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the Boy Who Shattered Time

Ekko Mid build & stats

AssassinMage B 873 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
51.0%
Pick rate
3.9%
Ban rate
3.3%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16

Solid sample

Start with

Dark Seal
Dark Seal
350 gold
Refillable Potion
Refillable Potion
150 gold
55.6% 9 games

Build in this order

Dusk and Dawn 1
Dusk and Dawn
3,100 gold
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
3,200 gold
Rabadon's Deathcap 3
Rabadon's Deathcap
3,500 gold
9,800 gold
44.4% WR 27 games

Boots

Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
1,250 gold
57.1% 56 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
67.4% WR
43 games · 5% 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.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
54.6% 295 games

Max order

Timewinder Q Phase Dive E Parallel Convergence W
52.4% 82 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 51.0% of games as Mid on patch 16.16 (873 games).
  • Most common core: Dusk and Dawn → Shadowflame → Rabadon's Deathcap — 52% win rate over 50 games.
  • Take Hail of Blades as keystone: picked in 86% of games with a 52% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Akshan (75% over 12 games). Hardest: LeBlanc (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
44.4% WR
27 games · 3% pick
Hextech Rocketbelt 1
Hextech Rocketbelt
Rabadon's Deathcap 2
Rabadon's Deathcap
Nashor's Tooth 3
Nashor's Tooth
50.0% WR
4 games · 0% pick
Stormsurge 1
Stormsurge
Dusk and Dawn 2
Dusk and Dawn
Rabadon's Deathcap 3
Rabadon's Deathcap
33.3% WR
3 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
52.4% WR
84 games · 10% pick
Dark Seal
Dark Seal
Refillable Potion
Refillable Potion
55.6% WR
9 games · 1% pick

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
54.9% WR
357 games · 41% pick
Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
57.1% WR
56 games · 6% pick
Armored Advance
Armored Advance
50.0% WR
8 games · 1% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
100.0% 1% (7)
60.9% 5% (46)
59.0% 4% (39)
58.1% 4% (31)
57.1% 6% (49)
53.6% 22% (194)
53.3% 37% (319)
53.3% 42% (366)
51.4% 8% (70)
47.4% 2% (19)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
60.8% WR
79 games · 9% 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.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
53.8% WR
65 games · 7% pick
Hail of Blades Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Relentless Hunter Cut Down Legend: Haste
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
67.4% WR
43 games · 5% 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. 54.8%44% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 44.3%7% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 54.6%34% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 52.1%16% pick
  • Cleanse Flash Cleanse + Flash 16.7%1% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Timewinder Q Phase Dive E Parallel Convergence W 52.4%82 games
Phase Dive E Timewinder Q Parallel Convergence W 50.0%2 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (54%), E → Q → W (50%), Q → E → Q (44%).

  • 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...