taliyah with Ekko in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several critical Ekko versus Taliyah matchup statistics that may help us interpret the differences between these two champions. Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Taliyah’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Taliyah..

Ekko often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Taliyah. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ekko and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Ekko
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ekko
Taliyah

Who is Better, Ekko or Taliyah?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when playing against Taliyah, with a 50.4% win rate. Therefore, Ekko makes an ok counter to Taliyah.

While Ekko does have a higher win rate compared to Taliyah, when on opposite teams, Ekko also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Ekko into Taliyahas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ekko has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Taliyah. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Taliyah matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Ekko is a decent counter to Taliyah. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ekko against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Ekko Players

How We Calculated Our Ekko vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Ekko, we analyzed 2,072 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 Taliyah 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ekko to counter Taliyah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ekko usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Taliyah. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need 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, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Ekko versus Taliyah build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Ekko bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Taliyah than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Ekko boasted an average win rate of 50.4% when playing against Taliyah with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Taliyah as Ekko, Ekko players should equip 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 rune sets players picked for Ekko vs Taliyah battles, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.4% winrate overall.

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