Neeko with Ekko
How to Synergize Neeko and Ekko
based on 3,151 Neeko with Ekko pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Neeko Ekko Synergy Summary
Best Neeko vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Neeko and Ekko
Tips for Playing as Neeko with Ekko
You can set her passive to use hotkeys in the options menu. The default is Shift+F1~F5
Try to use Inherent Glamour sparingly, ineffective uses will put enemies on the alert.
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.
Neeko Ekko Synergy Stats
How to Play with Ekko as Neeko in LoL
The Neeko Ekko synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ekko, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Neeko sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ekko. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Ekko helps Neeko perform poorer in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Neeko plays on the same team as Ekko, she sees a little decrease in her complete damage output. This difference may signal that Ekko does not help cover for her to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Neeko is played alongside Ekko on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Ekko.
Moreover, when Neeko plays with Ekko on the same side, she typically receives a little less damage than when she fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Ekko does a decent job of protecting Neeko in teamfights.
Synergies between Neeko and Ekko
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Is Neeko better when played alongside Ekko?
There is no ideal companion for Neeko that will no matter what be her #1 teammate. However, Ekko is a very typical companion for Neeko. By locking into the same side as Neeko, he raises their win rate by 0.8% to 50.2%. This proves that there is not really a strong bond between Neeko and Ekko that allows them to perform better together than without each other.
Ekko has a greater difficulty than Neeko. That means Neeko players must be very careful when enlisting Ekko allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a greater level of skill to play well with you.
Working alongside, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these two can blast through enemies with magic damage.
Although, by grouping Neeko and Ekko together, you may not be providing your other teammates much engage. We recommend you include other champs on your team that nullifies this hole in their playstyle.
Regardless of the skill of your Ekko ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Neeko in order to work well with Ekko during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The ideal items to build first in your Neeko and Ekko synergy build consist of Cryptbloom, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Neeko used at least these three finished items in her build, she did significantly better when paired up with Ekko than with most other common builds. In fact, Neeko boasted an average win rate of 50.2% helping carry Ekko with these items in her kit.
To have the best likelihood of crushing your oponents, Neeko players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Neeko and Ekko pairings, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.2% win rate overall.
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