Vel'Koz with Ekko
How to Synergize Vel'Koz and Ekko
based on 2,802 Vel'Koz with Ekko pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Vel'Koz Ekko Synergy Summary
Best Vel'Koz vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Vel'Koz and Ekko
Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz with Ekko
Be very careful about when to use Life Form Disintegration Ray. Many champions have abilities that can interrupt the spell.
Shooting Plasma Fission diagonally and splitting at maximum range allows you to hit opponents that are out of the range of the initial missile, but is more challenging to pull off.
When laning, use Void Rift to kill minions while building stacks of Organic Deconstruction on your opponent. You can then follow up with your other abilities.
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.
Vel'Koz Ekko Synergy Stats
How to Play with Ekko as Vel'Koz in LoL
The Vel'Koz 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, Vel'Koz sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ekko. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Ekko helps Vel'Koz perform worse in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Vel'Koz is paired with Ekko, he observes a barely noticable drop in his total damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Ekko does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Vel'Koz is played with Ekko on the same side, 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 alongside Ekko.
Moreover, when Vel'Koz plays with Ekko on the same team, he usually receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Ekko does a decent job of protecting Vel'Koz during team fights.
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Is Vel'Koz better when played alongside Ekko?
There is no universally accepted best companion for Vel'Koz that will always be his ideal ally. However, overall, Ekko is a very typical companion for Vel'Koz. By locking into the same team as Vel'Koz, he lowers their win rate by -0.1% to 50.2%. This proves that there is a weak bond between Vel'Koz and Ekko that results in them performing worse together than alone.
Ekko has a lower difficulty than Vel'Koz. That means Vel'Koz players don't need to be careful when lining up Ekko allies to fight alongside, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Playing on the same side, Vel'Koz players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.
Although, by aligning Vel'Koz and Ekko together, you will not be providing your side much engage. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that offsets this relative gap in their kit.
Regardless of the skill of your Ekko ally, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, 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 Vel'Koz in order to work well with Ekko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly.
The most crucial finished items to focus on in your Vel'Koz and Ekko synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Luden's Companion. When Vel'Koz bought at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Ekko than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Vel'Koz boasted an average win rate of 50.2% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Ekko with this build.
To have the best probability of beating your oponents, Vel'Koz players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.2% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Ekko with Vel'Koz are presented for all ranked divisions. To narrow the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.