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.
The stat comparisons shown on this page show several influential Qiyana against Ekko matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. Qiyana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Qiyana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Ekko..
Qiyana often has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Typically, she takes less damage than Ekko. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Qiyana usually loses when playing against Ekko, with a 48.1% win rate. Thus, Qiyana makes a bad counter to Ekko.
While Qiyana does have a lower win rate compared to Ekko, when facing one another, Qiyana also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Qiyana into Ekkoas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Qiyana has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ekko. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Qiyana vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Qiyana is a somewhat poor counter to Ekko. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Qiyana against Ekko.
If you would like to truly master Qiyana in order to counter Ekko during both the early game 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 listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Qiyana typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Ekko. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Qiyana versus Ekko build include Edge of Night, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Qiyana bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better versus Ekko than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Qiyana had an average winrate of 48.1% battling Ekko with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Ekko as Qiyana, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Qiyana vs Ekko matchups, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.1% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ekko as Qiyana are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.