Ekko vs Vel'Koz
How to Beat Vel'Koz as Ekko
based on 2,601 Ekko vs Vel'Koz matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Vel'Koz Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Vel'Koz
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.
Chronobreak is a potent escape tool, but it can also be quite powerful when used offensively. Don't underestimate its damage potential.
Advice to Win Against Vel'Koz
Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.
Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.
Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.
Ekko vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats
How to Counter Vel'Koz with Ekko in LoL
The stats provided here underscore several influential Ekko vs. Vel'Koz matchup stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vel'Koz’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vel'Koz. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Ekko usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Vel'Koz. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Vel'Koz
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Who is Better, Ekko or Vel'Koz?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when facing off against Vel'Koz, with a 50.1% win rate. Therefore, Ekko makes an ok counter to Vel'Koz.
While Ekko does have a higher win rate than Vel'Koz, when on opposite teams, Ekko also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ekko into Vel'Kozas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ekko also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Vel'Koz matchups, Ekko is the better champ 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 Vel'Koz. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ekko against Vel'Koz.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ekko to counter Vel'Koz during both the early game 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 displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko most often gets a similar amount of CS as Vel'Koz. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Ekko versus Vel'Koz build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Nashor's Tooth. When Ekko incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Vel'Koz than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Ekko had an average win rate of 50.1% when playing against Vel'Koz with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Vel'Koz as Ekko, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Ekko vs Vel'Koz matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.1% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vel'Koz as Ekko are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.