Kassadin with Ekko
How to Synergize Kassadin and Ekko
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Kassadin Ekko Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Kassadin and Ekko
Tips for Playing as Kassadin with Ekko
Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.
Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.
Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.
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.
Kassadin Ekko Synergy Stats
How to Play with Ekko as Kassadin in LoL
The Kassadin 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, Kassadin sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ekko. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Ekko helps Kassadin perform poorer in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Kassadin is an ally to Ekko, he gets a barely noticable drop in his total damage output. This could signal that Ekko does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Kassadin is played together with Ekko on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Ekko.
Additionally, when Kassadin plays with Ekko on the same team, he on average receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Ekko does a poor job of protecting Kassadin in team fights.
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Is Kassadin better when played alongside Ekko?
There is no top companion for Kassadin that will 100% of the time be his best ally. Yet, Ekko is a not very good companion for Kassadin. By locking into the same side as Kassadin, he decreases their win rate by -1.5% to 48.5%. This demonstrates that there is a bad bond between Kassadin and Ekko that results in them performing not as well together than alone.
Ekko has a lower difficulty than Kassadin. That means Kassadin players don't need to be cautious when arranging Ekko allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Fighting cooperatively, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Combined, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.
Conversely, by grouping Kassadin and Ekko together, you may not be giving your team a lot of attack damage. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in this pairing's abilities.
Regardless of the skill of your Ekko teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold 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 truly master Kassadin to pair well with Ekko during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The ideal finished items to build first in your Kassadin and Ekko synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Malignance. When Kassadin incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Ekko than with most other typical builds. In fact, Kassadin boasted an average win rate of 48.5% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Ekko with this build.
To have the best likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Kassadin players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for this team composition, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.5% winrate overall.
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