Graves vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Graves
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Graves vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Graves vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Graves
Tips for Playing as Graves against Ekko
Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.
Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.
Advice to Win Against Ekko
The second hit of Timewinder does more damage than the first; try to avoid it.
Ekko is significantly weaker when his ultimate is down. Watch for the trail he leaves behind to determine if Chronobreak is available.
Ekko's stun zone takes 3 seconds to arm. Watch for the image he creates on cast and try to guess where the zone was placed.
Graves vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Graves in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore several vital Graves vs. Ekko matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ekko..
Graves normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Ekko. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Graves and Ekko
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Who is Better, Graves or Ekko?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Graves usually fairs equally well when facing off against Ekko, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Graves makes an ok counter to Ekko.
While Graves does have a higher winrate compared to Ekko, when they face off with one another, Graves also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Graves into Ekko.
Furthermore, Graves has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ekko. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Graves vs Ekko matchups, Graves is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Graves is a decent counter for Ekko. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Graves against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Graves in order to counter Ekko during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Graves often gets less CS relative to Ekko. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Graves versus Ekko build consist of Maw of Malmortius, The Collector, and Hubris. When Graves used at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Ekko than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Graves had an average win rate of 50.5% when countering Ekko with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of beating Ekko as Graves, you should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Graves vs Ekko fights, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.5% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Ekko as Graves are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.