Ekko vs Malzahar
How to Beat Malzahar as Ekko
based on 5,569 Ekko vs Malzahar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Malzahar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Malzahar
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 Malzahar
Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm.
When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed.
Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you.
Ekko vs Malzahar Counter Stats
How to Counter Malzahar with Ekko in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some significant Ekko against Malzahar counter statistics that may help us realize the differences between the pair. Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Malzahar’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Malzahar..
Ekko normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Malzahar. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Malzahar
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Who is Better, Ekko or Malzahar?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when facing off against Malzahar, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Ekko makes an ok counter to Malzahar.
While Ekko does have a higher winrate compared to Malzahar, when on opposite teams, Ekko also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ekko into Malzaharas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Ekko also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malzahar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Malzahar 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 for Malzahar. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ekko against Malzahar.
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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 Malzahar 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 mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko usually racks up less CS as Malzahar. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Ekko versus Malzahar build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Shadowflame. When Ekko used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Malzahar than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ekko boasted an average win rate of 50.3% when playing against Malzahar with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of crushing Malzahar as Ekko, you 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 sets that we analyzed for Ekko vs Malzahar fights, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.3% winrate overall.
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