Samira vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Samira
based on 8,250 Samira vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Samira vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Samira vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Samira
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.
Samira vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Samira in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some critical Samira against Ekko counter statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between the two. For instance, Samira’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ekko’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Samira may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Ekko..
Samira normally has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. On average, she receives less damage than Ekko. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Samira and Ekko
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Who is Better, Samira or Ekko?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Samira usually loses when taking on Ekko, with a 46.7% win rate. As a result, Samira makes a poor counter to Ekko.
While Samira does have a lower win rate compared to Ekko, when they face off with one another, Samira also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Samira into Ekko.
Moreover, Samira has only a small amount 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 Samira vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Samira is a terribly counter to Ekko. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Samira against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Samira to counter Ekko during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Samira on average racks up more CS relative to Ekko. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The best items to have in your Samira versus Ekko build consist of Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Lord Dominik's Regards. When Samira included at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs. Ekko than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Samira boasted an average win rate of 46.7% battling Ekko with this build.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Ekko as Samira, Samira players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Samira vs Ekko clashes, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.7% win rate overall.
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