Vel'Koz vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Vel'Koz
based on 3,755 Vel'Koz vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vel'Koz vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Vel'Koz vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Vel'Koz
Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz against Ekko
Be very careful about when to use Life Form Disintegration Ray. Many champions have abilities that can interrupt the spell.
Shooting Plasma Fission diagonally and splitting at maximum range allows you to hit opponents that are out of the range of the initial missile, but is more challenging to pull off.
When laning, use Void Rift to kill minions while building stacks of Organic Deconstruction on your opponent. You can then follow up with your other abilities.
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.
Vel'Koz vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Vel'Koz in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature several critical Vel'Koz against Ekko counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ekko’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Vel'Koz may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ekko..
Vel'Koz often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Ekko. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Vel'Koz and Ekko
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Who is Better, Vel'Koz or Ekko?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vel'Koz usually loses when taking on Ekko, with a 47.6% win rate. Therefore, Vel'Koz makes a bad counter to Ekko.
While Vel'Koz does have a lower winrate compared to Ekko, when they face off with one another, Vel'Koz also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Vel'Koz into Ekkoas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Vel'Koz has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ekko. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vel'Koz vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Vel'Koz is a garbage counter for Ekko. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Vel'Koz against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vel'Koz in order to counter Ekko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vel'Koz most often gets a similar amount of CS as Ekko. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Vel'Koz versus Ekko build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vel'Koz used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Ekko than with most other typical builds. In fact, Vel'Koz boasted an average winrate of 47.6% when countering Ekko with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Ekko as Vel'Koz, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Vel'Koz vs Ekko fights, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.6% winrate overall.
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