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the Boy Who Shattered Time

Ekko Jungle build & stats

AssassinMage C 3,543 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
50.0%
Pick rate
3.8%
Ban rate
2.3%
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 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
450 gold
55.6% 18 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
53.8% WR 13 games

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
63.4% 205 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
68.4% WR
19 games · 1% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

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
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Smite
48.3% 1,023 games

Max order

Timewinder Q Phase Dive E Parallel Convergence W
48.5% 101 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 Jungle on patch 16.17 (3,543 games).
  • Most common core: Nashor's Tooth → Dusk and Dawn → Rabadon's Deathcap — 60% win rate over 58 games.
  • Take Dark Harvest as keystone: picked in 72% of games with a 49% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Rammus (69% over 13 games). Hardest: Nasus (20% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Nashor's Tooth 1
Nashor's Tooth
Dusk and Dawn 2
Dusk and Dawn
Rabadon's Deathcap 3
Rabadon's Deathcap
48.0% WR
25 games · 1% pick
Dusk and Dawn 1
Dusk and Dawn
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap 3
Rabadon's Deathcap
53.8% WR
13 games · 0% pick
Dusk and Dawn 1
Dusk and Dawn
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
Zhonya's Hourglass 3
Zhonya's Hourglass
71.4% WR
7 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
41.9% WR
62 games · 2% pick
Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
55.6% WR
18 games · 1% pick
Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion
Health Potion
41.2% WR
17 games · 0% pick

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
46.4% WR
688 games · 19% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
63.4% WR
205 games · 6% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
40.0% WR
20 games · 1% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
80.0% 0% (5)
75.0% 0% (8)
64.5% 1% (31)
61.3% 1% (31)
57.8% 15% (517)
53.6% 4% (151)
53.6% 3% (110)
51.1% 15% (540)
51.1% 13% (462)
49.9% 25% (879)
49.1% 6% (212)
48.9% 4% (141)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
45.2% WR
323 games · 9% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

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
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
46.6% WR
191 games · 5% pick
Dark Harvest Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Treasure Hunter Magical Footwear Cosmic Insight
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
48.8% WR
43 games · 1% pick
Dark Harvest Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Treasure Hunter Legend: Haste Triumph

Keystones

  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 47.1%25% 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. 54.3%2% pick
  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 56.5%1% pick
  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 63.6%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Smite Flash + Smite 48.3%29% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Timewinder Q Phase Dive E Parallel Convergence W 48.5%101 games

Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (42%), Q → E → W (55%), W → Q → E (42%).

  • 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...