Kalista vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Kalista
based on 1,600 Kalista vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kalista vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Kalista vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Kalista
Tips for Playing as Kalista against Ekko
Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.
Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.
Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.
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.
Kalista vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Kalista in LoL
The stats shown here highlight some valuable Kalista against Ekko counter statistics that can help us figure out the differences between the pair. For instance, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ekko’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Ekko..
Kalista typically has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Ekko. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kalista and Ekko
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Who is Better, Kalista or Ekko?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when taking on Ekko, with a 47.6% win rate. As a result, Kalista makes a poor counter for Ekko.
While Kalista does have a lower winrate than Ekko, when facing one another, Kalista also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming character to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kalista 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, Kalista has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ekko. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Kalista is a garbage counter for Ekko. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kalista against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Kalista to counter Ekko during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kalista on average accumulates more CS as Ekko. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Kalista versus Ekko build include Runaan's Hurricane, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when fighting Ekko than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kalista had an average win rate of 47.6% when countering Ekko with this build.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Ekko as Kalista, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Kalista vs Ekko battles, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.6% win rate overall.
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