Vi vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Vi
based on 5,240 Vi vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vi vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Vi vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Vi
Tips for Playing as Vi against Ekko
A fully charged Vault Breaker will deal double damage. It's great for catching and finishing off fleeing enemies.
Relentless Force does full damage to anyone caught in the shockwave. Use it on minions in lane to hit enemies hiding behind them.
Cease and Desist is a powerful initiation tool, just remember not to get too far ahead of the rest of your team.
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.
Vi vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Vi in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show some critical Vi vs. Ekko matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Ekko..
Vi often has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Ekko. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Vi and Ekko
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Who is Better, Vi or Ekko?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vi usually fairs equally well when taking on Ekko, with a 50.2% win rate. Therefore, Vi makes an ok counter to Ekko.
While Vi does have a higher win rate compared to Ekko, when they face off with one another, Vi also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Vi into Ekko.
Additionally, Vi has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ekko. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Vi vs Ekko matchups, Vi is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Vi is a decent counter to Ekko. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Vi against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Vi in order to counter Ekko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vi most often picks up a lot less CS relative to Ekko. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Vi versus Ekko build include Black Cleaver, Experimental Hexplate, and Sundered Sky. When Vi included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs Ekko than with many other typical builds. In fact, Vi boasted an average win rate of 50.2% when countering Ekko with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Ekko as Vi, you should use the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Vi vs Ekko battles, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.2% winrate overall.
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