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.
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several vital Ekko vs. Qiyana matchup stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between this set of champs. Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Qiyana’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Qiyana..
Ekko normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Qiyana. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ekko usually wins when facing off against Qiyana, with a 51.9% win rate. Therefore, Ekko makes a good counter to Qiyana.
While Ekko does have a higher winrate than Qiyana, when facing one another, Ekko also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ekko into Qiyanaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ekko also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Qiyana. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Qiyana matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Ekko is a decent counter for Qiyana. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Ekko against Qiyana.
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ekko in order to counter Qiyana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Qiyana. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Ekko versus Qiyana build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Ekko used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Qiyana than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ekko had an average winrate of 51.9% when playing against Qiyana with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of annihilating Qiyana as Ekko, Ekko players should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Ekko vs Qiyana fights, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.9% winrate overall.
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