Vladimir vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Vladimir
based on 5,587 Vladimir vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vladimir vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Vladimir vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Ekko
Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.
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.
Vladimir vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Vladimir in LoL
The stats provided here show several influential Vladimir against Ekko counter stats that can help us realize the distinctions between the two. Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ekko’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ekko..
Vladimir normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to 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 kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Vladimir and Ekko
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Who is Better, Vladimir or Ekko?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vladimir usually fairs equally well when taking on Ekko, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Vladimir makes an ok counter for Ekko.
While Vladimir does have a lower win rate compared to Ekko, when they face off with one another, Vladimir also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Vladimir into Ekkoas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Vladimir also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ekko. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Vladimir 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 allies during late stage team fights.
Vladimir is a somewhat poor counter to Ekko. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Vladimir against Ekko.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Vladimir to counter Ekko during both the lane 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 tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vladimir on average accumulates more CS relative to Ekko. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Vladimir versus Ekko build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Shadowflame. When Vladimir used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Ekko than with many other typical builds. In fact, Vladimir had an average win rate of 49.6% when countering Ekko with this build.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Ekko as Vladimir, Vladimir players should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Vladimir vs Ekko counter picks, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.6% winrate overall.
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