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Ekko Burst (Dusk and Dawn) Guide
Patch 26.19 Iron-Emerald·Difficulty:
Burst Ekko runs Dark Harvest into Dusk and Dawn and Shadowflame, the most common build among both the best Ekko players and the whole ladder. Your items are all damage: W and R are your defense. Land Q, proc P, and a squishy target is gone before they can answer. Ekko peaks in the mid game. Take fights around objectives once Dusk and Dawn and Shadowflame are done, and play late fights around one clean Q and an R that brings you back.
Runes
Quick Tips
All phases
- •Dark Harvest over Electrocute: in the jungle you get a stack almost every time your spells land, and it keeps growing.
- •Take Treasure Hunter in the last row: your items are expensive, and your R cooldown is already short.
- •Hail of Blades is an option only in Emerald and above. In Gold, stay on Dark Harvest.
- •Click the target the moment R lands. The auto comes out right away.
Skill Priority
Q
›E
›W
Q
1
·
·
4
5
W
·
2
·
·
·
E
·
·
3
·
·
Early Game
Before 1st item
- •Clear top to bot.
- •Your first clear should have you level 4 by 3:05, and by 3:04 once you are Master.
- •Start your first camp with Q from max range at 0:53 so both halves hit.
- •Full clear first, then gank. Your early ganks need Q to land, so pick the lane with the easier target.
- •At 6, put the point in Q and learn R only when you are ready to cast it.
First Back
Regular full clear & crab
Core Build Examples
Default
Snowballing
vs heavy AP
Tanky enemies
Mid Game
1-3 items
- •Dusk and Dawn plus boots is your first spike, and Shadowflame is the one-shot: play for picks, not farm.
- •Reset a full minute before each objective, and time your P proc with Smite to win the race.
- •Throw Q before W lands, so the slow holds them inside the stun.
- •Base the moment your next item is affordable.
Situational
vs Hard CC
Good Vs
vs Assassin junglers
Good Vs
vs Diving fighters
Good Vs
vs Tanks
Good Vs
vs AP mids
Good Vs
vs Heavy healing
Good Vs
Late Game
4+ items
- •Buy Void Staff once they stack magic resist. Shadowflame alone is not enough penetration against two items.
- •Hit Q before you go in. If Q misses, back off and reset.
- •Use R to heal and dodge when you go in, and to catch them when they chase you.
- •Against mobile teams, take the W shield instead of waiting for a stun that will not land.
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Ekko Burst (Dusk and Dawn) Guide
Patch 26.19 Iron-Emerald·Difficulty:
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Runes
Skill Priority
Q
›E
›W
Q
1
·
·
4
5
W
·
2
·
·
·
E
·
·
3
·
·
Core Build Examples
Default
Snowballing
vs heavy AP
Tanky enemies
First Back
Regular full clear & crab
Situational
vs Hard CC
Good Vs
vs Assassin junglers
Good Vs
vs Diving fighters
Good Vs
vs Tanks
Good Vs
vs AP mids
Good Vs
vs Heavy healing
Good Vs
Quick Tips
All phases
- •Dark Harvest over Electrocute: in the jungle you get a stack almost every time your spells land, and it keeps growing.
- •Take Treasure Hunter in the last row: your items are expensive, and your R cooldown is already short.
- •Hail of Blades is an option only in Emerald and above. In Gold, stay on Dark Harvest.
- •Click the target the moment R lands. The auto comes out right away.
Early Game
Before 1st item
- •Clear top to bot.
- •Your first clear should have you level 4 by 3:05, and by 3:04 once you are Master.
- •Start your first camp with Q from max range at 0:53 so both halves hit.
- •Full clear first, then gank. Your early ganks need Q to land, so pick the lane with the easier target.
- •At 6, put the point in Q and learn R only when you are ready to cast it.
Mid Game
1-3 items
- •Dusk and Dawn plus boots is your first spike, and Shadowflame is the one-shot: play for picks, not farm.
- •Reset a full minute before each objective, and time your P proc with Smite to win the race.
- •Throw Q before W lands, so the slow holds them inside the stun.
- •Base the moment your next item is affordable.
Late Game
4+ items
- •Buy Void Staff once they stack magic resist. Shadowflame alone is not enough penetration against two items.
- •Hit Q before you go in. If Q misses, back off and reset.
- •Use R to heal and dodge when you go in, and to catch them when they chase you.
- •Against mobile teams, take the W shield instead of waiting for a stun that will not land.