Nami vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Nami
based on 5,340 Nami vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nami vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Nami vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Nami
Tips for Playing as Nami against Ekko
Nami's ultimate can come in very handy for initiating on enemies who are far away.
Using Ebb and Flow during an engagement with enemy champions will help sway the battle in your favor.
Aqua Prison has a long cooldown, make sure to use it at the right moment.
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.
Nami vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Nami in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight some vital Nami against Ekko counter stats that may help you appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Ekko. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Nami usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives less damage than Ekko. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nami and Ekko
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Who is Better, Nami or Ekko?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nami usually loses when trying to fight Ekko, with a 48.1% win rate. Therefore, Nami makes a poor counter to Ekko.
While Nami does have a lower win rate than Ekko, when on opposite teams, Nami also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Nami into Ekko.
Additionally, Nami also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ekko. 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 in League of Legends, in Nami vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Nami is a somewhat poor counter to Ekko. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nami against Ekko.
Other Champion Matchups Against Nami
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nami in order to counter Ekko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nami most often racks up a lot less CS relative to Ekko. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Nami versus Ekko build include Redemption, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Nami combined at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Ekko than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nami had an average winrate of 48.1% battling Ekko with this build.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Ekko as Nami, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Font of Life, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Nami vs Ekko LoL games, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.1% winrate overall.
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