Kayle vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Kayle
based on 5,337 Kayle vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayle vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Kayle vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Kayle
Tips for Playing as Kayle against Ekko
Kayle benefits greatly from Attack Damage and Ability Power, making hybrid items like Nashor's Tooth and Hextech Gunblade very effective on her.
Using Divine Judgment on a high-DPS ally can turn the tides of battle by giving your ally free reign to attack.
Kayle's attacks become incredibly powerful once she gains attack range from Divine Ascent. Play safe until then.
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.
Kayle vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Kayle in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify several vital Kayle vs. Ekko matchup stats that may help you realize the differences between the two. Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ekko’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Ekko..
Kayle often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes less damage than Ekko. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kayle and Ekko
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Who is Better, Kayle or Ekko?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayle usually fairs equally well when taking on Ekko, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Kayle makes an ok counter for Ekko.
While Kayle does have a higher winrate than Ekko, when they face off with one another, Kayle also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayle into Ekkoas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kayle has almost no amount of utility and CC, 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 one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Ekko matchups, Kayle is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Kayle is a decent counter to Ekko. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kayle against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kayle 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayle often gets more CS relative to Ekko. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to have in your Kayle versus Ekko build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Shadowflame. When Kayle combined at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Ekko than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kayle had an average winrate of 50.3% when countering Ekko with these items in her kit.
To have the highest probability of annihilating Ekko as Kayle, Kayle players should use the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Kayle vs Ekko matchups, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.3% win rate overall.
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