Ekko with Neeko
How to Synergize Ekko and Neeko
based on 3,151 Ekko with Neeko pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Ekko Neeko Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Ekko and Neeko
Tips for Playing as Ekko with Neeko
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 Neeko Will Play
You can set her passive to use hotkeys in the options menu. The default is Shift+F1~F5
Try to use Inherent Glamour sparingly, ineffective uses will put enemies on the alert.
Ekko Neeko Synergy Stats
How to Play with Neeko as Ekko in LoL
The Ekko Neeko synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Neeko, 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 Neeko. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Neeko helps Ekko perform not as well in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Ekko is paired with Neeko, he gets a little drop in his total damage output. This difference may indicate that Neeko does not provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that her support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Ekko is played together with Neeko on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Neeko.
Moreover, when Ekko plays with Neeko on the same side, he usually takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Neeko does a poor job of protecting Ekko in team fights.
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Is Ekko better when played alongside Neeko?
There is no ideal companion for Ekko that will always be his ideal ally. However, overall, Neeko is a very typical companion for Ekko. By locking into the same side as Ekko, she drops their win rate by -0.8% to 50.2%. This demonstrates that there is not really a strong synergy between Ekko and Neeko that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.
Neeko has a much lower diffuclty than Ekko. That means Ekko players don't need to be cautious when lining up Neeko teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.
Playing cooperatively, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.
In contrast, by aligning Ekko and Neeko together, you may not be granting your other allies enough engage potential. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that fills this relative hole in their kit.
Regardless of your Neeko ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ekko in order to work well with Neeko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The most important finished items to build first in your Ekko and Neeko synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Shadowflame. When Ekko bought at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Neeko than with many other common item sets. In fact, Ekko boasted an average winrate of 50.2% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Neeko with this build.
To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for this team composition, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.2% win rate overall.
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