Ekko vs Hwei
How to Beat Hwei as Ekko
based on 9,109 Ekko vs Hwei matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Hwei Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Hwei Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Hwei
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 Hwei
After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.
Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.
Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.
Ekko vs Hwei Counter Stats
How to Counter Hwei with Ekko in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature several vital Ekko vs. Hwei matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences between the two. Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Hwei..
Ekko normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Hwei. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ekko and Hwei
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Who is Better, Ekko or Hwei?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ekko usually wins when taking on Hwei, with a 56.2% win rate. Thus, Ekko makes a fantastic counter to Hwei.
While Ekko does have a much higher winrate than Hwei, when they face off with one another, Ekko also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Ekko into Hweias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ekko has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hwei. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Hwei 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 allies during late stage team fights.
Ekko is a great counter for Hwei. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ekko against Hwei.
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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 Hwei during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Hwei. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Ekko versus Hwei build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Ekko incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Hwei than with many other common item sets. In fact, Ekko boasted an average win rate of 56.2% battling Hwei with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of crushing Hwei as Ekko, you should equip 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 combinations players picked for Ekko vs Hwei battles, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 56.2% win rate overall.
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