Ekko vs Kog'Maw
How to Beat Kog'Maw as Ekko
based on 1,345 Ekko vs Kog'Maw matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Kog'Maw Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Kog'Maw
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 Kog'Maw
The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.
Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!
Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.
Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.
Ekko vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats
How to Counter Kog'Maw with Ekko in LoL
The stats provided here underscore some vital Ekko against Kog'Maw matchup stats that can help us understand the distinctions between the two. For instance, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kog'Maw’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kog'Maw..
Ekko normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Kog'Maw. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Kog'Maw
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Who is Better, Ekko or Kog'Maw?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ekko usually wins when facing off against Kog'Maw, with a 53.2% win rate. Therefore, Ekko makes a great counter to Kog'Maw.
While Ekko does have a higher win rate than Kog'Maw, when they face off with one another, Ekko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Ekko into Kog'Mawas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Ekko also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Kog'Maw matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Ekko is a great counter to Kog'Maw. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ekko against Kog'Maw.
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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 Kog'Maw during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko typically gets less CS relative to Kog'Maw. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Ekko versus Kog'Maw build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Ekko bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Kog'Maw than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Ekko had an average win rate of 53.2% when countering Kog'Maw with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Kog'Maw as Ekko, Ekko players should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Ekko vs Kog'Maw clashes, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.2% win rate overall.
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