Ekko vs Zilean
How to Beat Zilean as Ekko
based on 2,144 Ekko vs Zilean matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Zilean Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Zilean Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Zilean
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 Zilean
Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.
If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.
Ekko vs Zilean Counter Stats
How to Counter Zilean with Ekko in LoL
The stats provided here underscore some vital Ekko versus Zilean matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences between the pair. For instance, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zilean. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Ekko often has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Zilean. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Zilean
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Who is Better, Ekko or Zilean?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when playing against Zilean, with a 50.3% win rate. As a result, Ekko makes an ok counter to Zilean.
While Ekko does have a higher winrate than Zilean, when on opposite teams, Ekko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ekko into Zileanas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ekko also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zilean. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Zilean matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Ekko is a decent counter to Zilean. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ekko against Zilean.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Ekko to counter Zilean during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko typically accumulates more CS compared to Zilean. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Ekko versus Zilean build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Ekko included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Zilean than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ekko boasted an average winrate of 50.3% when countering Zilean with this build.
To have the highest probability of crushing Zilean as Ekko, you should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Ekko vs Zilean LoL games, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.3% winrate overall.
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