How to beat Ekko

Common role: Mid / Jungle

An AP assassin who rewinds time to undo a bad fight and burst you down.

What makes Ekko dangerous

Ekko slows and stuns with his Q and W, dashes with his E, and his ultimate rewinds him a few seconds back to a shadow — healing him and dealing a huge burst. If he plays aggressively and it goes wrong, his ult undoes it, making him very forgiving and slippery.

How to play against Ekko

• 1Bait out his ultimate — after he uses it he has no escape or reset for a while. Punish him hard in that window.
• 2Dodge his W (a delayed stun zone) — it's the setup for his all-in. Move out of the circle before it detonates.
• 3He's cooldown-reliant and squishy. Hard CC before he can E away catches him mid-combo.
• 4Track his roams — Ekko's speed and mobility let him gank other lanes. Ward and follow, and MR survives his burst.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Punishable window after his ultimate is used.
• ✓W stun is a dodgeable delayed zone.
• ✓Squishy — hard CC and burst delete him.
• ✓Weak early before he snowballs and gets items.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Ekko's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  RéZonance

  Toutes les trois attaques ou compétences infligeant des dégâts sur une même cible, Ekko inflige des dégâts magiques supplémentaires. Si la cible est un champion, il gagne en plus un bref bonus en vitesse de déplacement.

• Q
  Rétrobang

  Ekko lance une grenade temporelle qui crée un champ de distorsion quand elle touche un champion ennemi, ralentissant toutes les unités prises à l'intérieur et leur infligeant des dégâts. Ensuite, la grenade se contracte et revient vers Ekko, infligeant des dégâts sur sa route.

• W
  Convergence parallèle

  Les attaques de base d'Ekko infligent des dégâts magiques supplémentaires aux champions dont les PV sont bas. Ekko peut lancer Convergence parallèle pour fracturer la ligne temporelle, créant après quelques secondes une anomalie qui ralentit les ennemis pris à l'intérieur. Si Ekko entre dans l'anomalie, il obtient un bouclier et étourdit les ennemis en suspendant dans le temps leur existence.

  Strong: a delayed zone that stuns — the setup for his all-in. Weak: move out of the circle before it detonates and his combo has no lockdown.

• E
  Rush déphasé

  Ekko esquive tout en chargeant sa clepsydre-zéro. Sa prochaine attaque infligera des dégâts supplémentaires et le téléportera près de sa cible en distordant la réalité.

• R
  Chronofracture

  Ekko fracture sa ligne du temps, ce qui le rend impossible à cibler et lui permet de retourner à un moment qui lui est plus favorable. Il retourne là où il était quelques secondes plus tôt et récupère un pourcentage des PV qu'il a perdus pendant ces quelques secondes. Les ennemis proches de sa zone d'arrivée subissent d'importants dégâts.

  Strong: rewinds him to a shadow, healing and dealing huge burst — undoes a bad dive. Weak: after it he has no escape or reset — bait it out, then punish him hard.

Itemization

Ekko is AP burst. Magic resist (Mercury's Treads, an MR item) and a Zhonya's/Banshee's answer him, and baiting his ultimate removes his safety. Track his roams with vision.

This guide covers Ekko's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.