Ekko vs Darius
How to Beat Darius as Ekko
based on 6,413 Ekko vs Darius matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Darius Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Darius Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Darius as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Darius
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 Darius
When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.
Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.
Ekko vs Darius Counter Stats
How to Counter Darius with Ekko in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight some influential Ekko against Darius counter statistics that may help you explain the differences between the two. As an example, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Darius..
Ekko normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Darius. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ekko and Darius
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Who is Better, Ekko or Darius?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ekko usually wins when facing off against Darius, with a 52.6% win rate. Thus, Ekko makes a good counter for Darius.
While Ekko does have a higher winrate compared to Darius, when on opposite teams, Ekko also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Ekko into Dariusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Ekko has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Darius. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Darius matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Ekko is an above average counter to Darius. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ekko against Darius.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Ekko to counter Darius during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko typically accumulates less CS relative to Darius. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Ekko versus Darius build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Ekko combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Darius than with many other common builds. In fact, Ekko had an average win rate of 52.6% when playing against Darius with this counter build.
To have the best probability of crushing Darius as Ekko, Ekko players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Ekko vs Darius clashes, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.6% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Darius as Ekko are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.