Ekko vs Graves
How to Beat Graves as Ekko
based on 8,674 Ekko vs Graves matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Graves Matchup Summary
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Guide to Countering Graves as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Graves
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 Graves
Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.
Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.
Ekko vs Graves Counter Stats
How to Counter Graves with Ekko in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore several significant Ekko vs. Graves matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Graves’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Graves..
Ekko normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Graves. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ekko and Graves
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Who is Better, Ekko or Graves?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when taking on Graves, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Ekko makes an ok counter to Graves.
While Ekko does have a lower win rate than Graves, when they face off with one another, Ekko also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ekko into Gravesas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Ekko has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Graves. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Graves matchups, Graves 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 teamfights.
Ekko is a somewhat poor counter for Graves. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ekko against Graves.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Ekko in order to counter Graves during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko typically accumulates more CS relative to Graves. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Ekko versus Graves build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Hextech Rocketbelt. When Ekko used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Graves than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Ekko had an average win rate of 49.5% when playing against Graves with this build.
To have the best probability of crushing Graves as Ekko, you 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. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Ekko vs Graves battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.5% win rate overall.
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