Lucian vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Lucian
based on 11,498 Lucian vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Ekko
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Lucian in LoL
The stats shown here show several important Lucian vs. Ekko matchup statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ekko..
Lucian often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Ekko. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lucian and Ekko
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Who is Better, Lucian or Ekko?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually loses when playing against Ekko, with a 47.9% win rate. Thus, Lucian makes a poor counter for Ekko.
While Lucian does have a lower winrate than Ekko, when on opposite teams, Lucian also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Lucian into Ekko.
Additionally, Lucian has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ekko. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Lucian is a bad counter for Ekko. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Lucian against Ekko.
Other Champion Matchups Against Lucian
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Lucian to counter Ekko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian most often racks up more CS as Ekko. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Lucian versus Ekko build consist of Bloodthirster, Rapid Firecannon, and Stormrazor. When Lucian used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Ekko than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Lucian boasted an average winrate of 47.9% when countering Ekko with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of defeating Ekko as Lucian, you should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Lucian vs Ekko battles, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.9% win rate overall.
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