Naafiri vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Naafiri
based on 2,451 Naafiri vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Naafiri vs Ekko Matchup Summary
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Naafiri
Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Ekko
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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.
Naafiri vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Naafiri in LoL
The stats provided here show several critical Naafiri vs. Ekko counter statistics that may help you figure out the differences between the pair. For instance, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Ekko..
Naafiri usually has a similar longest killing spree as their counter does. On average, they takes less damage than Ekko. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Naafiri and Ekko
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Who is Better, Naafiri or Ekko?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Naafiri usually fairs equally well when facing off against Ekko, with a 50.0% win rate. Therefore, Naafiri makes an ok counter for Ekko.
While Naafiri does have a higher win rate than Ekko, when on opposite teams, Naafiri also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Naafiri into Ekko.
Furthermore, Naafiri also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ekko. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Naafiri 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 team fights.
Naafiri is a decent counter to Ekko. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Naafiri against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Naafiri in order to counter Ekko during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Naafiri usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Ekko. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Naafiri versus Ekko build include Guardian Angel, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Naafiri included at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better vs. Ekko than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Naafiri had an average win rate of 50.0% battling Ekko with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating Ekko as Naafiri, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Naafiri vs Ekko counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.0% winrate overall.
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