Skarner with Ekko
How to Synergize Skarner and Ekko
based on 347 Skarner with Ekko pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Skarner Ekko Synergy Summary
Best Skarner vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Skarner and Ekko
Tips for Playing as Skarner with Ekko
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.
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.
Skarner Ekko Synergy Stats
How to Play with Ekko as Skarner in LoL
The Skarner 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, Skarner sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ekko. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Ekko helps Skarner perform worse in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Skarner tries to synergize with Ekko, he gets a little decrease in his total damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Ekko doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Skarner is played together with Ekko on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Ekko. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Ekko.
Additionally, when Skarner plays with Ekko on the same side, he typically receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Ekko does a decent job of covering Skarner during teamfights.
Synergies between Skarner and Ekko
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Is Skarner better when played alongside Ekko?
There is no perfect ally for Skarner that will always be his top teammate. Yet, Ekko is a not very good ally for Skarner. By playing on the same side as Skarner, he lowers their win rate by -1.3% to 47.0%. This clearly indicates that there is a bad synergy between Skarner and Ekko that allows them to perform worse together than alone.
Ekko has a greater difficulty than Skarner. That means you should be cautious when arranging Ekko allies to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.
Working alongside, Skarner players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
Although, by aligning Skarner and Ekko together, you may not be granting your other teammates a lot of tankyness. We recommend you include other champions on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in this pairing's capabilities.
Regardless of your Ekko ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should 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 Skarner to synergize with Ekko during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to master additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Skarner and Ekko synergy build consist of Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner bought at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Ekko than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Skarner boasted an average win rate of 47.0% when playing alongside Ekko with this build.
To have the greatest probability of beating your oponents, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.0% winrate overall.
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