Ekko vs Nocturne
How to Beat Nocturne as Ekko
based on 10,233 Ekko vs Nocturne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Nocturne Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Nocturne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Nocturne
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 Nocturne
Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.
Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!
Ekko vs Nocturne Counter Stats
How to Counter Nocturne with Ekko in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify several important Ekko versus Nocturne matchup statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nocturne’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nocturne..
Ekko normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Nocturne. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Nocturne
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Who is Better, Ekko or Nocturne?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when facing off against Nocturne, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Ekko makes an ok counter for Nocturne.
While Ekko does have a higher win rate compared to Nocturne, when facing one another, Ekko also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Ekko into Nocturneas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Ekko also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nocturne. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Nocturne matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Ekko is a decent counter for Nocturne. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ekko against Nocturne.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Ekko to counter Nocturne during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko on average gets much more CS relative to Nocturne. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Ekko versus Nocturne build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Hextech Rocketbelt. When Ekko combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Nocturne than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Ekko boasted an average winrate of 50.3% battling Nocturne with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of beating Nocturne as Ekko, Ekko players should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Ekko vs Nocturne counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.3% winrate overall.
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