Ekko vs Akali
How to Beat Akali as Ekko
based on 10,873 Ekko vs Akali matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Akali Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Akali Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akali as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Akali
Chronobreak is a potent escape tool, but it can also be quite powerful when used offensively. Don't underestimate its damage potential.
If you can proc Z-Drive Resonance on an enemy champion, it's worth taking risks to do so. The bonus Move Speed makes it easy to escape.
Phase Dive's dash is a great tool for setting up Ekko's other abilities. Use it to get double hits with Timewinder or get into position to detonate Parallel Convergence.
Advice to Win Against Akali
Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.
Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.
Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.
Ekko vs Akali Counter Stats
How to Counter Akali with Ekko in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight some influential Ekko versus Akali matchup statistics that may help us explain the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Akali’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Akali..
Ekko typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Akali. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Akali
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Who is Better, Ekko or Akali?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when facing off against Akali, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Ekko makes an ok counter to Akali.
While Ekko does have a higher winrate compared to Akali, when on opposite teams, Ekko also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Ekko into Akalias his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ekko has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akali. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Akali matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Ekko is a decent counter to Akali. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ekko against Akali.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ekko to counter Akali during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko usually picks up less CS as Akali. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Ekko versus Akali build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Ekko bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Akali than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Ekko boasted an average win rate of 50.8% when playing against Akali with this build.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Akali as Ekko, Ekko players should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Future's Market runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Ekko vs Akali fights, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.8% win rate overall.
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