Ekko vs Kassadin
How to Beat Kassadin as Ekko
based on 2,539 Ekko vs Kassadin matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Kassadin Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Kassadin Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kassadin as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Kassadin
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 Kassadin
It takes 6 spell casts for Kassadin's slow, Force Pulse, to become castable. If he levels up that ability, judiciously use your own skills while laning against him.
Kassadin deals mostly magic damage. If he's doing well consider buying magic resist items like Mercury's Treads and Banshee's Veil.
Each time Kassadin consecutively uses Riftwalk, he pays more and more mana. Keep this in mind as you chase him.
Ekko vs Kassadin Counter Stats
How to Counter Kassadin with Ekko in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore some critical Ekko vs. Kassadin matchup stats that may help us realize the differences between the pair. Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kassadin’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kassadin..
Ekko typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Kassadin. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ekko and Kassadin
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Who is Better, Ekko or Kassadin?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Kassadin, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Ekko makes an ok counter for Kassadin.
While Ekko does have a higher win rate than Kassadin, when facing one another, Ekko also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Ekko into Kassadinas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Ekko also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kassadin. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Kassadin matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Ekko is a decent counter to Kassadin. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ekko against Kassadin.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Ekko to counter Kassadin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko on average picks up less CS relative to Kassadin. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Ekko versus Kassadin build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Ekko used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Kassadin than with many other typical builds. In fact, Ekko had an average win rate of 50.6% when playing against Kassadin with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of beating Kassadin as Ekko, Ekko players 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 runes players picked for Ekko vs Kassadin LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.6% win rate overall.
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