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How to Win Volibear vs Ekko Counter MatchupVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear vs Ekko

How to Beat Ekko as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Ekko as Volibear

based on 3,885 Volibear vs Ekko matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
1.64
Pick Rate
4.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League rounds every week. In our data, Volibear faced off against Ekko 3885 times. With so many games with Volibear versus Ekko gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare enlightening statistics and a supported build to annihilate your rival. This champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Volibear fights Ekko in only 4.8% of his matches.

Volibear vs Ekko Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a pathetic job of beating Ekko. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.7% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Volibear against Ekko rounds, Volibear’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Ekko.

Best Volibear vs Ekko Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageFrozen HeartNashor's Tooth

Optional Items

Sterak's GageHeartsteelTitanic HydraJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Volibear to level upw
>
Second ability for Volibear to level upq
>
Last skill for Volibear to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Volibear's passive ability p
Volibear's q ability q
Volibear's w ability w
Volibear's e ability e
Volibear's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Volibear

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.

Volibear vs Ekko Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Ekko Image
5.3
< Kills >
7.8
6.6
< Deaths >
5.7
5.5
< Assists >
6.6
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
133
< Minions Killed >
102
0.45
< Dragons Killed >
0.78
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.48
10,997
< Physical Damage >
2,349
8,294
< Magic Damage >
17,710
658
< True Damage >
992
19,949
< Damage Dealt >
21,051
32,891
< Damage Taken >
30,219
11,459
< Gold Earned >
12,152
2.45
< Towers >
1.85
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.18
8,350
< Total Healing >
11,155
14,114
< Experience >
14,018
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
7
552
< Time Dealing CC >
370

How to Counter Ekko with Volibear in LoL

The stats provided here show several influential Volibear vs. Ekko matchup statistics that can help us figure out the differences between the two. For instance, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ekko’s ratio of NaN, showing that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ekko..

Volibear normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Ekko. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Volibear and Ekko

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Ekko
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Ekko

Who is Better, Volibear or Ekko?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Volibear usually loses when taking on Ekko, with a 46.7% win rate. As a result, Volibear makes a bad counter for Ekko.

While Volibear does have a lower winrate compared to Ekko, when on opposite teams, Volibear also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Volibear into Ekko.

Moreover, Volibear has some amount 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 a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Volibear is a garbage counter to Ekko. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Volibear against Ekko.

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Ekko Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ekko as Volibear, we analyzed 3,885 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Ekko as Volibear comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Volibear in order to counter Ekko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Ekko. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Volibear versus Ekko build include Spirit Visage, Frozen Heart, and Nashor's Tooth. When Volibear incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Ekko than with many other typical builds. In fact, Volibear boasted an average win rate of 46.7% battling Ekko with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Ekko as Volibear, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Volibear vs Ekko clashes, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Ekko as Volibear are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.