01 / Ekko
At a glance
Learn Ekko abilities and prepare your first games. Find builds for each supported role.
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Strengths & weaknesses
Tools to play around
- TimewinderContributes damage to the champion’s rotation.
- Parallel ConvergenceCreates a control window for a follow-up.
- Phase DiveRewards correctly timed empowered actions.
What can go wrong
- TimewinderPractise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
- Parallel ConvergenceUse this control to create a follow-up window. Check the target’s defensive spells and your teammates’ range before committing.
- A completed combo is only useful when your position, resources and follow-up are safe.
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Abilities & tips
Open an ability to read its effect and a practical use tip.
PZ-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.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
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.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
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.
Use this control to create a follow-up window. Check the target’s defensive spells and your teammates’ range before committing.
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.
Watch the activation condition and attack timing. Practise the empowered action separately so it is not lost during a rushed sequence.
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.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
Ekko combos: execution and timing
AA = basic attack · EAA = empowered attack · 1/2/3 = cast stage. Follow the order, not instant key presses.
Follow up with Timewinder
- Q
- E
- EAA
With Ekko, start with Timewinder, then continue through Phase Dive → Empowered attack. Prepare 3 stacks for Z-Drive Resonance. Count the attacks or hits that contribute before using its stronger effect.
Follow up with Phase Dive
- E
- EAA
- Q
- AA
With Ekko, start with Phase Dive, then continue through Empowered attack → Timewinder → Basic attack. Prepare 3 stacks for Z-Drive Resonance. Count the attacks or hits that contribute before using its stronger effect.
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Game plan by role
Ekko · Mid
Use the wave to control when trades happen. Keep a defensive option if the opposing jungler is missing, and avoid forcing a combo into a large enemy wave.
Move after checking the wave, vision and who can follow. A useful roam should not cost several uncontested waves for no clear opportunity.
Fight from a position where you can repeat your useful spells. Look for an opening after enemy control is spent instead of entering first by habit.
Before your next fight, check: Timewinder · Chronobreak · Combos
Ekko · Jungle
Practise a repeatable clear before adding risky invades. Check nearby lane positions before entering the river or committing to a gank.
Prepare objectives by resetting, checking vision and moving with nearby allies. Avoid starting an objective solely because it has spawned.
Keep Smite and your escape plan in mind around contested objectives. Choose between engaging, covering a carry and keeping access to the objective.
Before your next fight, check: Timewinder · Chronobreak · Combos
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Matchup preparation
Compare opponents in the build for the role you are actually playing. Then check their key control, escape and defensive spells before choosing your trade.
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Practice checklist
- Cast each ability alone and identify its range, target conditions and stopping point.
- Practise the first sequence slowly. Repeat it while moving, without skipping the conditions shown on its card.
- After each attempt, identify the spell you would still have available to defend or retreat.
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Ekko · Builds & runes
Choose a role, then select your rank on the build page for runes, items, skill order and matchup statistics.