Ekko with Kalista
How to Synergize Ekko and Kalista
based on 1,696 Ekko with Kalista pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Ekko Kalista Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Ekko and Kalista
Tips for Playing as Ekko with Kalista
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 Kalista Will Play
Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.
Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.
Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.
Ekko Kalista Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kalista as Ekko in LoL
The Ekko Kalista synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kalista, 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 Kalista. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Kalista helps Ekko perform not as well in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Ekko is an ally to Kalista, he observes a little decrease in his total damage output. This change may demonstrate that Kalista does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Ekko is played with Kalista on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Kalista.
Moreover, when Ekko plays with Kalista on the same side, he on average takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Kalista does a decent job of covering Ekko during team fights.
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Is Ekko better when played alongside Kalista?
There is no one best companion for Ekko that will no matter what be his best teammate. Yet, overall, Kalista is a terrible ally for Ekko. By locking into the same side as Ekko, she decreases their win rate by -3.8% to 47.2%. This shows that there is a terrible synergy between Ekko and Kalista that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.
Kalista has a lower difficulty than Ekko. That means Ekko players don't need to be very careful when arranging Kalista teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Playing together, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
Conversely, by aligning Ekko and Kalista together, you will not be giving your other teammates a lot of engage potential. Plan to include other champions on your team that neutralizes this hole in this pairing's potential.
Regardless of your Kalista ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Ekko to work well with Kalista during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly.
The ideal items to have in your Ekko and Kalista synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Hextech Rocketbelt. When Ekko incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Kalista than with many other common builds. In fact, Ekko had an average win rate of 47.2% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Kalista with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of beating your oponents, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for this champion pairing, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.2% winrate overall.
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