Ekko vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Ekko
based on 7,302 Ekko vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Xerath
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 Xerath
Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.
Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.
Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.
Ekko vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Ekko in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show several significant Ekko versus Xerath counter statistics that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Xerath..
Ekko typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Xerath. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Xerath
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Who is Better, Ekko or Xerath?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ekko usually wins when playing against Xerath, with a 51.8% win rate. As a result, Ekko makes a good counter for Xerath.
While Ekko does have a higher winrate than Xerath, when they face off with one another, Ekko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ekko into Xerathas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Ekko has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Xerath matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Ekko is a decent counter for Xerath. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ekko against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Ekko in order to counter Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Xerath. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Ekko versus Xerath build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Shadowflame. When Ekko incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Xerath than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ekko had an average win rate of 51.8% when countering Xerath with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Xerath 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 rune sets players used for Ekko vs Xerath battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.8% win rate overall.
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