Sylas vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Sylas
based on 7,166 Sylas vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sylas vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Sylas vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Sylas
Tips for Playing as Sylas against Ekko
Clever use of enemy ultimates can open up new possibilities to approach teamfights.
Wait for you or your enemy to reach low health before using Kingslayer for maximum effect.
Space out your ability usage to get maximum effect from Petricite Burst.
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.
Sylas vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Sylas in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some strategic Sylas versus Ekko matchup stats that may help you explain the distinctions between the two. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ekko’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ekko..
Sylas normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Ekko. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Sylas and Ekko
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Who is Better, Sylas or Ekko?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually fairs equally well when facing off against Ekko, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Sylas makes an ok counter to Ekko.
While Sylas does have a higher win rate compared to Ekko, when on opposite teams, Sylas also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Sylas into Ekko.
Furthermore, Sylas also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ekko. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Sylas is a decent counter to Ekko. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Sylas against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Sylas to counter Ekko during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sylas on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Ekko. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Sylas versus Ekko build consist of Cryptbloom, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Sylas combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Ekko than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 50.0% when playing against Ekko with this build.
To have the best chance of vanquishing Ekko as Sylas, Sylas players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Sylas vs Ekko LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.0% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Ekko as Sylas are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.