Janna vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Janna
based on 4,704 Janna vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Janna vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Janna vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Janna
Tips for Playing as Janna against Ekko
Timing Janna's ultimate can push enemies away from a wounded ally or even separate enemies.
Eye of the Storm can be used on allied turrets.
Quickly firing a Howling Gale without the charge up can be used to heavily disable the other team.
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.
Janna vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Janna in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature several valuable Janna against Ekko counter statistics that can help us understand the differences between this set of champs. Janna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ekko’s ratio of NaN, showing that Janna may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Ekko. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Janna normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes less damage than Ekko. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Janna and Ekko
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Who is Better, Janna or Ekko?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Janna usually fairs equally well when playing against Ekko, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Janna makes an ok counter to Ekko.
While Janna does have a lower winrate compared to Ekko, when facing one another, Janna also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Janna into Ekkoas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Janna also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ekko. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Janna vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Janna is a somewhat poor counter for Ekko. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Janna against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Janna in order to counter Ekko during both the lane 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 mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Janna often racks up a lot less CS relative to Ekko. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have 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, champions with a lot 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 most important items to have in your Janna versus Ekko build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Janna used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better countering Ekko than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Janna boasted an average winrate of 49.6% when playing against Ekko with this build.
To have the greatest probability of defeating Ekko as Janna, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Celerity, Gathering Storm, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Janna vs Ekko battles, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.6% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ekko as Janna are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.