Gnar vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Gnar
based on 1,872 Gnar vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gnar vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Gnar vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Gnar
Tips for Playing as Gnar against Ekko
Position yourself next to walls to bait your enemies into getting stunned by your ultimate.
Know your strengths! Mini Gnar is fast, squishy, and has high sustained damage. Mega Gnar is slow, tough, and has high burst.
Managing your Rage is very important. Try to time out your transformations so you can get maximum benefit from both forms.
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.
Gnar vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Gnar in LoL
The stats shown on this page show several critical Gnar versus Ekko counter statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ekko’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ekko..
Gnar often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Ekko. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gnar and Ekko
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Who is Better, Gnar or Ekko?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gnar usually loses when playing against Ekko, with a 48.1% win rate. Thus, Gnar makes a poor counter to Ekko.
While Gnar does have a lower win rate than Ekko, when facing one another, Gnar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Gnar into Ekkoas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Gnar also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ekko. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gnar vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Gnar is a somewhat poor counter to Ekko. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Gnar against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Gnar in order to counter Ekko during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gnar typically gets more CS as Ekko. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Gnar versus Ekko build consist of Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Gnar included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Ekko than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Gnar had an average winrate of 48.1% when countering Ekko with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Ekko as Gnar, Gnar players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Gnar vs Ekko fights, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.1% win rate overall.
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