Kennen vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Kennen
based on 863 Kennen vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kennen vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Kennen vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Kennen
Tips for Playing as Kennen against Ekko
You can stun your opponents by inflicting 3 Marks of the Storm upon them.
Lightning Rush can be used to initiate fights with its Energy return component, allowing him to use other abilities afterward.
You can land an initial Mark of the Storm debuff on an opponent with Thundering Shuriken, and then add to it with Electrical Surge.
Advice to Win Against Ekko
The second hit of Timewinder does more damage than the first; try to avoid it.
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.
Ekko is significantly weaker when his ultimate is down. Watch for the trail he leaves behind to determine if Chronobreak is available.
Kennen vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Kennen in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight some strategic Kennen vs. Ekko matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Kennen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ekko’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kennen may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ekko..
Kennen usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Ekko. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kennen and Ekko
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Who is Better, Kennen or Ekko?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kennen usually fairs equally well when facing off against Ekko, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Kennen makes an ok counter for Ekko.
While Kennen does have a higher winrate than Ekko, when on opposite teams, Kennen also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Kennen into Ekko.
Moreover, Kennen also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ekko. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kennen vs Ekko matchups, Kennen is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Kennen is a decent counter for Ekko. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kennen against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kennen in order to counter Ekko during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kennen often accumulates more CS compared to Ekko. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Kennen versus Ekko build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Kennen used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better countering Ekko than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kennen boasted an average win rate of 50.4% when playing against Ekko with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of annihilating Ekko as Kennen, you should use the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Kennen vs Ekko counters, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.4% win rate overall.
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