Ziggs vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Ziggs
based on 2,582 Ziggs vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ziggs vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Ziggs vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Ziggs
Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Ekko
Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.
Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.
Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.
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.
Ziggs vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Ziggs in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some influential Ziggs vs. Ekko counter statistics that may help you interpret the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ekko’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ekko..
Ziggs usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Ekko. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ziggs and Ekko
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Who is Better, Ziggs or Ekko?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ziggs usually loses when facing off against Ekko, with a 46.3% win rate. Thus, Ziggs makes a bad counter to Ekko.
While Ziggs does have a lower winrate than Ekko, when they face off with one another, Ziggs also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Ziggs into Ekko.
Moreover, Ziggs has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ekko. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ziggs 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 allies during teamfights.
Ziggs is a garbage counter to Ekko. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Ziggs against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Ziggs to counter Ekko during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ziggs usually gets more CS relative to Ekko. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Ziggs versus Ekko build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Ekko than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average winrate of 46.3% battling Ekko with this build.
To have the best likelihood of annihilating Ekko as Ziggs, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Ziggs vs Ekko matchups, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.3% win rate overall.
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