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Ekko Mid build & stats

AssassinMage B 754 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
50.0%
Pick rate
4.0%
Ban rate
3.2%

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Dark Seal
Dark Seal
350 g
Refillable Potion
Refillable Potion
150 g
53.6% 28 games

Build in this order

Dusk and Dawn 1
Dusk and Dawn
3,100 g
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
3,200 g
Rabadon's Deathcap 3
Rabadon's Deathcap
3,500 g
9,800 g
59.7% WR 67 games

Boots

Armored Advance
Armored Advance
1,200 g
71.4% 14 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
66.7% WR
18 games · 2% pick
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades

Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.

Sudden Impact Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Sixth Sense
Relentless Hunter Relentless Hunter
Scorch Scorch
Manaflow Band Manaflow Band
Shards AF AF HP

Summoner spells

Flash Teleport 52.2% 247 games

Max order

Timewinder Q Phase Dive E Parallel Convergence W 53.2% 156 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Ekko

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Ekko wins 50.0% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (754 games).
  • Most common core: Dusk and Dawn → Shadowflame → Rabadon's Deathcap — 60% win rate over 67 games.
  • Take Hail of Blades as keystone: picked in 93% of games with a 51% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Azir (88% over 8 games). Hardest: Talon (22% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Dusk and Dawn 1
Dusk and Dawn
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap 3
Rabadon's Deathcap
59.7% WR
67 games · 9% pick
Stormsurge 1
Stormsurge
Dusk and Dawn 2
Dusk and Dawn
Rabadon's Deathcap 3
Rabadon's Deathcap
100.0% WR
5 games · 1% pick
Dusk and Dawn 1
Dusk and Dawn
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
Zhonya's Hourglass 3
Zhonya's Hourglass
33.3% WR
3 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
50.7% WR
150 games · 20% pick
Dark Seal
Dark Seal
Refillable Potion
Refillable Potion
53.6% WR
28 games · 4% pick

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
50.1% WR
607 games · 81% pick
Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
59.8% WR
87 games · 12% pick
Armored Advance
Armored Advance
71.4% WR
14 games · 2% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
66.7% 0% (3)
59.1% 12% (88)
57.6% 44% (328)
54.3% 6% (46)
53.8% 5% (39)
53.1% 71% (533)
50.2% 89% (671)
47.3% 12% (91)
45.8% 8% (59)
44.4% 4% (27)
40.0% 1% (5)
0.0% 0% (3)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
50.6% WR
162 games · 21% pick
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades

Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.

Sudden Impact Sudden Impact
Grisly Mementos Grisly Mementos
Relentless Hunter Relentless Hunter
Legend: Haste Legend: Haste
Cut Down Cut Down
Shards AF AF HP
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
43.8% WR
121 games · 16% pick
Hail of Blades Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Relentless Hunter Cut Down Legend: Haste
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
50.0% WR
68 games · 9% pick
Hail of Blades Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Relentless Hunter Absolute Focus Scorch

Keystones

  • Hail of Blades Hail of Blades Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions. 50.8%93% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 31.0%6% pick
  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 81.8%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 49.8%65% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 52.2%33% pick
  • Cleanse Flash Cleanse + Flash 15.4%2% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Timewinder Q Phase Dive E Parallel Convergence W 53.2%156 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (47%), E → Q → W (69%), Q → E → Q (60%).

  • 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.

  • 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 r...

  • 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 ano...

  • 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. Enem...