Ekko vs Kai'Sa
How to Beat Kai'Sa as Ekko
based on 7,523 Ekko vs Kai'Sa matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Kai'Sa Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Kai'Sa
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 Kai'Sa
Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.
Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.
Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.
Ekko vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats
How to Counter Kai'Sa with Ekko in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some valuable Ekko vs. Kai'Sa counter stats that can help us appreciate the differences between the pair. Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kai'Sa..
Ekko normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Kai'Sa. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Kai'Sa
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Who is Better, Ekko or Kai'Sa?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ekko usually wins when trying to fight Kai'Sa, with a 54.3% win rate. Therefore, Ekko makes a great counter to Kai'Sa.
While Ekko does have a much higher winrate than Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Ekko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Ekko into Kai'Saas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Ekko has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Kai'Sa matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Ekko is a great counter for Kai'Sa. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ekko against Kai'Sa.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Ekko to counter Kai'Sa during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko typically picks up less CS relative to Kai'Sa. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Ekko versus Kai'Sa build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Ekko included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Kai'Sa than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Ekko had an average win rate of 54.3% when playing against Kai'Sa with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Kai'Sa as Ekko, Ekko players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Ekko vs Kai'Sa fights, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 54.3% winrate overall.
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