Ekko vs Diana
How to Beat Diana as Ekko
based on 8,000 Ekko vs Diana matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Diana Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Diana Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Diana as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Diana
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 Diana
Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.
Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.
Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.
Ekko vs Diana Counter Stats
How to Counter Diana with Ekko in LoL
The stats shown on this page emphasize some vital Ekko versus Diana matchup stats that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Diana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Diana..
Ekko typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Diana. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Diana
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Who is Better, Ekko or Diana?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ekko usually wins when playing against Diana, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Ekko makes a good counter to Diana.
While Ekko does have a higher winrate than Diana, when they face off with one another, Ekko also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ekko into Dianaas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Ekko has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Diana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Diana matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Ekko is a decent counter for Diana. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ekko against Diana.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ekko in order to counter Diana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Diana. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The most important items to use in your Ekko versus Diana build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Ekko combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Diana than with most other common item sets. In fact, Ekko had an average win rate of 51.2% battling Diana with this counter build.
To have the best chance of vanquishing Diana 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. Of all the rune builds players chose for Ekko vs Diana LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.2% win rate overall.
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