Matchup

High burstHeavy AP damageDive threatSplit push

Build vs Ekko

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Hextech Rocketbelt
1Mage tank
Riftmaker
2Mage tank
Dead Man's Plate
3vs AD

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Hollow Radiance
5vs AP

Summoner spells

41277%
41420%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Thornmail
5vs Hybride
Unending Despair
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Hollow Radiance
5vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP

Other options

Heartsteel
Survival
Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
100.0% WR2 games
DominationDomination
Hail of BladesHail of Blades
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter
SorcerySorcery
Axiom ArcanistAxiom Arcanist
CelerityCelerity
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
ChogathChogath
EkkoEkko
Passive
Favorable
Favorable

Ekko's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Z-Drive Resonance (P)

Every third attack or damaging spell on the same target deals bonus magic damage, and grants Ekko a burst of speed if the target is a champion.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
39s22s9s
68s22s9s1m50
97s20s9s1m50
117s18s9s1m20
167s14s8s50s
187s14s7s50s

Playing against Ekko

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Watch Ekko's ghost clone: that's where his R will bring him back. Place CC or damage at that location.

2

His W has a 3s delay and a distinctive sound — if you hear it, leave the area immediately.

3

Ekko is an assassin: buy HP and MR to survive his initial burst. If he can't one-shot, he has to R out.

4

Don't chase him on his terms — he wants you to pursue him so he can R and burst you on the way back.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026