Ekko's Shield

RocketRelm··1 votes·360 views

So in one of my games playing against Ekko, I was in some duel against him. He was about half hp, and then gained a shield that filled the entire second half of his HP bar. I knew it had a high AP ratio but… 150%? Really? I get that Tank Ekko using just his bases is crazy, but honestly this is also demented. It also has a giant aoe stun-slow, and an execute on-hit. I legitimately think that with some minor tweaks this could be an Ultimate and nobody would bat an eye.

I think my biggest issues are that while it's delayed 3 seconds, that just makes it so Ekko has to be in the general vicinity. The enemy only gets 0.5 seconds to react, unless Ekko gives a tell. Even if they don't get stunned, it's a hilariously massive shield anyway.

Here are my two suggestions for Ekko's Shield that aren't just 'number' nerfs, but fundamental counter play tweaks. Take either or both.

One: Make the field visible to the enemy for longer. An extra 0.25 seconds will do, even. Two: Make Ekko not get the full shield without stunning a champion.

1 Comments

EcchiOtakuTM1 votes

No to the first and hell no to two.

Only nerfs I wanna see are removal of 2 of his slows to compensate the slow area for his Q is increased (not the damage projectile just the slow part) and his W reveals from the moment casted.

Making the W reveal earlier to enemies would be a wasted nerf and thus not address the problem of tank ekko and a heavy nerf to AP ekko.

Making the shield only happen when stunning a champion nerfs jungle ekko too dam hard and for no reason and still doesn't address tank ekko who actually gets the stun off easier than jungle/ap ekko ever will.

Not saying the 2 slow nerfs wouldn't hurt assassin/jungle ekko however both are more buffed from the free reveal instead of slow for the stun field and assassin ekko relies on landing Q anyways compared to getting off multiple passive procs for sustain damage.

If tank ekko wasn't insane and I wasn't already suggesting the slow removal on the stun field I would be up for your first suggestion though, I just feel that it wouldn't address what actually needs nerfing atm (tank ekko) and in such would nerf assassin/jungle ekko more on top of future nerfs for tank ekko which will affect assassin/jungle ekko again putting ekko in a horrible spot.

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