THIS is How You Snowball With Ekko

[@TPW_1]

EKKO BUILD UPDATE: Lich bane first item is best right now (into nashors, into deathcap), but imo protobelt is still a solid first item if you need the extra tankiness/gap close. Also watch 11:52 for this insane secret L9 Dopa Soloq technique that has won me hundreds of games

[@Make17th]

Lich bane -> Rocketbelt -> Rabadon has felt nice little less dmg than nashors second but 300hp and dash is just easier to play most of the time also gets Rabadon 500g sooner than when building nashors second still testing both builds based on match up

[@TPW_1]

Makes sense, rocketbelt is still a great item for Ekko but I'm kinda addicted to the nashors atk speed

[@Make17th]

@@TPW_1 Just saw pbe datamined changes for patch 14.3 and had to come back to this comment they are planning to nerf dmg on the active parts of many items including rocketbelt and hextech altenator if rocketbelt gets any weaker than what it already is I dont see me building it over nashors ever, even in match ups where the dash would be useful :/

[@TPW_1]

@@Make17th damn that really sucks. Better abuse alternator before it's nerfed then

[@miket3710]

I'm a jungle main and just started learning Ekko. I agree Lich first is best if you time the procs you can get good clears in Jung plus the mov't speed helps with ganks. I used to get Stormsurge 2nd but will switch to Nashor now.

[@aKaRushx]

Hey man, I very rarely comment on YT but this is some top tier Ekko content that's seriously been missing on this platform. Everything you've put out thus far is insanely helpful and I look forward to seeing more of what you put out. Keep it up!

[@TPW_1]

Glad you are enjoying the content!

[@tannermatthews2882]

Excellent vod review! Love your ideas and how you explain your thought process during the game

[@TPW_1]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@CGLife]

Your videos are awesome mate, super clear thinking, nice music, and of course, ekko. Hope you get 1k soon

[@Dark_HumourYT]

I really like the way you trade, I would have never learned this if I didn’t see you do this. Thank you so much

[@AendM]

Really solid and quality content, thank you sir

[@Xer0x360]

QUALITY EKKO CONTENT THANK YOU

[@TPW_1]

Thx man I'm glad you like it!

[@jax_wildguess]

Keep em coming bro! I personally struggle with mid and late game.

[@Xer0x360]

also the hollow knight soundtrack is a nice touch

[@TPW_1]

Wake me up when silksong comes out~

[@gaponyarepsag4099]

This is a very informative video, appreciate it.

[@alberteinstein5348]

amazing video and music i love when somebody play ekko mid

[@loopa9283]

I’m an inspiring ekko player ( just subbed )

[@GekiVT]

solid video its helped me alot!

[@lolfaceno3980]

Thank you so much for this content, keep posting more tutorials into more matchups. Could you possibly try make a video on a harder matchup like Akshan or Kassadin? Thank you again.

[@blitzag1119]

After seeing this i feel like i can get to diamond so easily. Thanks!!

[@IGOR..........]

amazing vid bro !!

[@thomasnguyen4427]

3:30 IMO it's super huge mistake to not just w in tri-bush. Ekkoliner places heavy emphasis on this when he's coaching anyone of any rank. Could have also gotten the ashe who was saved by the takedown on Yi from Renata W. (By slowing/stunning/making her panic) As well as cornering the other enemy champs clumping up in the chokepoint.

[@TPW_1]

Yeah I should have used w there. Thanks for pointing it out!

[@RikerLovesWorf]

This inspires me to play Ekko in Emerald.

[@jhonja_2345]

hello men , incredible ekko video , your explanation were super clear , even more for me who just started playing the champ ;) (but i love him). So i just have two questions : when you take hail of blades is it your principal runes , or are them situationel regardless to a distance champ you are fighting ? And also i see that you don't take your 6 immediatly , why is that ? Thank you for your time , and keep up with your content you have my support 😁👍 (ps : sorry for my bad english it's not my first language)

[@jhonja_2345]

Oh yes and also , i watching by your video that you dive a lot , is it recurrent with the champ or just when you are very big like 7-8/0 ? , because i lack of brave when diving

[@TPW_1]

Thanks so much, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Hail of Blades (HoB) is good into immobile champs like: Syndra, Orianna, Azir, Neeko, Vladimir, Hwei, Corki, Karma, Kassadin, Lux, etc and is also good vs champs without cc like: Katarina, Qiyana, Zed, Diana. Unexpectedly HoB is also good against LeBlanc but you should watch Xiao Lao Ban to fully understand how to utilise it in that matchup. HoB is not good vs champs that have cc or are mobile like: Sylas, Yasuo, Ahri, Gragas, Fizz, Tristana, Irelia, Jayce, etc The reason why I don't take 6 immediately is to hide the clone. If you don't put a point into your R the ult clone is invisible making it easier to land since the enemy can't see it. But this does mean you need to be keeping track of where your ult is which is 4 seconds behind your current position. Hope this helps but let me know if you don't understand something

[@TPW_1]

One of Ekko's biggest strengths is diving. You can initiate dives using your W to block tower damage and you have your ult to get out safely and drop tower agro. It's obviously easier to dive when you are fed and the more Ekko games you play you will start to learn your damage and get more confident with diving.

