Malzahar vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Malzahar
based on 5,569 Malzahar vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malzahar vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Malzahar vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Malzahar
Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Ekko
Use Call of the Void and Nether Grasp to renew the duration of Malefic Visions on enemies.
Wait to cast Void Swarm until there are nearby enemies for the Voidling to attack or kill.
Avoiding damage in lane maximizes the uptime on Void Shift, increasing Malzahar's safety dramatically.
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.
Malzahar vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Malzahar in LoL
The stats provided here underscore some vital Malzahar against Ekko counter stats that can help us understand the differences between the two. For instance, Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ekko..
Malzahar often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Ekko. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malzahar and Ekko
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Who is Better, Malzahar or Ekko?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malzahar usually fairs equally well when facing off against Ekko, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Malzahar makes an ok counter to Ekko.
While Malzahar does have a lower winrate than Ekko, when on opposite teams, Malzahar also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malzahar into Ekko.
Additionally, Malzahar has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ekko. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Malzahar is a somewhat poor counter to Ekko. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Malzahar against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Malzahar to counter Ekko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malzahar usually racks up more CS as Ekko. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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 have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Malzahar versus Ekko build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Malzahar incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Ekko than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Malzahar had an average win rate of 49.7% battling Ekko with this build.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Ekko as Malzahar, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Malzahar vs Ekko clashes, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.7% winrate overall.
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