Ekko vs Azir
How to Beat Azir as Ekko
based on 3,170 Ekko vs Azir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Azir Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Azir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Azir as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Azir
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 Azir
Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire.
Azir relies on his soldiers to deal damage and can only move them so often. Try to capitalize on windows of time when his soldiers are stationary.
Azir has immense damage over a prolonged amount of time but lacks the upfront burst of other mages. Try to burst him out before he can turn a confrontation around.
Ekko vs Azir Counter Stats
How to Counter Azir with Ekko in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several valuable Ekko versus Azir matchup stats that can help you explain the differences between the two. Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Azir’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Azir..
Ekko normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Azir. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Azir
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Who is Better, Ekko or Azir?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ekko usually wins when trying to fight Azir, with a 52.8% win rate. Thus, Ekko makes a good counter to Azir.
While Ekko does have a higher winrate compared to Azir, when facing one another, Ekko also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Ekko into Aziras his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ekko has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Azir. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Azir matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Ekko is a good counter for Azir. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ekko against Azir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Ekko in order to counter Azir during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko on average racks up less CS relative to Azir. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Ekko versus Azir build consist of Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Ekko used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Azir than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Ekko boasted an average winrate of 52.8% when countering Azir with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of crushing Azir as Ekko, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Ekko vs Azir battles, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.8% win rate overall.
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