Kassadin vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Kassadin
based on 2,539 Kassadin vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kassadin vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Kassadin vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Kassadin
Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Ekko
Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.
Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.
Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.
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.
Kassadin vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Kassadin in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some significant Kassadin vs. Ekko matchup stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ekko..
Kassadin normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Ekko. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kassadin and Ekko
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Who is Better, Kassadin or Ekko?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kassadin usually fairs equally well when playing against Ekko, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, Kassadin makes an ok counter to Ekko.
While Kassadin does have a lower win rate than Ekko, when they face off with one another, Kassadin also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kassadin into Ekkoas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Kassadin also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ekko. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Kassadin is a somewhat poor counter for Ekko. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kassadin against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Kassadin to counter Ekko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kassadin usually accumulates more CS relative to Ekko. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Kassadin versus Ekko build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Luden's Companion, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Ekko than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kassadin boasted an average win rate of 49.4% when countering Ekko with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of crushing Ekko as Kassadin, Kassadin players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Kassadin vs Ekko counters, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.4% winrate overall.
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