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
  Z型驱动共振

  每当艾克对相同目标施放第三次普攻或伤害性技能时，都会造成额外魔法伤害，并且如果目标是英雄，那么艾克还会获得爆发性的移动速度加成。

• Q
  时间卷曲器

  艾克扔出一个时光手雷，这个手雷会在命中一个敌方英雄后扩展为一个时间扭曲的力场，对场内的所有敌方单位造成伤害和减速效果。然后它会在短暂的延迟后返回到艾克手上，返回途中会对沿途的敌人造成伤害。

• W
  时光交错

  艾克的普攻对低生命值的敌人造成额外魔法伤害。他可以施放【时光交错】来分离这条时间线，制造一个不稳定的异常时间点，这个时间点会在数秒后对范围内的敌人造成减速效果。如果艾克进入了这个异常时间点，那么他会获得护盾并让范围内的敌人因悬浮在时间中而陷入晕眩状态。

  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
  相位俯冲

  艾克在为Z型驱动充能的同时灵巧地滚动。他的下次攻击将造成魔法伤害并扭曲时间，并让他传送到他的攻击目标旁。

• R
  时空断裂

  艾克打破他的时间线，变得不可被选取并回溯到一个更加有利的时间点上。他会回到几秒前的位置，并治疗这几秒内所受的伤势。在完成传送后，传送终点区域附近的敌人都会受到巨量伤害。

  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.