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How to Win Ezreal vs Ekko Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Ekko

How to Beat Ekko as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Ekko as Ezreal

based on 10,656 Ezreal vs Ekko matchups
Win Rate
45.9 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL games every week. In our dataset, Ezreal engaged Ekko 10656 times. Including so many games with Ezreal vs Ekko provides us confidence in our capability to prepare enlightening data and a pro build to crush your opponent. This particular matchup is fairly uncommon. Ezreal encounters Ekko in only 4.7% of his games.

Ezreal vs Ekko Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal does a awful job of countering Ekko. Normally, he wins a lowly 45.9% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Ezreal vs Ekko games, Ezreal’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Ekko.

Best Ezreal vs Ekko Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaSpear of ShojinEssence Reaver

Optional Items

Guardian AngelMaw of MalmortiusRavenous HydraFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Ekko as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Ekko

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

Advice to Win Against Ekko

The second hit of Timewinder does more damage than the first; try to avoid it.

Ekko is significantly weaker when his ultimate is down. Watch for the trail he leaves behind to determine if Chronobreak is available.

Ekko's stun zone takes 3 seconds to arm. Watch for the image he creates on cast and try to guess where the zone was placed.

Ezreal vs Ekko Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
45.9 %
VS
Win Rate
54.1 %
Ekko Image
6.5
< Kills >
7.8
5.7
< Deaths >
5.8
6.9
< Assists >
6.4
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
173
< Minions Killed >
104
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.81
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.5
16,136
< Physical Damage >
2,399
7,267
< Magic Damage >
18,000
586
< True Damage >
1,048
23,989
< Damage Dealt >
21,448
20,483
< Damage Taken >
31,729
11,857
< Gold Earned >
12,425
2.19
< Towers >
1.89
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
5,527
< Total Healing >
11,933
12,708
< Experience >
14,339
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
7
84
< Time Dealing CC >
378

How to Counter Ekko with Ezreal in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some influential Ezreal against Ekko matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ekko..

Ezreal usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Ekko. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ezreal and Ekko

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Ekko
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Ekko

Who is Better, Ezreal or Ekko?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when facing off against Ekko, with a 45.9% win rate. Therefore, Ezreal makes a poor counter for Ekko.

While Ezreal does have a much lower winrate compared to Ekko, when they face off with one another, Ezreal also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Ezreal into Ekkoas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ezreal also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ekko. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Ezreal is a terribly counter for Ekko. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ezreal against Ekko.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Ekko Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ekko as Ezreal, we analyzed 10,656 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 Ekko as Ezreal 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

If you would like to truly master Ezreal in order to counter Ekko during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal on average gets more CS relative to Ekko. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Ezreal versus Ekko build include Muramana, Spear of Shojin, and Essence Reaver. When Ezreal bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Ekko than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Ezreal had an average win rate of 45.9% when countering Ekko with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Ekko as Ezreal, Ezreal players should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Ezreal vs Ekko face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.9% winrate overall.

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