Akshan vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Akshan
based on 3,330 Akshan vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Akshan vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Akshan vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Akshan
Tips for Playing as Akshan against Ekko
Raising an eyebrow in the face of danger, Akshan fights evil with dashing charisma, righteous vengeance, and a conspicuous lack of shirts. He is highly skilled in the art of stealth combat, able to evade the eyes of his enemies and reappear when they least expect him. With a keen sense of justice and a legendary death-reversing weapon, he rights the wrongs of Runeterra's many scoundrels while living by his own moral code: “Don't be an ass.”
Advice to Win Against Ekko
The second hit of Timewinder does more damage than the first; try to avoid it.
Ekko is significantly weaker when his ultimate is down. Watch for the trail he leaves behind to determine if Chronobreak is available.
Ekko's stun zone takes 3 seconds to arm. Watch for the image he creates on cast and try to guess where the zone was placed.
Akshan vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Akshan in LoL
The stats shown here feature several strategic Akshan vs. Ekko counter statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the two. For instance, Akshan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ekko’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Akshan may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Ekko..
Akshan usually has a similar longest kill spree as their counter does. Commonly, they takes less damage than Ekko. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Akshan and Ekko
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Who is Better, Akshan or Ekko?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Akshan usually loses when trying to fight Ekko, with a 47.2% win rate. Thus, Akshan makes a bad counter for Ekko.
While Akshan does have a lower winrate compared to Ekko, when on opposite teams, Akshan also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less difficult character to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Akshan into Ekko.
Additionally, Akshan has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ekko. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Akshan vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Akshan is a garbage counter for Ekko. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Akshan against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Akshan to counter Ekko during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Akshan usually racks up more CS as Ekko. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Akshan versus Ekko build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Akshan combined at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better countering Ekko than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Akshan had an average win rate of 47.2% battling Ekko with this build.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Ekko as Akshan, you should take the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Shield Bash runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Akshan vs Ekko counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.2% win rate overall.
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