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How to Win Taliyah vs Ekko Counter MatchupTaliyah is in the s tier of champions

Taliyah vs Ekko

How to Beat Ekko as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Ekko as Taliyah

based on 2,072 Taliyah vs Ekko matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Ekko as Taliyah came out of an analysis of 2072 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Taliyah has to counter Ekko in only 5.0% of her rounds.

Taliyah vs Ekko Matchup Summary

Taliyah has done a average job of countering Ekko. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.6% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Taliyah vs Ekko games, Taliyah’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This implies that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Ekko.

Best Taliyah vs Ekko Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameZhonya's HourglassLuden's CompanionCosmic Drive

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Taliyah to level upq
>
Second ability for Taliyah to level upe
>
Last skill for Taliyah to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Ekko

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

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.

Taliyah vs Ekko Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Ekko Image
6.1
< Kills >
7.8
6.4
< Deaths >
5.7
8.4
< Assists >
6.1
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
121
< Minions Killed >
105
0.6
< Dragons Killed >
0.8
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.47
795
< Physical Damage >
2,260
21,206
< Magic Damage >
17,276
1,147
< True Damage >
953
23,149
< Damage Dealt >
20,490
21,248
< Damage Taken >
31,417
12,108
< Gold Earned >
12,399
1.63
< Towers >
1.79
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.18
4,519
< Total Healing >
11,846
14,248
< Experience >
14,294
23
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
7
560
< Time Dealing CC >
369

How to Counter Ekko with Taliyah in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several valuable Taliyah against Ekko counter stats that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Ekko..

Taliyah often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Ekko. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Taliyah and Ekko

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Ekko
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Ekko

Who is Better, Taliyah or Ekko?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Taliyah usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Ekko, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Taliyah makes an ok counter for Ekko.

While Taliyah does have a lower win rate compared to Ekko, when facing one another, Taliyah also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Taliyah into Ekko.

Additionally, Taliyah also has a good 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 isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Taliyah 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 team members during team fights.

Taliyah is a somewhat poor counter for Ekko. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Taliyah against Ekko.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Ekko Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ekko as Taliyah, we analyzed 2,072 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Ekko as Taliyah comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Taliyah in order to counter Ekko during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Ekko. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Taliyah versus Ekko build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Stormsurge. When Taliyah incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when facing Ekko than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Taliyah boasted an average win rate of 49.6% when playing against Ekko with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Ekko as Taliyah, Taliyah players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Taliyah vs Ekko battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.6% winrate overall.

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