I destroyed an Ekko with Tryndamere
Hey, this is for the people who seem to struggle laning against Ekko. I recently went top Tryndamere vs Ekko and I found it to be a very easy lane. I thought I would share it with the public. I'm sure this won't be the case with every single Ekko since it was only one matchup, and the fact that I'm Silver II (Meaning I'm terribad compared to a lot of people). but it's a potential counter I'm sure some would like to know!
I would basic attack the minions until I reached 100 rage and spun onto Ekko to get a basic attack or two for harassment (with the 100 rage, at least one basic attack will be a crit). This caused the certain Ekko I played against to use his dash in a defensive manner to get away from me hitting 140s at level 2. After some time, I had so much presence in the lane that Ekko would just hug the turret because as soon as he tried to last hit a minion, I would just spin toward and continue to beat the living pulp out of him. This meant I got free farm and he got almost none! Don't try to go for kills unless if you can guarantee he will die, since he still is powerful himself.
When you hit level 6 is when you can make him cry. Ekko as we all know has a pretty crazy death-defying ultimate. I think this is the main reason why Tryndamere did so well against him; Tryndamere has an even crazier death-defying ultimate! ;) I mostly dove Ekko post-6 when I knew I could kill him even if he ulted to regain hp because Tryn's ultimate lasts a lot longer than a flat amount of hp.
Just a few TL;DR tips
- Push or last hit minions until 100 rage.
- Spin towards Ekko, hit him once or twice.
- Don't chase Ekko because his spells are still strong and they do hurt!
- (Not required but recommended) Don't try to kill him until you're level 6.
Just things i've noticed, also earlycrit seems to beat his passive so I guess yasuo and trynd are good vs him