Ekko with Gnar
How to Synergize Ekko and Gnar
based on 1,948 Ekko with Gnar pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Ekko Gnar Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Ekko and Gnar
Tips for Playing as Ekko with Gnar
Chronobreak is a potent escape tool, but it can also be quite powerful when used offensively. Don't underestimate its damage potential.
If you can proc Z-Drive Resonance on an enemy champion, it's worth taking risks to do so. The bonus Move Speed makes it easy to escape.
Phase Dive's dash is a great tool for setting up Ekko's other abilities. Use it to get double hits with Timewinder or get into position to detonate Parallel Convergence.
Advice to Understand How Gnar Will Play
Position yourself next to walls to bait your enemies into getting stunned by your ultimate.
Know your strengths! Mini Gnar is fast, squishy, and has high sustained damage. Mega Gnar is slow, tough, and has high burst.
Managing your Rage is very important. Try to time out your transformations so you can get maximum benefit from both forms.
Ekko Gnar Synergy Stats
How to Play with Gnar as Ekko in LoL
The Ekko Gnar synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Gnar, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Ekko sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gnar. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Gnar helps Ekko perform worse in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Ekko plays on the same team as Gnar, he observes a marginal improvement in his full damage dealt. This may signal that Gnar supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Ekko is played alongside Gnar on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Gnar.
Moreover, when Ekko plays with Gnar on the same side, he on average receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Gnar does a poor job of protecting Ekko during team fights.
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Is Ekko better when played alongside Gnar?
There is no perfect champion pairing for Ekko that will always be his #1 teammate. However, overall, Gnar is a relatively poor companion for Ekko. By locking into the same side as Ekko, he decreases their win rate by -1.1% to 49.9%. This signals that there is a negative bond between Ekko and Gnar that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.
Gnar has a lower difficulty than Ekko. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Gnar teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to play well with you.
Working on the same side, Ekko players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. When paired, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
Conversely, by aligning Ekko and Gnar together, you may not be granting your side much engage. We recommend you have other champs on your team that nullifies this hole in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of your Gnar ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ekko to synergize with Gnar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The best items to use in your Ekko and Gnar synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Ekko combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Gnar than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ekko had an average winrate of 49.9% helping carry Gnar with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of defeating your oponents, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Ekko and Gnar pairings, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.9% win rate overall.
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