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.
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
The Ekko Xerath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xerath, 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 Xerath. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Xerath helps Ekko perform worse in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Ekko is paired with Xerath, he observes a little decrease in his complete damage output. This difference may indicate that Xerath does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Ekko is played alongside Xerath on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Xerath. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Xerath.
Additionally, when Ekko plays with Xerath on the same side, he usually takes more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage may indicate that Xerath does a poor job of covering Ekko during teamfights.
There is no one best champion pairing for Ekko that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. However, Xerath is a very typical ally for Ekko. By being on the same side as Ekko, he lowers their win rate by -0.8% to 50.2%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong bond between Ekko and Xerath that results in them performing worse together than alone.
Xerath has a lower difficulty than Ekko. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Xerath allies to play with, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Playing together, Ekko players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.
Although, by bringing Ekko and Xerath together, you probably will not be granting your other allies much attack damage. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that fills this relative hole in their capabilities.
Regardless of your Xerath ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.
If you would like to truly master Ekko in order to pair well with Xerath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly.
The most crucial items to have in your Ekko and Xerath synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Hextech Rocketbelt. When Ekko incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Xerath than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ekko had an average winrate of 50.2% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Xerath with this build.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Future's Market runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for this team composition, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.2% win rate overall.
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