Veigar vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Veigar
based on 6,287 Veigar vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Veigar vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Veigar vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Veigar
Tips for Playing as Veigar against Ekko
Veigar is extremely Mana and Cooldown Reduction dependent. Try buying items with these stats in order to increase the effectiveness of your passive and Baleful Strike.
Veigar is very fragile. It is valuable to select at least one summoner spell that can be used defensively.
Use Event Horizon to increase your chances of landing Dark Matter.
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.
Veigar vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Veigar in LoL
The stats provided here emphasize some critical Veigar versus Ekko counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ekko..
Veigar often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Ekko. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Veigar and Ekko
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Who is Better, Veigar or Ekko?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Veigar usually loses when taking on Ekko, with a 47.7% win rate. Thus, Veigar makes a poor counter to Ekko.
While Veigar does have a lower win rate compared to Ekko, when they face off with one another, Veigar also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Veigar into Ekkoas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Veigar has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ekko. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Veigar vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Veigar is a garbage counter to Ekko. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Veigar against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Veigar 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 mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Veigar most often gets more CS relative to Ekko. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Veigar versus Ekko build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Luden's Companion. When Veigar combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Ekko than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Veigar boasted an average winrate of 47.7% when playing against Ekko with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of crushing Ekko as Veigar, Veigar players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Veigar vs Ekko matchups, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.7% winrate overall.
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