Top Bruiser Ekko Viable?
Now I'm not a pro player and I don't really ranked very much but this is my version of Ekko. Sorry if its a long read but please give it a look I just felt I should give a reason for every item and my opinion =D for feedback or to be called a silly noob. Here is a link to my match history http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-history/NA/37314125 As you can see I haven't lost with him top lane vs many of the typical champions top but ignore those support Ekkos -_-.
So I've been playing Ekko top and its been doing really well especially against other Ekkos. My first items go in the order below:
Runes: Red Magic Penetration / Yellow Health Regeneration / Blue Ability Power / Quintessence Spell Vamp x3
Masteries: 9/21/0 grabbing hardiness over resistance
Summoners:
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Starter:
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x2
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+ (
+
depending on who you are fighting)
(For bulky sustain while you are in top)
3.
OR
( Depending on the lane whether they are physically aggressive like Riven for example. Or Sheen for added chunk damage to help harass characters with health regen options for example Cho'gath, Nasus, or Vlad.)
( I tend to always lean towards Ice Gauntlets effects and cooldown reduction. Because after landing a good Timewinder you usually get 2 stacks, followed by a Ice gauntlets proc'd Phase Drive which does a good chunk of hp and giving you the opportunity to get out freely, due to the slow of Ice gauntlets. While escaping after the ice gauntlets Phase Drive, you'll find MANY opportunities to cast Chronobreak to re-engage the enemies activating Ice gauntlets for an increased damage boost and an extra AoE on top of your Chronobreak. The greatest part of this combo with Ice Gauntlets is having the added slow to help setup Parallel Convergence for a Chronobreak Wombo Combo leaving them stuck in place to freely Timewinder, Phase Drive all over again.
( At this moment in the game you are basically like Akali after she Q's you and hits you with an ability so if you add Revolver to your added Spell vamp runes you end up healing a substantial amount of health from each skill burst or Ekkos three hit passive giving you even better sustain.)
or
(If the enemy team is balanced more towards Ability Power than Physical, I end up buying a Spectre's Cowl to survive those big hit AP carries such as other Ekko's or LeBlancs currently spamming the same build order middle lane. With the bulk of Health from Rod of Ages, Spectre's Cowl and your added vampiric effects you survive without worry any big hits and still dishing out a good amount of Area effect/Single target damage and regenerating HP which won't force you to immediately use Chronobreak since it may not be in position yet. Cutlass is amazing for slippery characters such as Vayne / Riven anything with high mobility top that tend to try to escape or run away after a successful Phase Drive assault.)- Finish off
or
(Same as above basically)
At this point in the game my team has probably won, and I've completely shut down the typical top laners and counter other Ekkos going full AP middle or Leblancs. I'm also not really sure what I'd buy for my last item since the game has always been won by that point but I was thinking
for the added damage on both spells and my auto attacking three hit passive. or a
l for setting up your Chronobreak on resurrect.
Please leave a comment or your opinions even if they are just that I'm a noob =D Plastic Rank OP.
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Then whatever you want, tank items, more attack damage, ability power etc. I want to try
for bonus damage on E and mana sustain but I'm not sure how it would work