Viktor vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Viktor
based on 2,729 Viktor vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Viktor vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Viktor vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Viktor
Tips for Playing as Viktor against Ekko
Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.
Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.
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.
Viktor vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Viktor in LoL
The stats provided here show several strategic Viktor vs. Ekko counter statistics that can help you understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Viktor’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Viktor may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ekko..
Viktor usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes 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 not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Viktor and Ekko
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Who is Better, Viktor or Ekko?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Viktor usually loses when trying to fight Ekko, with a 48.1% win rate. As a result, Viktor makes a poor counter for Ekko.
While Viktor does have a lower winrate than Ekko, when they face off with one another, Viktor also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Viktor into Ekkoas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Viktor has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ekko. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Viktor vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Viktor is a somewhat poor counter to Ekko. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Viktor against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Viktor to counter Ekko during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Viktor often picks up more CS as Ekko. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Viktor versus Ekko build consist of Lich Bane, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Viktor bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Ekko than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Viktor boasted an average win rate of 48.1% when countering Ekko with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Ekko as Viktor, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Viktor vs Ekko clashes, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.1% win rate overall.
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