Ekko Build Guide for Wild Rift

How to play Ekko

Ekko is an AP assassin who can play in the mid lane or Jungle. He is a fairly safe assassin compared to others, with a very high skill expression. With Ekko, you can play very aggressively, very safe or a bit of both, leaving the road ahead up to you to decide. Ekko's laning phase can be weak; he has a few difficult matchups, but if played correctly, he can navigate through them to survive and scale. In teamfights, Ekko's main goal is to jump onto backline carries and assassinate them with your burst damage. Once you've dived into the backline and killed a high-value target, Ekko has Parallel Convergence and Chronobreak to return to safety.

Make sure to check the alternative build at the top of the page for playing Ekko in the Jungle.

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Ekko's Abilities

Z-Drive Resonance

(Passive)

Every third attack or damaging ability from Timewinder, Phase Dive and Chronobreak against the same target deals additional magic damage. If the target is a champion, Ekko also gains bonus movement speed for a few seconds. This cannot affect the same target for the next few seconds.

Ekko's passive is the core of your damage; if you don't proc your passive, you'll lose out on a lot of damage and mobility. When performing Ekko's combo, it's essential to hit both parts of Ekko's Timewinder so it's easier to proc the passive.

Timewinder

(1)

Ekko throws a projectile, dealing magic damage. On hitting a champion or the distance limit, it expands into a field that slows enemies. The device then returns to Ekko, dealing magic damage.

Timewinder is excellent for clearing minion waves and farming from a distance. Timewinder also deals a lot of damage to champions, especially when you are close. If you get into a situation where you think the 2nd part of Timewinder won't hit, you can use Flash to reposition yourself so the projectile will go through the enemy.

Parallel Convergence

(2)

Passive: Ekko's attacks against low-health targets deal additional missing health magic damage.

This makes Ekko's jungle clear speed much quicker, plus you also get a shield to stay healthy when clearing jungle camps.

Active: Ekko launches a chronosphere that lasts for just over a second, slowing enemies. If Ekko enters the sphere, it detonates, stunning for a few seconds and granting Ekko a shield that absorbs damage.

Knowing when and where to place this ability is crucial. This ability also gives vision where it's placed, making it useful for scouting bushes and objectives if you have no vision.

Phase Dive

(3)

Ekko dashes in a target direction. His next attack within a few seconds gains range and causes Ekko to blink to his target and deal additional magic damage.

Phase Dive is extremely good for mobility and dodging abilities.  You can use Phase Dive to get over some walls on the rift and you can also blink to plants that can help you get away to safety.

Chronobreak

(Ultimate)

Ekko becomes untargetable and returns to his position from a few seconds ago and heals a part of his missing health back. Upon arrival, Ekko deals magic damage to nearby enemies.

Ekko will have a shadow that follows him around when Chronobreak is available that everyone can see, this is where Ekko will end up when using his ultimate. Combining Parallel Convergence and Chronobreak can turn a fight really easily because of all the damage and crowd control it offers.

Ekko Build Breakdown

Boots of Mana

Dusk and Dawn

Infinity Orb

Rabadon's Deathcap

Void Staff

Hextech Rocketbelt

Dusk and Dawn offers consistent damage and survivability. Its spellblade passive triggers an additional on-hit effect, allowing Ekko to proc his passive Z-Drive Resonance more often in fights.

Infinity Orb gives Ekko critical damage on his abilities when enemies are low on health making it easier for an assassin like Ekko to one-shot enemy carries.

Rabadon's Deathcap gives Ekko a massive boost of Ability Power which scales incredibly well into the mid/late game. Deathcap is essential to have in your build to increase your burst damage.

For runes we have the following:

Fleet Footwork

Fleet Footwork's healing helps Ekko survive during the laning phase, and the movement speed helps him stay close enough to enemies so you can keep auto-attacking.

Sudden Impact

Sudden Impact synergises well with Phase Dive, giving Ekko True Damage when looking to dive into a teamfight.

Hubris

Hubris gives Ekko a huge amount of ability power when you kill enemies in a short amount of time, giving you more opportunities to kill multiple enemies in longer fights.

Eyeball Collector

Eyeball Collector gives Ekko increasing Ability Power as he gets kills or assists. Ekko can benefit from this when he looks to roam and impact other lanes.

Legend: Bloodline

Legend: Bloodline allows Ekko to heal from the damage he deals, improving his sustain and survivability in fights.

Flash

Ignite

Flash is a very important Summoner Spell that helps with Ekko's combos. Use it to dash in with Phase Rush or Parallel Convergence to one-shot enemy carries. Alternatively, you can use flash to disengage or dodge enemies.

Ignite gives Ekko more kill pressure throughout the game. When you find the right opportunity, you can dash in and kill the enemy mid-lane with your burst damage and Ignite.

Early Game

In the Early Game, Ekko can struggle since he's a melee champion. However, you can still find the right opportunities to dash in and win trades against some champions when played correctly. Timewinder is an incredible tool for clearing minion waves; this allows you to play around your jungler and look to roam to get an advantage somewhere else on the map. When using Parallel Convergence, remember there is a slight delay until you can step inside the sphere to stun the enemies and get the shield. Ekko can use Phase Dive to surprise and stun the enemy by dashing into the sphere.

Late Game

In the Late Game, Ekko becomes a huge playmaker for his team. He can dash into the backline, kill high-value targets, and instantly go back to safety thanks to his Ultimate Chronobreak. Ekko should always look to stay grouped with his team; however, you can wait in nearby bushes and trap the enemy, giving your team an advantage. Always watch for Ekko's shadow from his ultimate because there might be some scenarios where you can use this aggressively to deal a lot of damage.

Conclusion

Ekko is one of the biggest playmaking champions in the game. He is a very mobile and safe assassin who does massive damage when he combos all of his abilities. Even though Ekko might not have the most in-depth kit he still has the potential to outplay his opponents to get an advantage and win the game.

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