Ekko vs Zed
How to Beat Zed as Ekko
based on 7,405 Ekko vs Zed matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Zed Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Zed Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zed as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Zed
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 Zed
Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.
Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.
After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.
Ekko vs Zed Counter Stats
How to Counter Zed with Ekko in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some strategic Ekko vs. Zed counter stats that can help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zed’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zed..
Ekko often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Zed. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ekko and Zed
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Who is Better, Ekko or Zed?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ekko usually wins when playing against Zed, with a 52.6% win rate. Thus, Ekko makes a good counter to Zed.
While Ekko does have a higher winrate than Zed, when facing one another, Ekko also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Ekko into Zedas 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 Zed. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Zed matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Ekko is a good counter to Zed. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ekko against Zed.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Ekko in order to counter Zed during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Zed. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Ekko versus Zed build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Ekko incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Zed than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Ekko had an average win rate of 52.6% when countering Zed with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of defeating Zed 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. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Ekko vs Zed counters, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.6% winrate overall.
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