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How to Win Ekko vs Anivia Counter MatchupEkko is in the s tier of champions

Ekko vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Ekko in LoLEkko is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Ekko

based on 2,659 Ekko vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Anivia as Ekko resulted from an examination of 2659 ranked rounds where both champs faced each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Ekko has to counter Anivia in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Ekko vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ekko does a dismal job of beating Anivia. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.9% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Ekko versus Anivia games, Ekko’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Anivia.

Best Ekko vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Ekko Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassHextech RocketbeltShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ekko to level upq
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Second ability for Ekko to level upe
>
Last skill for Ekko to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearFuture's Market
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ekko's passive ability p
Ekko's q ability q
Ekko's w ability w
Ekko's e ability e
Ekko's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Anivia as Ekko

Tips for Playing as Ekko against Anivia

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 Anivia

Try to gank Anivia when she's laning. With multiple people, it is easier to ensure that her egg dies.

If you're playing a ranged champion, stay far enough away from Anivia so you can dodge Flash Frost more easily.

Try to fight Anivia in the lanes. In the jungle she can block pathways with lower ranks of Crystallize.

Ekko vs Anivia Counter Stats

Ekko Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Anivia Image
7.4
< Kills >
5.5
5.9
< Deaths >
5
6.4
< Assists >
7.9
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
104
< Minions Killed >
163
0.82
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.52
2,541
< Physical Damage >
1,320
18,715
< Magic Damage >
18,096
1,025
< True Damage >
1,216
22,281
< Damage Dealt >
20,632
31,471
< Damage Taken >
27,011
12,280
< Gold Earned >
11,375
1.8
< Towers >
2.09
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
11,754
< Total Healing >
4,065
14,271
< Experience >
15,198
20
< Vision Score >
23
7
< Wards Placed >
11
382
< Time Dealing CC >
1,009

How to Counter Anivia with Ekko in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several influential Ekko vs. Anivia matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences between the pair. Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Anivia’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Anivia..

Ekko typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Anivia. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ekko and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Ekko
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ekko
Anivia

Who is Better, Ekko or Anivia?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ekko usually loses when playing against Anivia, with a 48.9% win rate. Therefore, Ekko makes a bad counter to Anivia.

While Ekko does have a lower winrate than Anivia, when they face off with one another, Ekko also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Ekko into Aniviaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Ekko has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Anivia. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Anivia matchups, Anivia is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Ekko is a somewhat poor counter for Anivia. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ekko against Anivia.

Additional Information for Ekko Players

How We Calculated Our Ekko vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Ekko, we analyzed 2,659 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Anivia as Ekko comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Ekko to counter Anivia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ekko usually picks up less CS relative to Anivia. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Ekko versus Anivia build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Ekko included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Anivia than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Ekko had an average win rate of 48.9% battling Anivia with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Anivia as Ekko, you should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Future's Market runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Ekko vs Anivia matchups, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.9% win rate overall.

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