Malphite vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Malphite
based on 6,858 Malphite vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Ekko
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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.
Malphite vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Malphite in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight some critical Malphite against Ekko counter statistics that may help us understand the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ekko..
Malphite normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Ekko. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Ekko
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Who is Better, Malphite or Ekko?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malphite usually loses when playing against Ekko, with a 48.9% win rate. As a result, Malphite makes a bad counter for Ekko.
While Malphite does have a lower win rate compared to Ekko, when they face off with one another, Malphite also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Malphite into Ekko.
Additionally, Malphite also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ekko. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Malphite 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 allies during late stage team fights.
Malphite is a somewhat poor counter for Ekko. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Malphite against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Malphite to counter Ekko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Ekko. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Malphite versus Ekko build include Unending Despair, Kaenic Rookern, and Hollow Radiance. When Malphite incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Ekko than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Malphite boasted an average win rate of 48.9% when playing against Ekko with this build.
To have the highest probability of annihilating Ekko as Malphite, Malphite players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Malphite vs Ekko counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.9% winrate overall.
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