League of Legends, which still maintains its popularity in 2021, seems to still maintain this popularity. We decided to take a closer look at Ekko, one of the League of Legends champions. Known for his dealings with time, Ekko is a very popular and dangerous champion.
To summarize for those who don’t know, Ekko is a champion that uses ability power. Ekko, who is usually played in the jungle and mid lane, is a character who can dominate the opposing team if his skills are mastered.
EKKO CTs (champions that are strong against Ekko):
- Hecarim
- Talon
- Rengar
- Kha’Zix
- Kindred
- Poppy
- Graves
- Rek’Sai
Ekko is rather weak against early-stage strong characters (like Hecarim, Kha’Zix, Rek’Sai). In addition, since the character adopts the role of assassin, champions who can get in the way with their mobility and evasion abilities can be Ekko’s nightmare (like Poppy, Graves). Since Ekko is a character that needs to be played carefully in the early stages, he can suddenly become the target of the opposing team in order not to pose a threat in the future.
All of Ekko’s abilities:
- Passive / Z-Capsule Resonance: Every third attack or damaging ability against the same target deals bonus magic damage and grants Ekko a speed boost if the target is a champion.
- Q / Windscreen Trap: If Ekko throws a time grenade that hits an enemy, it creates an area where time decays and slows and deals damage to everyone in the area. After a while, it returns to Ekko, dealing damage to anyone in its path.
- W / Parallel Convergence: Ekko’s basic attacks deal bonus magic damage to low health enemies. When Ekko uses parallel convergence to split the flow of time, an anomaly occurs that slows any remaining enemies after a few seconds. If Ekko enters this area, he gains a shield and causes an explosion that freezes enemies in time and stuns them.
- E / Time Leap: Activates the Time Capsule as Ekko rolls to defend against future attacks. His next attack deals bonus damage and twists reality, sending Ekko near his target.
- R / Chronobreak: Ekko breaks the flow of time, becoming untargetable and traveling back to a more favorable moment in time. He returns to where he was standing a few seconds ago, and heals himself for a percentage of the damage he took during this time. Enemies in the area where Ekko spawns take massive damage.
What are the strengths and weaknesses of Ekko, who can use time as his own toy?
Ekko’s strengths:
- Rapid power-up later in the game
- Being able to support the team easily because he is a fast character when playing in the middle lane or in the jungle
- His ability to get out of combat very easily when his ultimate ability is used correctly
- Ability to adopt the hit-and-run role in the early stages thanks to his passive
Ekko is a character that starts to get stronger from the mid-stage, although he can’t fully show his strength at the beginning of the game. Moreover, since he is a fast character in terms of movement, he can help all corridors very easily. When he is in a difficult situation, he can reverse the situation or escape very easily if his ultimate ability is active.
Ekko’s weaknesses:
- May need to be passive for a while in jungle role as he is weak in the early stages
- His weakness in the early game can be a nuisance if played carelessly in mid lane
- Utli being very fragile and vulnerable while on cooldown
- Since the basic design is similar to the assassin characters, if you can’t kill the enemy with all your skills, you can get out of the situation.
When playing in the early stages, you may have to play defensively, as he is a character who cannot show his strength very much. If the opposing team realizes this, they can use this situation to the fullest and try to drop you from the game.
How to play Ekko in LoL?
- If you are playing in the jungle, you should be careful with the opposing jungler in the early phase. A raid from the other side in the early stage can make your game very difficult.
- The same applies when playing in the middle lane. It is important to play it safe, especially if you do not have a great command of the character.
- Do not enter combat while your ult is on cooldown or not yet unlocked, unless you have the ability to kill enemies or have to fight
- W is a skill that is guaranteed to kill the enemy when you raid. So calculate where you will use the W ability well.
- Speed is one of Ekko’s strengths. Therefore, you can easily help other lanes while playing in the jungle or mid lane. Consider it well
Ekko is one of the characters that stands out with its fast gameplay. So no matter where you play in the corridor or forest, you can support your team very comfortably. In addition, using the W skill correctly in surprise raids can guarantee a direct kill to the opponent. If you are not very confident because the character is weak in the early stage, you can play defensively until your ult is unlocked.
How to play against Ekko, how to beat Ekko?
- Ekko will be an easy target while his ultimate is on cooldown, so you can tell if his ultimate is active by looking at the trail he leaves behind.
- Ekko’s W ability is a powerful ability, but it is also very difficult to use, as it will take 3 seconds to activate after using the ability, so you can guess where it will throw it.
- Be careful if Ekko is escaping with low health and his ult is active, he can instantly flip back and forth to the hologram he left behind
- As with many assassins, Ekko is quite weak against crowd control. Crowd controls like pinning or stun can take out Ekko very quickly
Ekko is one of the characters who is somewhat comfortable to play against in the early stages. Therefore, if you can put pressure on it until the 6th level, you should not have much difficulty afterwards. But the thing you need to pay attention to is W and his ultimate ability. If you play carefully against these 2 abilities, you will always have a chance to win. In addition, since the character is very fast and agile, if someone who knows is playing, he helps the whole team comfortably. To prevent this, you can get a character with an equivalent speed, or you can make good use of the times when he is not in the lane and open the middle lane completely.
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