Ekko vs Braum
How to Beat Braum as Ekko
based on 2,179 Ekko vs Braum matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Braum Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Braum Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Braum as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Braum
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 Braum
Unbreakable gives Braum extremely strong directional defense, either wait until it is down or outposition the ability.
Braum must land Winter's Bite or a basic attack to start Concussive Blows. If you get marked, exit combat range before getting hit 3 more times to avoid the stun.
Braum's ultimate has a long cast time, use that extra time to dodge. Walking over the frozen ground left behind will slow you, position so that you don't need to cross it.
Ekko vs Braum Counter Stats
How to Counter Braum with Ekko in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show several strategic Ekko against Braum matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this set of champions. As an example, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Braum’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Braum. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Ekko usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Braum. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Braum
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Who is Better, Ekko or Braum?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Braum, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Ekko makes an ok counter for Braum.
While Ekko does have a lower win rate than Braum, when they face off with one another, Ekko also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Ekko into Braumas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Ekko also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Braum. This often 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Braum matchups, Braum is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Ekko is a somewhat poor counter to Braum. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ekko against Braum.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Ekko in order to counter Braum during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko on average accumulates much more CS relative to Braum. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Ekko versus Braum build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Ekko combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Braum than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Ekko boasted an average win rate of 49.7% battling Braum with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of crushing Braum as Ekko, Ekko players should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Ekko vs Braum clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.7% win rate overall.
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