Mid Matchup

Ekko vs Azir

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Ekko

Ekko

the Boy Who Shattered Time
Mid
Ekko Mid Overall Win Rate
50.62%

Matchup Win Rate

54.1%
Ekko vs Azir Wins
⚔
45.9%
Azir vs Ekko Wins
Azir

Azir

the Emperor of the Sands
Mid
Azir Mid Overall Win Rate
46.13%

Ekko vs Azir - Mid Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Ekko Mid vs Azir Mid - Who is stronger?

Ekko Mid performs well against Azir (54.1% win rate) based on 466 games. This matchup works well for Ekko players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Ekko Mid vs Azir Mid in patch 15.24 (25.24), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 70%+ in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Balanced meta clash: Ekko (3.1%, 24th place out of 58 Mid champions) regularly faces Azir (2.7%, 28th place). Both champions hold solid meta positions, making this matchup knowledge a direct path to climbing and improving your win rate. Meta strength confirmed: Ekko's superior tier rating (B+ vs D) translates into a solid 54.1% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Ekko ranks 29th in win rate among Mid champions. Amplify your advantage: The Hail of Blades + Sudden Impact rune setup achieves 67.0% win rate (1.8% popularity), while the core build Hextech Rocketbelt > Lich Bane > Mejai's Soulstealer with Sorcerer's Shoes (70%+ win rate) lets you snowball advantages into guaranteed victories by 15 minutes.

Win through macro: Ekko takes the matchup (54.06%) despite falling behind in CS (6.84 vs 7.55/min). Your victories come through roaming, team fighting, and map pressure rather than 1v1 lane dominance. Quality over quantity: Ekko wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (818 vs 850/min), the 54.1% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Statistical dominance: Ekko leads in both matchup win rate (54.1%) and KDA (2.20 vs 1.90) - complete superiority across all metrics.

Ekko vs Azir - Mid Stats Comparison

Ekko Mid
Ekko Mid		Versus
Azir Mid
Azir Mid
B+TierD
54.1%Matchup Winrate45.9%
50.62%Role Winrate46.13%
#29Winrate Rank#57
3.1%Pickrate2.7%
2.2Average KDA1.9
430Gold per Minute430
6.84CS/Min7.55
0.26Wards per Minute0.31
818Damage per Minute850

How to Beat Azir as Ekko (Mid)

The Ekko versus Azir matchup in the mid lane is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.

The magic damage that Ekko deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Meanwhile, Azir deals primarily magic damage (91.99%), additional magic resistance may be required.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Azir, ranking 5th (versus 23rd for Ekko) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (1.9 versus 2.2) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Ekko Mid versus Azir Mid matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Ekko player to maintain constant pressure on Azir, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Ekko vs Azir: Mid Lane Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
59.7% Win Rate55.1% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
60.5% Win Rate43.5% Pick Rate

Ekko vs Azir: Mid Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades Gain 140% (80% for ranged champions) Attack Speed when you attack an enemy champion for up to 3 attacks.

No more than 3s can elapse between attacks or this effect will end.

Cooldown: 10s.

Attack resets increase the attack limit by 1.
Allows you to temporarily exceed the attack speed limit.

Hail of Blades

Gain 140% (80% for ranged champions) Attack Speed when you attack an enemy champion for u…

Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Sudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on …

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Relentless Hunter
Relentless Hunter Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Relentless Hunter

Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks a…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Absolute Focus
Absolute Focus While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 Ability Power (based on level).

Grants 1.8 Attack Damage or 3 Ability Power at level 1.

Absolute Focus

While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 …

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

60.4% Win Rate93.5% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades Gain 140% (80% for ranged champions) Attack Speed when you attack an enemy champion for up to 3 attacks.

No more than 3s can elapse between attacks or this effect will end.

Cooldown: 10s.

Attack resets increase the attack limit by 1.
Allows you to temporarily exceed the attack speed limit.

Hail of Blades

Gain 140% (80% for ranged champions) Attack Speed when you attack an enemy champion for u…

Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Sudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on …

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Relentless Hunter
Relentless Hunter Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Relentless Hunter

Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks a…

Secondary Path
Precision
Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

67.0% Win Rate1.8% Pick Rate

Ekko vs Azir: Mid Lane Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring (400 gold) 18 Ability Power
90 Health
Restoration
Restore 1.25 Mana every second. If you can't gain Mana, restore 0.55 Health instead.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
65.0% Win Rate86.8% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
60.8% Win Rate80.6% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
50.6% Win Rate9.5% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
80.5% Win Rate1.5% Pick Rate
Core Build
Blasting Wand
Blasting Wand (850 gold) 45 Ability Power
->
Lich Bane
Lich Bane (3200 gold) 115 Ability Power
4% Move Speed
10 Ability Haste
Spellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack deals bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
Nashor's Tooth
Nashor's Tooth (3000 gold) 80 Ability Power
50% Attack Speed
15 Ability Haste
Icathian Bite
Attacks deal bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
61.5% Win Rate14.8% Pick Rate
Final Build
Void Staff
Void Staff (3000 gold) 95 Ability Power
40% Magic Penetration
65.9% Win Rate19.8% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring (400 gold) 18 Ability Power
90 Health
Restoration
Restore 1.25 Mana every second. If you can't gain Mana, restore 0.55 Health instead.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
65.0% Win Rate86.8% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
80.5% Win Rate1.5% Pick Rate
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
66.5% Win Rate0.9% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
60.8% Win Rate80.6% Pick Rate
Core Build
Hextech Alternator
Hextech Alternator (1100 gold) 45 Ability Power
Revved
Damaging a champion deals bonus magic damage.
->
Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt (2600 gold) 60 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Supersonic
Dash in target direction, unleashing missiles that deal magic damage.
Lich Bane
Lich Bane (3200 gold) 115 Ability Power
4% Move Speed
10 Ability Haste
Spellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack deals bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
Mejai's Soulstealer
Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold) 20 Ability Power
100 Health
Glory
Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
83.8% Win Rate2.8% Pick Rate
Final Build
Stormsurge
Stormsurge (2900 gold) 90 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
4% Move Speed
Stormraider
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum Health within 2.5s applies Squall to them and grants 25% Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
Squall
After 2 seconds, deal magic damage. If the target dies before Squall triggers, it damages nearby enemies and grants 30 gold.
99.7% Win Rate4.5% Pick Rate
Other Items
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor

Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
70.9% Win Rate15.7% Pick Rate
Shadowflame
Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
Cinderbloom
Magic and true damageCritically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
50.2% Win Rate13.3% Pick Rate
Banshee's Veil
Banshee's Veil (3000 gold) 105 Ability Power
40 Magic Resist
Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
78.7% Win Rate11.1% Pick Rate
Mejai's Soulstealer
Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold) 20 Ability Power
100 Health
Glory
Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
74.2% Win Rate8.9% Pick Rate
Stormsurge
Stormsurge (2900 gold) 90 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
4% Move Speed
Stormraider
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum Health within 2.5s applies Squall to them and grants 25% Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
Squall
After 2 seconds, deal magic damage. If the target dies before Squall triggers, it damages nearby enemies and grants 30 gold.
99.7% Win Rate4.5% Pick Rate
Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon (2950 gold) 75 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Grievous Wounds
Dealing magic damage to champions applies 40% Wounds for 3 seconds.
49.4% Win Rate4.4% Pick Rate
Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt (2600 gold) 60 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Supersonic
Dash in target direction, unleashing missiles that deal magic damage.
0.0% Win Rate2.2% Pick Rate

Ekko vs Azir: Mid Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Timewinder Ekko throws a temporal grenade that expands into a time-distortion field upon hitting an enemy champion, slowing and damaging anyone caught inside. After a delay, the grenade rewinds back to Ekko, dealing damage on its return.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Parallel Convergence Ekko's basic attacks deal bonus magic damage to low health enemies. He can cast Parallel Convergence to split the timeline, creating an anomaly after a few seconds that slows enemies caught inside. If Ekko enters the anomaly, he gains shielding and stuns enemies by suspending them in time.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Phase Dive Ekko rolls evasively while charging up his Z-Drive. His next attack deals bonus damage and warps reality, teleporting him to his target.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Chronobreak Ekko shatters his timeline, becoming untargetable and rewinding to a more favorable point in time. He returns to whenever he was a few seconds ago, and heals for a percentage of the damage received in that duration. Enemies near his arrival zone take massive damage.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
58.3% Win Rate54.9% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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R
Q
Timewinder Ekko throws a temporal grenade that expands into a time-distortion field upon hitting an enemy champion, slowing and damaging anyone caught inside. After a delay, the grenade rewinds back to Ekko, dealing damage on its return.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Parallel Convergence Ekko's basic attacks deal bonus magic damage to low health enemies. He can cast Parallel Convergence to split the timeline, creating an anomaly after a few seconds that slows enemies caught inside. If Ekko enters the anomaly, he gains shielding and stuns enemies by suspending them in time.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Phase Dive Ekko rolls evasively while charging up his Z-Drive. His next attack deals bonus damage and warps reality, teleporting him to his target.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Chronobreak Ekko shatters his timeline, becoming untargetable and rewinding to a more favorable point in time. He returns to whenever he was a few seconds ago, and heals for a percentage of the damage received in that duration. Enemies near his arrival zone take massive damage.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
93.1% Win Rate1.0% Pick Rate

Ekko tips:

  • Chronobreak is a potent escape tool, but it can also be quite powerful when used offensively. Don't underestimate its damage potential.
  • If you can proc Z-Drive Resonance on an enemy champion, it's worth taking risks to do so. The bonus Move Speed makes it easy to escape.
  • Phase Dive's dash is a great tool for setting up Ekko's other abilities. Use it to get double hits with Timewinder or get into position to detonate Parallel Convergence.

Playing Against Azir

  • Azir relies on his soldiers to deal damage and can only move them so often. Try to capitalize on windows of time when his soldiers are stationary.
  • Azir has immense damage over a prolonged amount of time but lacks the upfront burst of other mages. Try to burst him out before he can turn a confrontation around.
  • Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire.

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