A burst assassin who excels in the jungle, Ekko combines efficient clearing with excellent scaling and high magic damage output. His forgiving ultimate makes him accessible to both beginners and experienced players.

Skill Priority & Order

1. Start W first (passive damage + shield for healthy clear)
2. Q second (AoE damage + DPS)
3. E last
4. Max order: R > Q > E > W

Pro tip: Consider delaying R skill-up to hide your ultimate's availability from enemies (no shadow visible)

Core Combo W > Q > E > AA > R

• Cast W for zone control/shield
• Throw Q and E simultaneously to animation cancel
• Auto-attack to proc passive
• Use R to escape or reposition

Item Build Starting Items:

• Hailblade
• Refillable Potion

Core Items:

1. Night Harvester
2. Sorcerer's Shoes
3. Rabadon's Deathcap
4. Void Staff

Situational Items:

• Zhonya's Hourglass (vs AD threats)
• Lich Bane (more burst)
• Shadowflame (vs shields)
• Mejai's Soulstealer (when ahead)

Jungle Strategy

• Leverage efficient clear speed with W passive
• Look for ganks post-level 3
• Use ultimate both offensively and defensively
• Focus on burst damage against priority targets
• Build AP for scaling into late game

Best paired with teams needing magic damage and pick potential. Excels at skirmishing and objective control due to his mobility and burst potential.

Focus on farming efficiently early game while looking for opportunistic ganks. Your power spike comes with completed Night Harvester, enabling strong ganking and dueling potential.

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