Window-based assassin build, not a raw-duel build: Ekko must create an angle, enter fast, force an important cooldown, then decide whether to fully commit or reset with ultimate. The premium build serves that double duty of explosive threat and clean exit, which separates a useful Ekko from a merely flashy one.
Three builds, one right answer per draft. The advisor reads the five enemies (and your allies) and names who triggers what — the same rule as the Draft MVP sheet and Ask Nexus.
Best Ekko build (Mid Lane): Infinity Orb › Lich Bane › Rabadon's Deathcap › Stormsurge › Void Staff, boots Boots of Mana, keystone Fleet Footwork. Three variants and when to pick each are below.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
15,200 total cost
Nothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Defensive build adding survivability. Pick this against high enemy damage or when behind.
15,600 total cost +400gAnti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
15,200 total cost
Scores out of 10: where this champion sits against the whole roster, phase by phase. The strip shows its own power ramp level by level — it does not compare across champions.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Heimerdinger
Banshee's Veil
Magic damage
Irelia
Zhonya's Hourglass
Physical damage
Lissandra
Banshee's Veil
Magic damage
Vex
Banshee's Veil
Magic damage
Best Ekko build (Jungle): Infinity Orb › Lich Bane › Rabadon's Deathcap › Stormsurge › Void Staff, boots Boots of Mana, keystone Fleet Footwork. Three variants and when to pick each are below.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
15,200 total costNothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Defensive build adding survivability. Pick this against high enemy damage or when behind.
15,600 total cost +400gAnti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
15,200 total costScores out of 10: where this champion sits against the whole roster, phase by phase. The strip shows its own power ramp level by level — it does not compare across champions.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Pantheon
Zhonya's Hourglass
Physical damage
Nidalee
Banshee's Veil
Magic damage
Rammus
Zhonya's Hourglass
Physical damage
Skarner
Zhonya's Hourglass
Physical damage
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Foundational item core, without recent situational additions — kept as a base for understanding the kit. For the up-to-date build, see the section above.
Ekko plays short windows, maximizing burst before resetting.
Amplifying Tome
Proc Sheen after E Dive, burst on the passive 3 hits
Executes low-health targets after the E-passive burst
AP max to one-shot with E-AA-passive proc
Sorcerer's Shoes
Protobelt
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sustain in lane and mobility increased to bypass enemies before his Z-Drive Resonance.
Your E dash triggers the true damage right on the empowered auto that follows — your standard burst combo procs it every
Kill with the combo, reset with R, kill again — adaptive force stacks at the pace of your round trips.
Every roaming takedown builds the AP that shortens your E-W-auto kill combo.
Soaks the backlash of an overextended dive until R is back up.
Riftmaker
Oceanid's Trident
Riftmaker
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Protobelt
Quicksilver
Riftmaker
Oceanid's Trident
Riftmaker
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Protobelt
Quicksilver
Coup De Grace
Giant Slayer
Transcendence
Bone Plating
Coup De Grace
Giant Slayer
Transcendence
Overgrowth
