Sylas with Ekko
How to Synergize Sylas and Ekko
based on 2,861 Sylas with Ekko pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Sylas Ekko Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Sylas and Ekko
Tips for Playing as Sylas with Ekko
Clever use of enemy ultimates can open up new possibilities to approach teamfights.
Wait for you or your enemy to reach low health before using Kingslayer for maximum effect.
Space out your ability usage to get maximum effect from Petricite Burst.
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.
Sylas Ekko Synergy Stats
How to Play with Ekko as Sylas in LoL
The Sylas 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, Sylas sees a large worsening 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 Sylas perform not as well in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Sylas plays on the same team as Ekko, he observes a little decrease in his total damage output. This may demonstrate that Ekko does not provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Sylas is played together with Ekko on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Ekko.
Additionally, when Sylas plays with Ekko on the same team, he on average receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Ekko does a decent job of protecting Sylas during teamfights.
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Is Sylas better when played alongside Ekko?
There is no perfect ally for Sylas that will always be his top synergy. Yet, Ekko is a very typical teammate for Sylas. By playing on the same side as Sylas, he increases their win rate by 0.7% to 49.7%. This shows that there is a weak bond between Sylas and Ekko that results in them performing better together than without each other.
Ekko has a greater difficulty than Sylas. That means you should be cautious when finding Ekko allies to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
Fighting alongside, Sylas players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. Combined, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.
Conversely, by bringing Sylas and Ekko together, you may not be providing your team a great deal of protection for burst damage. Plan to have other champions on your team that nullifies this gap in this pairing's potential.
Regardless of the ability of your Ekko teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Sylas to pair well with Ekko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to pick up additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The ideal items to have in your Sylas and Ekko synergy build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Ekko than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Sylas had an average winrate of 49.7% helping carry Ekko with this build.
To have the best probability of crushing your oponents, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Sylas and Ekko pairings, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.7% winrate overall.
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