Taric vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Taric
based on 1,822 Taric vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Taric vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Taric vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Taric
Tips for Playing as Taric against Ekko
The cooldown reducing component of Bravado makes Cooldown Reduction items like Frozen Heart, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Spirit Visage exceptionally powerful on Taric.
Using Starlight's Touch at lower charges makes its healing less Mana efficient, but can greatly increase Taric's sustained damage via Bravado.
Rather than saving Cosmic Radiance for the last moment and risking someone dying during the delay, it can be more beneficial to cast it as soon as you know a teamfight is guaranteed to start.
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.
Taric vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Taric in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show some critical Taric vs. Ekko counter statistics that can help you explain the differences between the two. For instance, Taric’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ekko’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Taric may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ekko. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Taric often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Ekko. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Taric and Ekko
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Who is Better, Taric or Ekko?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Taric usually fairs equally well when playing against Ekko, with a 49.3% win rate. Therefore, Taric makes an ok counter to Ekko.
While Taric does have a lower winrate than Ekko, when on opposite teams, Taric also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Taric into Ekko.
Additionally, Taric also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ekko. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Taric 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.
Taric is a somewhat poor counter for Ekko. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Taric against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Taric 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Taric most often gets less CS as Ekko. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Taric versus Ekko build consist of Knight's Vow, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Taric bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Ekko than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Taric had an average winrate of 49.3% battling Ekko with this build.
To have the greatest chance of beating Ekko as Taric, you should equip the Glacial Augment, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Taric vs Ekko battles, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.3% winrate overall.
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