Looking to start maining Ekko mid, few questions
Hi im a very casual emerald 2 mid main, I have a low champ pool (qiyana and hwei two-trick) so im looking to add ekko. Im trying to get him to the same knowledge level as my mains so i have a few questions.
- Why HoB? I see its strengths but I feel like it’s value isn’t consistently usable especially after DnD. Is it viable to main electrocute instead?
- How good is lich bane now for ekko? Surely it has way more burst than Dusk and dawn right? Maybe you take it with electrocute for an assassin snowball build? Dusk and Dawn feels a lot safer but sometimes i want the threat of one-shotting someone from full ya know
- Also is it ever a protobelt angle? It doesnt seem like ekko needs it anymore
- Ive been running manaflow band and scorch secondary; is this the only secondary runes ill need?
- How much of Ekko's skill curve is about using his W effectively? Some fights feel impossible for Ekko and im starting to think all his viability is playing around W and not whiffing it
- What team comps or enemy matchups does Ekko excel in? I want to know when i should be picking hwei vs ekko
-what is the best 2nd item that isnt shadowflame, for when the enemy team is tanky or builds mr early?
- If theres a fed backliner, how does Ekko deal with them? Is he just forced to depend on his team engaging on them first? If your team can't will you just lose to team comp diff? Otherwise all i can seem to do is just trigger my passive and run and wait for cd, but I feel really useless then and fights tend to end too quickly. The same is for really brawly melee comps as well.