Malphite with Ekko
How to Synergize Malphite and Ekko
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Malphite Ekko Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Malphite and Ekko
Tips for Playing as Malphite with Ekko
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
Advice to Understand How Ekko Will Play
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.
Malphite Ekko Synergy Stats
How to Play with Ekko as Malphite in LoL
The Malphite Ekko synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ekko, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Malphite sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ekko. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Ekko helps Malphite perform worse in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Malphite plays on the same team as Ekko, he observes a small increase in his total damage dealt. This difference may signal that Ekko provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Malphite is played with Ekko 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 Ekko.
Additionally, when Malphite plays with Ekko on the same team, he typically takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Ekko does a poor job of protecting Malphite in teamfights.
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Is Malphite better when played alongside Ekko?
There is no top companion for Malphite that will always be his ideal ally. Yet, overall, Ekko is a decent companion for Malphite. By locking into the same side as Malphite, he increases their win rate by 1.5% to 51.6%. This shows that there is a good synergy between Malphite and Ekko that results in them performing stronger together than alone.
Ekko has a much greater difficulty compared to Malphite. That means you should be cautious when lining up Ekko teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much higher level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.
Fighting cooperatively, Malphite players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. When paired, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.
Conversely, by aligning Malphite and Ekko together, you will not be granting your other teammates a lot of AD. Plan to have other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in this pairing's potential.
Regardless of your Ekko ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Malphite to synergize with Ekko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly.
The best finished items to use in your Malphite and Ekko synergy build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Malphite used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Ekko than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Malphite had an average win rate of 51.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Ekko with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of crushing your oponents, Malphite players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for this team composition, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.6% winrate overall.
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