Ryze vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Ryze
based on 1,701 Ryze vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ryze vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Ryze vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Ryze
Tips for Playing as Ryze against Ekko
Spell Flux's short cooldown allows it to be used to spread Flux to many enemies.
Use Overload's passive to optimize for maximum damage or maximum speed.
Ryze can move and cast other spells while Realm Warp is charging without cancelling the portal.
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.
Ryze vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Ryze in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify some important Ryze versus Ekko counter statistics that can help us understand the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ekko..
Ryze often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Ekko. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ryze and Ekko
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Who is Better, Ryze or Ekko?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ryze usually wins when facing off against Ekko, with a 51.1% win rate. Therefore, Ryze makes a good counter to Ekko.
While Ryze does have a higher winrate compared to Ekko, when they face off with one another, Ryze also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ryze into Ekkoas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Ryze has some amount of CC and other utility, 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 is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Ekko matchups, Ryze is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Ryze is a decent counter to Ekko. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ryze against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Ryze 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 mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ryze often gets more CS compared to Ekko. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Ryze versus Ekko build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Luden's Companion. When Ryze bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Ekko than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Ryze had an average win rate of 51.1% battling Ekko with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of crushing Ekko as Ryze, you should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Ryze vs Ekko battles, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.1% win rate overall.
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