Ekko with Skarner
How to Synergize Ekko and Skarner
based on 347 Ekko with Skarner pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Ekko Skarner Synergy Summary
Best Ekko vs Skarner Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Ekko and Skarner
Tips for Playing as Ekko with Skarner
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 Skarner Will Play
Impale is extremely powerful when you use it to position an enemy so your allies can attack them.
Basic attacks reduce the cooldown of Crystal Slash. Use them as often as possible for maximum damage.
Capturing Crystal Spires before attempting neutral objectives or team fights around them improves Skarner's performance in said fights dramatically.
Ekko Skarner Synergy Stats
How to Play with Skarner as Ekko in LoL
The Ekko Skarner synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Skarner, 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 Skarner. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Skarner helps Ekko perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Ekko is paired with Skarner, he observes a noticable increase in his full damage dealt. This change could signal that Skarner helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Ekko is played alongside Skarner on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Skarner.
Moreover, when Ekko plays with Skarner on the same team, he typically takes much less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Skarner does a decent job of covering Ekko in team fights.
Synergies between Ekko and Skarner
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Is Ekko better when played alongside Skarner?
There is no top synergy for Ekko that will no matter what be his #1 ally. Yet, overall, Skarner is a very bad companion for Ekko. By locking into the same team as Ekko, he lowers their win rate by -4.0% to 47.0%. This clearly indicates that there is a very bad bond between Ekko and Skarner that results in them performing not as well together than alone.
Skarner has a much lower diffuclty than Ekko. That means you don't need to be careful when lining up Skarner teammates to play with, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Working alongside, Ekko players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
In contrast, by pairing Ekko and Skarner together, you may not be granting your side very much cover. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that offsets this relative disparity in this pairing's abilities.
Regardless of your Skarner ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.
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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 pair well with Skarner during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to gather some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly.
The ideal items to use in your Ekko and Skarner synergy build include Lich Bane, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Ekko bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Skarner than with most other common item sets. In fact, Ekko had an average winrate of 47.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Skarner with this build.
To have the highest probability of defeating your oponents, Ekko players should equip 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 this team composition, this order of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.0% winrate overall.
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