Ekko feels like a far better Diana

Serenity Now·May 30, 2015·7 votes·633 views

Similar but stronger passive. Q is a stronger farming tool, with added slow utility. W has amazing utility. E provides a gap closer (and an escape) before level 6. R is a nice AOE nuke that leaves you ready for more.

I like his design, but it sure makes Diana's look very long in the tooth.

5 Comments

SnugglePuggle94May 30, 20152 votes

His kit is way overloaded when it shouldn't be in the first place. Who ever made him in Riot is stupid. Once he gets nerfed to hell Diana will look like a better option. One thing she has over him, she is way more tanky, and her burst is amazing.

DracidMay 30, 20152 votes

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His kit is way overloaded when it shouldn't be in the first place. Who ever made him in Riot is stupid. Once he gets nerfed to hell Diana will look like a better option. One thing she has over him, she is way more tanky, and her burst is amazing.

eh I disagree. theyd have to heavily nerf him to be anywhere near Diana. Ekkos shield rank 1 is 150 shield with a .8 ratio. Diana shield is a 50 shield at rank 1 with a .3 ratio. Ekkos shield including the ap ratio is roughly 4-5 times better then dianas. The only difference is Ekkos isn't instant and someone needs to be in it but lets face it, in a teamfight that isn't going to be too hard. Top it off that ekkos ability that shields him ALSO stuns and THEN while he is in the middle of a teamfight and ults, he gets a decent heal on top of doing insane amounts of damage to everyone around him. Diana ults 1 person twice if her Q hits them and that's it. She has her way weaker shield and once she is in shes in. Ekko also has a dash to get out if he wants.

SnugglePuggle94May 30, 20151 votes

Like I said, too overloaded. NO champ should have all the abilities in league in one kit. That's not fair to the players. His numbers are way to high to begin with, and once Riot sees that they will nerf. And even after his original nerfs, who knows in the next coming year he will get nerfed more or not. Every champ gets nerfed to hell almost, so I bet he will too. Diana will be a good option once he is nerfed as she deserves a buff anyway.

Corvus FeroxMay 30, 20152 votes

Hi there, Diana main from Germany here, so sorry for grammar mistakes.

I like Ekko very much, because he feels so much like Diana. But his actual kit makes him so much better right now( or maybe for my playstyle as a gold-scrup). Ekko is like a great mix between Diana and Gnar (Passiv and Q stacks-mechanic). He is equipped with a ''wannabe'' Diana Ult-dash pre 6 (his E) and have a better (zoned) shield with the possibilty to stun people (W).

My 50 cent

Diana Diana:

pro:

her Q reveals champs in bushes
possible to farm and instashield against little to moderate damage in fight at will ( W-sphere explode)
can inflight heavy damge with Q-R-W-(E)-R Combo to Shutdown most of her targets ( Carries and other squishies) or atleast let your opponent waste his flash
AOE passive that can be used to waveclear in lategame/ with enough Ap
her passive can be ''stacked'' 2 times on everything she she can hit (minions, champs, jungle creeps and turrets) and then apply it on her maintarget

con:

her killpotential depends (most of the time) on her Ult/Lvl6
no real cc besides her E drag/slow
her passive aa-prog can easily be cancelled by stuns in teamfights
after her ult, she starts her slow aa-animation that can be interrupted (unless she has a bit mor atk-speed)

Ekko Ekko:

pro:

40-80% Slow on 3rd aa/passive prog on Champions and gains a movementspeed-buff himself (wtf Riot?)
Q applying 1-2 stacks of his passive over wide range / great farmtool if needed
W can shield you and can possible stun your target/ can fool him into panicflashes and CAN force him to dodge your W-Sphere
E allows you to maybe dodge a skillshot or other possible threads ( like Lucian's E)
can smackdown people with a good Q-E ''wannabe'' Diana combo with sheen/lichbane-prog, because its an insta-aa

con:

his killpotential is more predictable then DIanas killkombo ( Q-R-W-(E)-R-ignite), because he has to setup about 3 seconds before he has his cc. Good luck to play your game against Ahri/Leblanc in lane.
Q almost as ''slow'' as Oriannas ball in terms of dodging

both:

depend on a setup to gain their full potential, which makes them predictable most of the time

defacto (for me) Ekko have a more skilled kit that depends on a player who knows how to chain his abilities in different ways to get what he wants to get done. But i feel sorry for all the Diana players (like me) who are a bit pissed because Ekko is a Diana 2.0 right now.

feel free to correct me and give me your side of view about my struggle with Ekko and Diana.

regards Corvus

DracidMay 30, 20151 votes

more damage, 100x more utility. Shield AND a heal. his kits beyond overloaded.