Zyra vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Zyra
based on 7,437 Zyra vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zyra vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Zyra vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Zyra
Tips for Playing as Zyra against Ekko
Seeds grant vision to your team.
Placing a seed in your spell's path after you have cast it gives you the best chance of having a seed in the proper spot.
Zyra is a great ambusher - look for opportunities to set a trap of seeds in brush, then lure enemies in.
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.
Zyra vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Zyra in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some vital Zyra vs. Ekko counter stats that can help us distinguish the distinctions between this set of champs. For instance, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ekko’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Ekko. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Zyra typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she receives less damage than Ekko. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zyra and Ekko
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Who is Better, Zyra or Ekko?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Ekko, with a 50.9% win rate. Therefore, Zyra makes an ok counter to Ekko.
While Zyra does have a higher winrate compared to Ekko, when on opposite teams, Zyra also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Zyra into Ekkoas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Zyra 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 fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Ekko matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Zyra is a decent counter for Ekko. Focus your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Zyra against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zyra to counter Ekko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zyra on average picks up less CS as Ekko. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Zyra versus Ekko build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Cryptbloom, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when facing Ekko than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Zyra had an average winrate of 50.9% battling Ekko with this build.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Ekko as Zyra, Zyra players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Zyra vs Ekko face-offs, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.9% winrate overall.
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