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Ekko
Patch 16.2.1
JungleDifficulty
Hard
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Identify the enemy carry, flank from out of vision using , burst them down with , and use to escape or clean up the remaining fight.
Playstyle
Ekko is a high-mobility AP assassin who excels at 'hit-and-run' tactics. You want to weave in and out of fights, using your high burst to delete squishies and your ultimate to reset when things get dangerous.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Extreme safety with allowing for risky dives
- +High AOE crowd control and massive shields from
- +Incredible late-game scaling and backline assassination
- +High movement speed from makes you hard to lock down
Weaknesses
- -Slow early jungle clear makes you vulnerable to aggressive invaders
- -Highly reliant on landing , which has a very long delay
- -Very fragile if caught by CC before you can trigger
- -Long cooldowns early game mean you lose extended duels
Abilities
Every 3rd hit deals massive damage. In the jungle, this is your primary tool for clearing and kiting. In ganks, the movement speed you get from proccing it on champions is your signal to either chase or escape.
Slows on the way out and deals more damage on the return. Use the initial slow to help land your stun. Always move your character to line up the return hit if the enemy moves.
This takes 3 seconds to land. Cast it from fog of war so enemies don't see the ghost animation. Even if you don't get the stun, the shield is massive for tanking tower shots or jungle camps. Passive execute damage helps you finish low HP targets.
A dash followed by a blink. The blink applies a stack of . Use this to dodge skillshots or to instantly close the gap after throwing . It can go over many walls.
Your shadow shows where you were 4 seconds ago. It's a massive heal and huge AOE damage. Use it to bait enemies into your shadow or as an emergency escape after you've used your full combo.
Teamfight Role
Secondary Engage / Assassin
Don't be the first person in unless you have and ready. Wait for the main engage, then dive the backline to delete the ADC or Mid.
If your carry is being dived, use on them as a defensive tool to stun the divers.
Combos
The Basic Burst
-> -> Auto Attack
The fastest way to proc . By casting Q mid-dash, you cancel the animation and make the burst nearly instant.
Standard Gank
(from brush) -> -> -> Auto Attack
Cast W where they will be, not where they are. Use E to get into the bubble just as it lands to trigger the stun.
The Ultimate Bait
Run away -> on your shadow ->
If enemies are chasing you, drop W on your R shadow. Time your R so you arrive back in the W just as it triggers for a guaranteed stun and massive R damage.
Long Range Engage
(first dash) -> Flash -> (blink) ->
Surprises enemies from screens away. The Flash must be used during the first dash to extend the range of the second blink.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 3 | You have access to your full kit. This is when your ganks become viable because you finally have the CC from . |
| Level 6 | unlocked. You can now take aggressive tower dives and stay on the map longer due to the safety net. |
| Level 9 | is fully maxed, which significantly increases your jungle clear speed and poke damage. |
| Level 11 | Rank 2 reduces the cooldown significantly, allowing you to play more aggressively more often. |
| Level 16 | Max rank provides a huge heal and game-ending AOE damage in teamfights. |
Tips & Tricks
- •Your shadow is only visible to enemies if they see Ekko during the cast animation.
- •The passive on deals bonus damage to enemies below 30% health—use this to finish off dragons and barons.
- •You can use to return to lane quickly after buying if you use it within 4 seconds of leaving the fountain.
- •Casting just before the second part of hides the grenade's startup.
- •Always look at your shadow's position before pressing ; don't just use it for the heal.
- •You can trigger your stun by using if your shadow passes through the bubble.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Casting directly on an enemy champion→The 3-second delay means they will simply walk out of it before it lands.
- ✕Using to engage when is down→You have no way to get out after your burst, leading to an easy trade-kill for the enemy.
- ✕Forgetting to auto-attack after →You fail to proc , losing your burst damage and your escape movement speed.
- ✕Tunneling on the damage→You might hold the ability too long waiting for a 'big hit' and die without using it at all.
- ✕Poor jungle kiting→Ekko's first clear is healthy only if you use and to kite; otherwise, you'll be too low to gank.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached