Ekko vs Janna
How to Beat Janna as Ekko
based on 4,704 Ekko vs Janna matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Janna Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Janna Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Janna as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Janna
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 Janna
Janna's at her strongest when buffing another ally. If you can harass her ally, it will weaken her ability to fight you.
Save an interrupt ability for when Janna uses her ultimate.
Listen for the charge up sound on Howling Gale in case Janna is trying to hit you with it from off screen or from brush.
Ekko vs Janna Counter Stats
How to Counter Janna with Ekko in LoL
The stats provided here highlight several significant Ekko vs. Janna counter stats that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Janna’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Janna. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.
Ekko often has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Janna. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ekko and Janna
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Who is Better, Ekko or Janna?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when playing against Janna, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Ekko makes an ok counter for Janna.
While Ekko does have a higher winrate than Janna, when on opposite teams, Ekko also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ekko into Jannaas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ekko also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Janna. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Janna matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Ekko is a decent counter to Janna. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ekko against Janna.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Ekko to counter Janna during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko often picks up much more CS relative to Janna. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale 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 situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Ekko versus Janna build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Void Staff. When Ekko incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Janna than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ekko had an average win rate of 50.4% when countering Janna with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of defeating Janna 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 we have analyed for Ekko vs Janna clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.4% win rate overall.
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