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The Surprisingly Strong, AD Jungle Ekko! [gameplay inside]

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Spells:

Flash

Smite

Items

Start

1st back

2nd back

core build

Boots

situational items after core

Ability Order

Ekko Passive Ability

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Introduction

I am a gold 4 Jungle/ADC main. When I heard Ekko being announced I really hoped he'd scale off of AD. I soon found that he scaled exclusively on AP; however this did not stop me from attempting to play him AD. Just because a champion doesn't scale off AD doesn't not mean he doesn't have synergies with AD/AA speed. Also everyone can auto attack, right?

Pros/Cons

Pros

+ High burst damage
+ High auto attack speed/damage
+ Survivability/Lifesteal
+ Ult doesn't need to be used for damage, and instead for flashy plays

So basically you get to keep part of the burst AP Ekko has but with increased mobility and dueling potential. You don't have to worry about wasting your ult as an escape/heal since that mostly its only purpose without AP.

Cons

- might not be as bursty as AP Ekko
- All abilities scale from AP

So none of his abilities scale from AD but that doesn't really matter. His skills are still pretty strong with just the base stats and small AP items you'll get (sheen).

Runes

Precision

Fleet Footwork

Phase Rush

Marks: I like to run attack damage marks on auto junglers since it speeds up early clears. These could be substituted for attack speed marks, both are good choices.

Seals: Most people run armor seals in jungle because jungle monsters deal physical damage, just makes jungling much easier. Don't run scaling here because you need the resistances sooner rather than later.

Glyphs: I think scaling magic resist glyphs are extremely strong on solo laners. Riot Phreak did a video on scaling and flat runes.

Quints: Kind of the same mind set as marks, I like attack speed quints because they are more efficient here rather attack damage marks. Run what you can, AD quints are fine.

If you are going run any sort of penetration rune, I suggest hybrid pen. All of Ekko's abilities do MAGIC damage, his autos do physical damage. However, I don't think they are necessary.

Masteries

Skill Sequence

> > >

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

I like to max my E first for a lower cool down on the 2 dash/blinks it provides. Q could be maxed first, if not, definitely second. The reasoning is the slow Q provides but your passive already has a very strong slow built in, so I'd rather blink in to melee range more often. Leveling w doesn't offer much other than a stronger shield, so we max it last. Take ult when you can...

Spells

Flash: Flash is good, if you don't know why just try it out sometime. Could change your life! Flash + E + auto attack covers some good distance.

Smite: You can't buy a jungle item without smite anymore, you can't use the jungle item smite enhancement without smite. Take smite.

Core Items

Devourer

compliments this attack speed based build nicely and scales well.

helps to keep you bursty and mobile.

lets you stick to your target and survive longer. Honestly Ekko doesn't really need much help sticking and surviving. 3 slows, 3 dash/blinks, a stun, and an ult that heals him.

Core items are very similar to what AD fizz use to be. In fact AD Ekko plays allot like AD fizz.

Situational Items

for high magic damage burst.

for cleansable cc, YOU CANNOT ULT WHILE DISABLED!!!!

if the game has turned into a split push match, he doesn't need the wave clear but it helps.

is strong if there is just alot of magic damage. it will increase the damage your devourer stacks do.

Possible replacement offers AA speed and some regen.

/ for heavy auto attack based teams, keep in mind thornmail is more effective the more health and armor you have (cough cough, ).

is strong against immobile ADCs like jinx and ashe.

works well against combo type champions or poke champions [nid, leblanc, etc..].

can be good if you are solo carrying a game, however your ult does a pretty good job of saving your mistakes.

Jungle Path

Yellow=level 1 ward spots
red=clear path
pink=pink spot

Start Gromp, take Q, smite when gromp spawns. Don't complain if you don't get a leash, you don't need one.

After you're done go to wolves and W the camp, line up q to hit ALL 3 wolves and make sure you are in the circle for the stun/shield.

After this go and take Scuttle Crab. Scutts takes more damage while stunned! Try to place your W where scutts will be. Don't spooke him or he'll run away and probably not get stunned.

After this take Blue, you can hit all 3 with your Q. W once it's back up and smite blue. Back and buy items and run to krugs. You can always hit all of the monsters in a camp with your Q twice!

DON'T SMITE KRUGS! Save your smite for red buff so you can regen some health. Place your pink in front of red before you start it.

After that look for some easy ganks. Ekko's W is not revealed to the enemy until the last .5 seconds. Try and predict their movements and use your E to blink into your W field. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE IN YOUR W RIGHT AWAY FOR IT TO STUN!!!! There is a window where you can be outside of it AFTER it has popped and enter into it for the stun.

Gameplay

To Be Added

-matchups

Closing Notes

Please leave some feedback on the guide. I try to be open to improvement, thanks!

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The Surprisingly Strong, AD Jungle Ekko! [gameplay inside]

Introduction

Pros/Cons

Runes

Masteries

Skill Sequence

Spells

Core Items

Situational Items

Jungle Path

Gameplay

To Be Added

Closing Notes

The Surprisingly Strong, AD Jungle Ekko! [gameplay inside]

The Surprisingly Strong, AD Jungle Ekko! [gameplay inside]

Recommended Items

Spells:

Flash

Smite

Items

Ability Order

Z-Drive Resonance (PASSIVE)

Timewinder (Q)

Parallel Convergence (W)

Phase Dive (E)

Chronobreak (R)

Introduction

Pros/Cons

Runes

Runes

Masteries

Skill Sequence

Spells

Core Items

Situational Items

Jungle Path

Gameplay

To Be Added

Closing Notes

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