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
  ゼロ・ドライブ

  同一の敵ユニットに通常攻撃または攻撃スキルが3回命中するたび、追加魔法ダメージを与える。対象がチャンピオンの場合、一時的に移動速度が増加する。

• Q
  タイムワインダー

  次元を捻じ曲げる一次元的グレネードを投げ、命中した敵ユニットにダメージとスロウ効果を与える。数秒後、グレネードは巻き戻されて自身の元へ戻ってくる。グレネードは戻る時もダメージ判定を持ち、触れた敵ユニットにダメージを与える。

• W
  パラレルトラップ

  残り体力の少ない敵に対する通常攻撃が追加魔法ダメージを与える。「パラレルトラップ」を発動すると時間軸を分岐させて数秒後に次元歪曲空間を出現させ、効果範囲内にいる敵にスロウ効果を与える。この次元歪曲空間へエコーが進入するとシールドを獲得し、範囲内の敵ユニットの時間を停止させてスタン効果を与える。

  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
  フェイズダイブ

  指定方向へ短い距離ダッシュし「ゼロ・ドライブ」にエネルギーをチャージする。次の通常攻撃の射程が延び、時空を歪曲させて対象のもとへ瞬間移動すると同時に追加ダメージを与える。

• R
  クロノブレイク

  エコーが時間軸を砕いて敵から対象指定されなくなり、時を巻き戻して数秒前に自身がいた場所へタイムワープする。数秒前の地点に戻ると、その間に受けたダメージの一部を回復する。到着地点付近にいる敵はエコー出現による時空共振により大ダメージを受ける。

  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.