[@jhonja_2345]

@@TPW_1 Men thank you all that you say is very clear and i wasn't expecting a answer that fast , you are truly a golden man xD. Have a nice day , and look forward to seeing me in your comments in your next videos 😁

[@suryelverdines6390]

Love that ost from Hollownight

[@suryelverdines6390]

Liyues too

[@hamzabergadi]

i've always wondered why no one goes dark seal start when running tp? "dorans 2 pots =500g + recall buy dark seal refil=1000g" while "darkseal refil=500g +recall dorans=900g" you lose 3ap at start but save 160g + 1/3games i get dark seal stacks and on good starts i just go alternator 1st recall and snowball really hard. am i missing something ?

[@TPW_1]

Dorans ring start because I'm going to be trading a lot early game, so I need it for the mana. I like going dark seal in matchups where I just want to farm.

[@HatefulXP]

Good vid, would like to see a game playing form behind.

[@TPW_1]

Glad you enjoyed it! Problem with that is most games I fall behind as ekko I lose but if I do end up winning it's due to my teammates. Sadly this is just the nature of the champ + how league works. You need to get ahead on Ekko to be useful so it's more important to understand how to gain and then expand a lead. Getting a lead doesn't always mean killing your opponent, there are many ways to get leads: CS, xp, objectives, plates, roams, invades. For example any mage with 2/3 items will outperform ekko with 2/3 item simply because they do more in a teamfight than ekko. But in the games you do find yourself behind you have to understand that by playing the game normally you will never win. So instead you need to abandon the fundamentals. Roam from base, give up waves to make plays, force fights with numbers advantage, trade objectives for a play on the opposite side of the map, if you do need to contest something (baron/soul/elder) focus on peeling your carry instead of diving enemy backline Tldr: instead of learning how to play from behind, learn how to not get behind in the first place.

[@HatefulXP]

@@TPW_1 Ty man, really appreciate the long response.

[@watsupboi5732]

You make this look so easy lmao i feel like i can't do this shit in diamond then again im probably just ass at the game.

[@TPW_1]

Thanks a lot! There is a lot to think about while in game so it's easy to overlook things/make mistakes compared to when watching someone else play or reviewing your own games. But it really is that easy if you go into game with a plan and play towards it. If you go into game not really knowing what to do then you will have some issues.

[@watsupboi5732]

@@TPW_1 yeah I know I've been playing for a long time but I've only ever actually tried to play good since last season so I went from iron 4 to diamond 4 in a season. The only thing I struggle with as you said is being focused in game and the LeBlanc matchup as a whole. Thanks for replying tho, I very much appreciate it.

[@shillgamesh]

Im not very good, but wouldn't ignite be better for kill pressure in lane?

[@TPW_1]

Yeah ignite is completely fine to take if you want to. In higher elos TP becomes more valuable

[@bluerum896]

we gonna talk about this wave? XD 5:10 good video, I like that you pointed out the mistakes as well. what are the hard matchups for this?

[@TPW_1]

Just pretend I got those minions :P. Hard matchups are stuff like fizz, akali, riven, sylas, leblanc, yasuo. Basically most non mages but cassio and ryze are difficult as well. I have a video on the leblanc matchup and another on fizz and sylas if you are interested!

[@houndmaster2940]

"it works in master elo" not to be annoying or anything but how should i trade vs champs like yasuo, talon, trist and irelia?

[@Rulitooss]

Does this apply to most of mages?

[@TPW_1]

Generally speaking yes. I would recommend HoB into every immobile champ as well

[@orhannberk1491]

I hope you can see this comment bc. I wanna hear your opinion as an ekko main :D I generally hate protobelt bc its not efficient 99% times. Not specially in this video but people who run protobelt usually dont trust ekko's damage. I was going with this build too but after one ranked game i am ekko otp cant get the ekko that game. enemy ekko runs; lich bane -> magic penetration boots -> stormsurge -> shadowflame -> rabadon etc. and literally one shotting everyone even he is not fed. And if u one shotting enemy legit worth it. bc with runes you can get 35 magic penetration with just 2 items. 47 with 3 It's absurd. Just trust ekko's damage and ult. go in if u have an ult. if u dont have ult. dont go in risky situations bc this build makes u more squisy obv. if u are winning tf u can go in anyways. And do the most damage with ekko. 3 tap adc. even one shot half hp tanks. of course i am not better player than you you are master and playing better than me but please try this build. remember when blue ezreal has the meta over 1 year, thats the gold player who builds it in the first place. sometimes higher rank player some kind a most conservative than us :) I am doing in plat elo but definetely going to works for u to. great video very educative keep up the good work! GJ! and i think this build better than nashors build.go hailofblades %90 with this build

[@Tsubasa_00010]

Any tips for laning vs akali?

[@TPW_1]

Yes! Easy way to beat akali is to ban her in champ select. I'm being serious, just ban her. It's worse than kassadin and sylas

[@k_sx]

because it is soloq

[@TPW_1]

Yeah we all love soloq... My favourite part is when my teammates draft Ezreal Sona into Draven Naut and you just know the game is lost from champ select

[@glassytwinz]

XD