Ekko
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Excellent (8.5/10)
High Investment Required
Epic Relics
Ekko is a highly capable and versatile champion who excels at chaining actions and generating massive board states. While his base form can feel slow or inconsistent, heavy investment into his constellation and Epic relics transforms him into an explosive powerhouse. Players disagree about his playstyle; some find the constant card generation and long turns highly engaging, while others consider the required hand management exhausting.
The Oath Engine
Play: Shuffle 5 level 2 champions into your deck and double their stats, then draw one of them.
Allied champions have +1|+1 and cost 2 less.- Allied champions have +1|+1 and cost 2 less.
Strategy
Ekko is widely considered the best user of Oath of the Guardians. This build capitalizes on his inherent cost reduction and Predict mechanic.
Oath of the Guardians shuffles powerful champions into the deck, the Star Gems drastically reduce their cost, and Ekko's Predict easily draws them. At 6 stars, this results in a board full of massive, heavily discounted champions with quadrupled stats, often securing victories by Turn 2.
Infinite Convergence
Zoe Specialized
Fated, Augment. Empowered 10: Overwhelm, Regeneration, and Challenger.
Power: When you play or level up a champion, refill your spell mana.
Round Start: Refill your spell mana.
Strategy
This build focuses on achieving an infinite spell-casting and attack loop, specifically tailored for the 10-star Zoe adventure. Chosen by the Stars provides scaling and crucial keywords like Overwhelm once Empowered 10 is reached.
Hidden Tome and Archangel's Staff ensure a constant supply of spell mana. By continuously casting 'Called Shot' and 'Parallel Convergence', Ekko can maintain overwhelming board presence and rapid Nexus damage. While Hidden Tome is sometimes considered redundant due to Ekko's 4-star power, it is essential here to guarantee mana on play and level-up to initiate the infinite loop.
Searing Brilliance Combo
Allows for quicker ramp up and spell copying.
Game Start: Create 7 copies of me in deck. Champion Spells cost 1 less.- Fated, Augment. Empowered 10: Overwhelm, Regeneration, and Challenger.
Strategy
A highly effective spell-synergy build. Searing Brilliance copies Ekko's powerful spells (like Parallel Convergence), while Echoing Spirit ensures consistent access to his champion spell and reduces its cost.
Chosen by the Stars provides the necessary stat scaling and keywords to finish the game. This combination allows for powerful spell generation and amplification, making it a highly consistent strategy for challenging encounters.
Echoing Stalkers
- Game Start: Create 7 copies of me in deck. Champion Spells cost 1 less.
When I'm summoned, I strike the weakest enemy.- When I'm summoned, I strike the weakest enemy.
Strategy
A powerful control-oriented build. Echoing Spirit reduces the cost of Ekko's champion spell and increases his odds of being drawn.
Playing Ekko triggers double strikes, clearing enemy units and generating Time Tricks. If Ekko is removed, replaying a cheaper copy repeats the cycle, leading to continuous Parallel Convergence loops and infinite draw potential.
Other Relic Options
Provides Overwhelm and bonus stats, serving as a strong flexible option to push damage through enemy blockers.
Effective for drawing key units and adding Epic items, though it requires careful deck management and thinning to ensure consistent pulls.
A fun alternative when paired with Echoing Spirit, rapidly stacking Epic items on Ekko and his support champions.
Considered a trap relic for Ekko. While duplicating spells sounds appealing, it causes Ekko to burn through his hand too quickly, leading to severe hand space and overdrawing issues.
Considered a trap relic. Due to mechanical changes, it no longer doubles the buffs applied to units inside the deck, rendering it ineffective for Ekko's strategy.
Constellation
Ekko requires significant investment to reach his peak performance. His early star levels provide necessary utility, but his 4-star upgrade (which grants Sorcery) and 6-star upgrade (which doubles stats from Predict) dramatically increase his power ceiling, transforming him into one of the strongest champions in his region.
Branching Possibilities
When you see a unit in a prediction, grant it +1|+1.
Z-Drive Resonance
+1 Starting Mana. Your created cards cost 1 less.Review
Makes 'Time Trick' free, significantly improving early game tempo and enabling infinite combos when paired with Echoing Spirit.
Branching Possibilities II
When you see a unit in a prediction, grant it +2|+2 and a random keyword.Review
Upgrades his elusive unit, providing a cheap, high-stat threat that can stack keywords effectively.
Sorcery
Round Start: Refill your spell mana.Review
Grants Sorcery (refill spell mana), which is crucial for his spell-heavy playstyle and enables free draw spells.
Manaflow
Game Start: Get a mana gem.Review
Provides a crucial mana upgrade that facilitates Turn 1 Ekko plays when combined with cost-reduction relics.
Future Firepower
When you see a unit in a prediction, double its stats.Review
Doubles stats from Predict. This is considered a transformative upgrade that elevates him to 'legend status,' allowing him to easily overwhelm the board and quadruple stats when combined with Oath of the Guardians.
Gameplay Tips
- Stacking Predict Buffs
Predict bonuses apply to all copies of a unit within the deck and stack permanently. They do not retroactively apply to units already on the battlefield, so prioritize Predicting before summoning your key threats.
- Managing Hand Space
Ekko generates a massive number of cards through strikes and spells. Prioritize playing generated spells and low-cost units to avoid overdrawing and obliterating key cards from your deck.
- Strategic Sacrifices
When equipped with summon-effect relics like Stalker's Blade, allowing Ekko to be destroyed in combat is often advantageous. Replaying a discounted copy will trigger the summon effects again, clearing the board and generating more resources.
- Drafting Infinite Combos
Look for the 'Wild Inspiration' adventure power. When combined with Ekko's inherent cost reductions, it enables infinite loops with cards like Vault Breaker or cheap units, providing an alternative win condition against the toughest encounters.
- Zoe Adventure Strategy
In the 10-star Zoe adventure, achieving a Turn 1 Ekko play is critical to stop early scaling. Utilize infinite spell loops and prioritize cost-reduction powers to deplete the opponent's hand or overwhelm the board before they can establish their win condition.