Xayah vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Xayah
based on 2,831 Xayah vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xayah vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Xayah vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Xayah
Tips for Playing as Xayah against Ekko
Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.
Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.
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.
Xayah vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Xayah in LoL
The stats shown here show some influential Xayah versus Ekko matchup stats that may help us understand the distinctions between this pair of champs. Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Ekko..
Xayah normally has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. On average, she receives less damage than Ekko. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xayah and Ekko
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Who is Better, Xayah or Ekko?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xayah usually loses when taking on Ekko, with a 47.0% win rate. Therefore, Xayah makes a poor counter to Ekko.
While Xayah does have a lower winrate compared to Ekko, when they face off with one another, Xayah also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Xayah into Ekko.
Moreover, Xayah 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 fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Xayah 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.
Xayah is a trash counter for Ekko. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Xayah against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Xayah in order to counter Ekko during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xayah on average picks up more CS relative to Ekko. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Xayah versus Ekko build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Phantom Dancer, and Kraken Slayer. When Xayah used at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better against Ekko than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Xayah had an average winrate of 47.0% when countering Ekko with these items in her kit.
To have the best likelihood of annihilating Ekko as Xayah, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Xayah vs Ekko fights, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.0% win rate overall.
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