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.
The Ekko Volibear synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Volibear, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Volibear. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Volibear helps Ekko perform worse in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Ekko is an ally to Volibear, he observes a small decrease in his total damage dealt. This difference may signal that Volibear does not provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Ekko is played alongside Volibear on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Volibear.
Additionally, when Ekko plays with Volibear on the same side, he on average receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Volibear does a decent job of covering Ekko during team fights.
There is no one best champion pairing for Ekko that will no matter what be his best teammate. However, overall, Volibear is a relatively poor ally for Ekko. By playing on the same side as Ekko, he lowers their win rate by -2.5% to 48.5%. This clearly indicates that there is a harmful bond between Ekko and Volibear that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.
Volibear has a much lower diffuclty than Ekko. That means you don't need to be cautious when lining up Volibear comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to play well with you.
Playing together, Ekko players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Combined, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
In contrast, by pairing Ekko and Volibear together, you probably will not be giving your side much crowd control. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that offsets this relative disparity in this pairing's abilities.
Regardless of the ability of your Volibear teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.
To learn all of the intricacies of Ekko in order to pair well with Volibear during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The most important items to get in your Ekko and Volibear synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Ekko incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Volibear than with many other common item sets. In fact, Ekko had an average winrate of 48.5% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Volibear with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, Ekko players should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.5% win rate overall.
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