Graves with Ekko
How to Synergize Graves and Ekko
based on 5,102 Graves with Ekko pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Graves Ekko Synergy Summary
Best Graves vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Graves and Ekko
Tips for Playing as Graves with Ekko
Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.
Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.
Advice to Understand How Ekko Will Play
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.
Graves Ekko Synergy Stats
How to Play with Ekko as Graves in LoL
The Graves Ekko synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ekko, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Graves sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ekko. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Ekko helps Graves perform worse in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Graves is an ally to Ekko, he gets a marginal improvement in his complete damage dealt. This may indicate that Ekko supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Graves is played with Ekko on the same team, 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 Ekko.
Additionally, when Graves plays with Ekko on the same side, he typically receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Ekko does a decent job of protecting Graves in teamfights.
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Is Graves better when played alongside Ekko?
There is no one best champion pairing for Graves that will always be his #1 synergy. However, Ekko is a good companion for Graves. By locking into the same team as Graves, he raises their win rate by 2.0% to 52.5%. This clearly indicates that there is a good synergy between Graves and Ekko that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.
Ekko has a much greater difficulty compared to Graves. That means you must be careful when enlisting Ekko comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a much higher level of skill to work well with you.
When playing cooperatively, Graves players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
Although, by bringing Graves and Ekko together, you probably will not be giving your other teammates very much utility. We recommend you have other champs on your team that offsets this disparity in their abilities.
Regardless of the skill of your Ekko ally, 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
To truly master Graves to synergize with Ekko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.
The ideal items to have in your Graves and Ekko synergy build include Bloodthirster, The Collector, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Graves combined at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Ekko than with many other common builds. In fact, Graves boasted an average winrate of 52.5% when playing alongside Ekko with this build.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Graves players should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.5% win rate overall.
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