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the Boy Who Shattered Time

Ekko Top build & stats

AssassinMage D 52 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
38.5%
Pick rate
0.3%
Ban rate
3.1%

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

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
400 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
50.0% 12 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
36.4% WR 11 games

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
1,100 g
46.7% 30 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
66.7% WR
9 games · 17% 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
Cut Down Cut Down
Legend: Haste Legend: Haste
Shards AF AF HP

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite 40.5% 37 games

Max order

Timewinder Q Phase Dive E Parallel Convergence W 60.0% 10 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 38.5% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (52 games).
  • Most common core: Dusk and Dawn → Rabadon's Deathcap → Shadowflame — 36% win rate over 11 games.
  • Take Hail of Blades as keystone: picked in 88% of games with a 39% win rate.

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
33.3% WR
3 games · 6% pick

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
50.0% WR
12 games · 23% pick

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
46.7% WR
30 games · 58% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
20.0% WR
5 games · 10% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
0.0% WR
3 games · 6% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
50.0% 8% (4)
41.3% 88% (46)
40.0% 58% (30)
40.0% 10% (5)
33.3% 17% (9)
33.3% 6% (3)
31.6% 37% (19)
20.0% 10% (5)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
36.4% WR
11 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
66.7% WR
9 games · 17% pick
Hail of Blades Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Relentless Hunter Cut Down Legend: Haste
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
25.0% WR
4 games · 8% pick
Hail of Blades Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Scorch Manaflow Band

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. 39.1%88% pick
  • Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health. 33.3%6% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 40.5%71% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 35.7%27% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Timewinder Q Phase Dive E Parallel Convergence W 60.0%10 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (50%), E → Q → W (50%).

  • 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...