Guide · Jungle

Ekko Guide

the Boy Who Shattered Time

Assassin

Mage

Tier A Jungle

Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time, is an assassin and mage champion that is demanding to master. Across our 1208 analysed ranked games, Ekko is mostly played in the Jungle (49% of its games), and more rarely in Mid (48%), with a 51.8% win rate in that role: tier A among Jungle champions (#6 of 48, ranked by win rate). Ekko's damage is mostly magic (79%): magic resistance items are therefore effective against this champion. 10% of that damage is true damage and therefore ignores resistances. Win rate stays steady whatever the game length (50.0% to 53.9%): a reliable pick in every phase of the game.

Averages measured over 589 Jungle games played with Ekko, from our ranked Solo/Duo data collection.

Combos and how to play

Ekko is an assassin-mage who manipulates time. His passive deals bonus magic damage every third attack or ability on the same target. Timewinder slows and damages twice, Parallel Convergence creates an anomaly that slows then stuns, and his ultimate makes him untargetable by returning him to where he was a few seconds ago.

Harassment

Q › E › AA AA › AA AA

When: An enemy is within range of the grenade.

Timewinder deals damage and slows, Phase Dive teleports you next to the target with bonus damage, then your attacks trigger the passive every third hit.

The stun

W › Q › E

When: Enemies are grouping.

After a few seconds, Parallel Convergence creates an anomaly that slows; if you enter it, you gain a shield and stun those inside. Place it where they are going.

The emergency ultimate

R

When: You are in danger or want to damage several enemies.

Chronobreak makes you untargetable and returns you to where you were a few seconds earlier, recovering a percentage of the health you lost; enemies near your arrival take heavy damage.

Laning phase

Use Timewinder at range: the grenade returns to you and damages on its way. Do not hold Chronobreak for nothing: his ultimate is as much a survival tool as an engage.

Common mistakes

• Using the ultimate without remembering you go back to where you were a few seconds ago: assess that spot first.
• Placing Parallel Convergence at random: it has a delay before it creates the anomaly.
• Wasting Phase Dive: it is your dodge, and its next attack teleports you next to the target.

Riot's official tips for playing Ekko

• 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.

Build, runes and summoner spells

The most-played core build is Dusk and Dawn, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Shadowflame (135 games, 59.3% win rate).

Dusk and Dawn+Rabadon's Deathcap+Shadowflame

135 games · 59.3%

Dusk and Dawn+Rabadon's Deathcap+Nashor's Tooth

94 games · 61.7%

Dusk and Dawn+Zhonya's Hourglass+Shadowflame

90 games · 57.8%

Summoner spells

Flash + Smite51.9% · 588 games

Most-played runes

Dark Harvest + Inspiration

50.4% · 399 games

Primary tree · Domination

Sudden Impact100%

Grisly Mementos79%

Treasure Hunter96%

Secondary tree · Inspiration

Cosmic Insight98%

Magical Footwear91%

Shards

Attack speed90%

Adaptive force100%

Health scaling83%

Dark Harvest + Precision

47.6% · 82 games

Primary tree · Domination

Sudden Impact100%

Grisly Mementos87%

Treasure Hunter98%

Secondary tree · Precision

Legend: Haste88%

Triumph84%

Shards

Attack speed92%

Adaptive force100%

Health scaling89%

Dark Harvest + Sorcery

64.0% · 25 games

Primary tree · Domination

Sudden Impact96%

Grisly Mementos52%

Treasure Hunter56%

Secondary tree · Sorcery

Gathering Storm76%

Absolute Focus68%

Shards

Adaptive force52%

Adaptive force92%

Health scaling80%

For each row, the most picked rune among the games played with this page (share of games in brackets).

Which items to build against the enemy team?

We sort every game by the enemy team's damage. These are Ekko's completed items and their win rate in each situation; "▲" marks an item that does at least 3 points better than its usual win rate.

Mostly magic-damage enemy team61.3% · 137 games

At least 50% of their damage is magic

Dusk and Dawn 65.5% ▲

Shadowflame 63.0% ▲

Rabadon's Deathcap 68.2% ▲

Nashor's Tooth 64.4% ▲

Zhonya's Hourglass 78.6% ▲

Void Staff 81.8%

The item that stands out most is Zhonya's Hourglass: 78.6% win rate, +21 points versus its usual win rate.

Mostly physical-damage enemy team49.7% · 165 games

Less than 35% of their damage is magic

Dusk and Dawn 48.3% ▼

Shadowflame 50.6%

Rabadon's Deathcap 57.3% ▼

Nashor's Tooth 49.1% ▼

Zhonya's Hourglass 54.0% ▼

Void Staff 44.4%

No item clearly stands out in this situation: the usual build remains the reference.

Balanced enemy team48.4% · 287 games

Mixed physical and magic damage

Dusk and Dawn 48.9% ▼

Shadowflame 47.5% ▼

Rabadon's Deathcap 58.5%

Nashor's Tooth 53.5%

Zhonya's Hourglass 52.7% ▼

Hextech Rocketbelt 56.5%

No item clearly stands out in this situation: the usual build remains the reference.

Counters and matchups

Who counters Ekko in the Jungle

Lee Sin Ekko: 55.0%20 games

Lee Sin has the edge in 45% of the 20 Jungle duels against Ekko. See the Lee Sin guide.

Who Ekko is strong against

Lee Sin55.0% · 20 games

How to play against Ekko

• Ekko is significantly weaker when his ultimate is down. Watch for the trail he leaves behind to determine if Chronobreak is available.
• Ekko's stun zone takes 3 seconds to arm. Watch for the image he creates on cast and try to guess where the zone was placed.
• The second hit of Timewinder does more damage than the first; try to avoid it.

Win rates measured over direct same-role duels; only matchups with more than 15 games are listed. See all of Ekko's matchups.

Abilities

PassiveZ-Drive Resonance

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.

QTimewinder

Ekko throws a temporal grenade that expands into a time-distortion field upon hitting an enemy champion, slowing and damaging anyone caught inside. After a delay, the grenade rewinds back to Ekko, dealing damage on its return.

WParallel Convergence

Ekko's basic attacks deal bonus magic damage to low health enemies. He can cast Parallel Convergence to split the timeline, creating an anomaly after a few seconds that slows enemies caught inside. If Ekko enters the anomaly, he gains shielding and stuns enemies by suspending them in time.

EPhase Dive

Ekko rolls evasively while charging up his Z-Drive. His next attack deals bonus damage and warps reality, teleporting him to his target.

RChronobreak

Ekko shatters his timeline, becoming untargetable and rewinding to a more favorable point in time. He returns to whenever he was a few seconds ago, and heals for a percentage of the damage received in that duration. Enemies near his arrival zone take massive damage.

Frequently asked questions

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