# Ekko Counters Who counters Ekko? Best and worst picks against Ekko by win rate, plus the lane counters that lead Ekko in gold at 15 minutes. Ranked solo data by role and rank. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/ekko/counters/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/ekko/counters.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - [Ekko](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ekko/) ## Page Content [Ekko guide](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ekko/) [Play against Ekko](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ekko/how-to-play-against/) [Ekko counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ekko/counters/) Best and worst picks against Ekko in Mid at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Aurelion Sol, Pantheon and Fizz beat Ekko most often. Diana, Mel and Akali win the laning phase against Ekko by the widest gold margin. ## Best picks against Ekko Highest win rate versus Ekko in Mid. - 1 [Aurelion Sol](https://baronbuff.com/champions/aurelionsol/) 256 games 55.1% - 2 [Pantheon](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pantheon/) 101 games 54.5% - 3 [Fizz](https://baronbuff.com/champions/fizz/) 283 games 53.7% - 4 [Kennen](https://baronbuff.com/champions/kennen/) 762 games 53.1% - 5 [Swain](https://baronbuff.com/champions/swain/) 125 games 52.8% - 6 [Vex](https://baronbuff.com/champions/vex/) 497 games 52.7% - 7 [Kassadin](https://baronbuff.com/champions/kassadin/) 370 games 52.7% - 8 [Kayle](https://baronbuff.com/champions/kayle/) 450 games 52.7% - 9 [Annie](https://baronbuff.com/champions/annie/) 250 games 52.0% - 10 [LeBlanc](https://baronbuff.com/champions/leblanc/) 691 games 52.0% - 11 [Anivia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/anivia/) 292 games 51.7% - 12 [Lissandra](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lissandra/) 759 games 51.4% - 13 [Sion](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sion/) 123 games 51.2% - 14 [Naafiri](https://baronbuff.com/champions/naafiri/) 135 games 51.1% ## Worst picks against Ekko Lowest win rate versus Ekko in Mid. - 1 [Cassiopeia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/cassiopeia/) 138 games 37.7% - 2 [Irelia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/irelia/) 377 games 41.4% - 3 [Azir](https://baronbuff.com/champions/azir/) 256 games 41.4% - 4 [Orianna](https://baronbuff.com/champions/orianna/) 355 games 43.4% - 5 [Vel'Koz](https://baronbuff.com/champions/velkoz/) 140 games 44.3% - 6 [Ziggs](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ziggs/) 110 games 44.5% - 7 [Ryze](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ryze/) 273 games 45.0% - 8 [Tristana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/tristana/) 654 games 45.1% - 9 [Mel](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mel/) 397 games 45.3% - 10 [Katarina](https://baronbuff.com/champions/katarina/) 942 games 45.4% - 11 [Galio](https://baronbuff.com/champions/galio/) 559 games 46.0% - 12 [Akshan](https://baronbuff.com/champions/akshan/) 315 games 46.0% - 13 [Syndra](https://baronbuff.com/champions/syndra/) 912 games 46.2% - 14 [Veigar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/veigar/) 656 games 46.2% - 15 [Twisted Fate](https://baronbuff.com/champions/twistedfate/) 557 games 46.3% ## Best lane counters vs Ekko Largest gold lead over Ekko at 15 minutes in Mid. - 1 [Diana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/diana/) 134 games +350 - 2 [Mel](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mel/) 197 games +304 - 3 [Akali](https://baronbuff.com/champions/akali/) 243 games +266 - 4 [Fizz](https://baronbuff.com/champions/fizz/) 210 games +234 - 5 [Zed](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zed/) 309 games +228 - 6 [Yasuo](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yasuo/) 323 games +192 - 7 [Lissandra](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lissandra/) 143 games +164 - 8 [Anivia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/anivia/) 103 games +78 - 9 [Sylas](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sylas/) 248 games +9 ## How to play against Ekko Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick. ### In lane and in teamfights - Hold key abilities until he commits with E, then punish him while Q is on cooldown. - Avoid extended level-one trades if he can trigger passive quickly; keep trades short until his burst window passes. - Kill or zone him before starting Baron or dragon; his burst makes objective steals dangerous when he enters late. - Stop chasing after he marks an escape path with R, then collapse once the return threat is gone. - Save hard CC for after E or R so he cannot erase your burst and reset the fight. ## Where Ekko is weak Exploit these in draft and in lane. - Ekko needs a clean three-hit burst pattern, so CC or disengage between hits prevents his passive payoff. - His safety depends on a visible return path, making forced retreat timings and clone tracking limit his escapes. ## Ekko counters: questions ### Who counters Ekko in Mid? At Gold+, Aurelion Sol (55.1%), Pantheon (54.5%) and Fizz (53.7%) have the highest win rates against Ekko. ### Who does Ekko counter? Ekko wins most often against Cassiopeia (37.7%), Irelia (41.4%) and Azir (41.4%). ### Who wins lane against Ekko? By gold lead at 15 minutes, Diana (+350), Mel (+304) and Akali (+266) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Ekko. ### How is the counter list ranked? Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength. - [Mid Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mid/) - [Diana counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/diana/counters/) - [Mel counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mel/counters/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)