Ekko: [Style, Theme, Mechanics] - Let the theories begin!

LegitBacon66··2 votes·693 views

I would like to say. These champion can have a lot of potential to be really awesome! So i have come up with a few theories that are based off the youtube video Riot posted of the teaser for Ekko.

  • Ekko can give himself second chances as a form of CC:

Basically, I believe that his ult, or a specific ability is a CC ability that freezes time (stunning everyone in a certain radius) and rewinding it a few seconds giving Ekko more HP and possibly his enemy more HP so he can get a second chance at fighting. However I don't see how implementing this is seemingly possible because rewinding game time could get sooooo confusing. Maybe it just rewinds Ekko? Who knows! Lol

  • The theme of Time

This is probably the most obvious one, but I believe all his mechanics and play style are centered around time? What if at like 10 minutes in game Ekko gets a boost or something. Anything could be possible, except looking in the past or future of a game. He probably can change something in game that relates to time, but what could that be?

  • Melee Bruiser/Fighter

He has sword, so hes most likely melee, but based on how he fights, he can't really be an assassin because he doesn't assassinate the person he is fighting in the video. He looks like he has a Riven or Jayce style, more of a bruiser. We shall wait and see!

  • Ending quote. "Here is the thing about time, if you can't make the most out of any given moment, then you don't deserve a single extra second."

This quote is pretty straight forward, but based on his play style and theme I strongly believe he can give himself **Extra time ** in a fight potentially. So again, if he says to make the most out of any given moment, he could potentially also be an assassin to do as much damage as possible and having time to spare?

I hope you guys enjoy my theories of Ekko! Again anything could happen with this champion. If you have any of your own theories I am glad to hear them!

7 Comments

Killstrado3 votes

Me personally I think he only has one time ability, I see him as being a full of energy kid jumping around beating people with his nerf sword but when he meets his match in an enemy has the opportunity to rewind and try a different combo to stop them, at least that what I gathered from the teaser

TheRakkun1 votes

The video clearly shows he does not actually benefit health wise from the rewind, as each time he did it he still winced with pain from before.

djjomon1 votes

I'm imagining something like LeBlanc's Distortion. Where Ekko would leave a mark somewhere, then be able to "Rewind time" (not to be confused with Zilean) back to that mark. Potentially, the closest enemy would be marked at that moment too, and the rewind would also put the enemy back to that mark. A disengage/displacement tool ideally, an OP "Stop moving me around damnit!" tool at worst. (Imagine marking an enemy by Baron, aggro-ing it, then putting them in it. I don't like this idea, but I thought of it.

What I can assume though, is that his time features will be distinctly different from Zilean. Obviously

KidSpectre1 votes

Something I think people missed in the trailer was that it seems like he has a knack for noticing weaknesses. Kinda like a "Sherlock Holmes" type analysis (from the movies.) Maybe he has an ability that let's him do bonus damage by "attacking weakpoints,"

Drunk Rummate1 votes

I think he's going to be a void creature from the swamps of Baghdad with the power to shoot lazers out of his pinky toes.

IwfiKe3qjM1 votes

My Predictions

Primary/Secondary: Fighter/Support

Skills and Resources: maybe a MoveSpeed boost (maybe more than 70% for around 3-4 seconds) and a Slow (around 90% for MoveSpeed only for duration at most 1 second but around 40% for MoveSpeed and AttSpeed both for duration around 1-2 seconds) also a Dash and maybe Manaless...

Attack Rating: 7 Defense Rating: 3 Ability Rating: 5

Sooko1 votes

I am afraid that he will be some mobile Bard-like champion that interferes with both his enemies and his allies. (Time does affect everyone)

Seems like dangerous stuff to balance

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