Ekko with Caitlyn
How to Synergize Ekko and Caitlyn
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Ekko Caitlyn Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Ekko and Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Ekko with Caitlyn
Chronobreak is a potent escape tool, but it can also be quite powerful when used offensively. Don't underestimate its damage potential.
If you can proc Z-Drive Resonance on an enemy champion, it's worth taking risks to do so. The bonus Move Speed makes it easy to escape.
Phase Dive's dash is a great tool for setting up Ekko's other abilities. Use it to get double hits with Timewinder or get into position to detonate Parallel Convergence.
Advice to Understand How Caitlyn Will Play
Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.
Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
Ekko Caitlyn Synergy Stats
How to Play with Caitlyn as Ekko in LoL
The Ekko Caitlyn synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Caitlyn, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Ekko sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Caitlyn. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Caitlyn helps Ekko perform not as well in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Ekko is an ally to Caitlyn, he gets a small increase in his complete damage output. This difference may indicate that Caitlyn supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Ekko is played together with Caitlyn on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Caitlyn.
Additionally, when Ekko plays with Caitlyn on the same side, he typically takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage could mean that Caitlyn does a poor job of covering Ekko during teamfights.
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Is Ekko better when played alongside Caitlyn?
There is no perfect companion for Ekko that will 100% of the time be his top teammate. Yet, Caitlyn is a very typical companion for Ekko. By playing on the same team as Ekko, she drops their win rate by -0.6% to 50.4%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong synergy between Ekko and Caitlyn that results in them performing worse together than without each other.
Caitlyn has a lower difficulty than Ekko. That means Ekko players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Caitlyn allies to fight alongside, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to play well with you.
Playing on the same side, Ekko players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
In contrast, by aligning Ekko and Caitlyn together, you will not be giving your other allies a lot of cover. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this hole in their potential.
Regardless of the skill of your Caitlyn ally, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Ekko in order to work well with Caitlyn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The top items to have in your Ekko and Caitlyn synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Shadowflame. When Ekko incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Caitlyn than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Ekko boasted an average winrate of 50.4% helping carry Caitlyn with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this team composition, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.4% win rate overall.
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