Ekko vs Karthus
How to Beat Karthus as Ekko
based on 2,313 Ekko vs Karthus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Karthus Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Karthus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Karthus
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 Karthus
Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.
Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.
Ekko vs Karthus Counter Stats
How to Counter Karthus with Ekko in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight some vital Ekko vs. Karthus matchup stats that can help us realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karthus’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Karthus..
Ekko often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Karthus. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Karthus
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Who is Better, Ekko or Karthus?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ekko usually wins when trying to fight Karthus, with a 55.8% win rate. As a result, Ekko makes a fantastic counter to Karthus.
While Ekko does have a much higher win rate compared to Karthus, when facing one another, Ekko also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Ekko into Karthusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ekko also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karthus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Karthus 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 Karthus. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ekko against Karthus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Ekko to counter Karthus during both the laning 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 shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko often picks up a similar amount of CS as Karthus. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Ekko versus Karthus build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Stormsurge. When Ekko included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Karthus than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ekko boasted an average winrate of 55.8% battling Karthus with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating Karthus as Ekko, Ekko players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Ekko vs Karthus face-offs, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 55.8% winrate overall.
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