Ekkovs Smolder
Ekko vs Smolder is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Smolder wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Ekko based on 5 games. Ekko wins the early laning phase while Smolder scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Ekko build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Ekko vs Smolder matchup.
Ekko Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Ekko performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Smolder(40.0%)Who Wins the Ekko vs Smolder Matchup?
Ekko vs Smolder Matchup Summary
The Ekko vs Smolder matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Smolder wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Ekko's 40.0%, giving Smolder a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Ekko controls the early laning stage, but Smolder outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Ekko needs to press advantages before Smolder reaches their power spikes, while Smolder should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in damage output, where Smolder leads by 559 DMG/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Smolder has a strong advantage in this matchup. Ekko players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Smolder overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Ekko vs Smolder Laning Phase Breakdown
Smolder is favored during the laning phase against Ekko, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Smolder holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Ekko Build Against Smolder
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Smolder, providing the mobility and stats Ekko needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Ekko against Smolder are Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap and Mejai's Soulstealer. This combination gives Ekko an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Smolder. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Ekko vs Smolder matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Ekko100.0%Smolder0.0%Ekko0.0%Smolder100.0%Ekko dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Smolder. This lopsided early game means Ekko can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Smolder is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Ekko. Extended games heavily favor Smolder, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Ekko must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Smolder reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Smolder survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Ekko Runes Against Smolder
Domination
Inspiration
The Domination and Inspiration rune setup gives Ekko the best tools to compete against Smolder in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Ekko matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Ekko's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Ekko build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.03% | 123 | 6.2 | 821 | 12,384 | 53.6% | 50.8% | |
| 43.88% | 98 | 1.3 | 689 | 13,191 | 51.1% | 37.7% | |
| 60.44% | 91 | 1.2 | 707 | 13,018 | 68.9% | 52.2% | |
| 50.59% | 85 | 1.1 | 651 | 12,290 | 46.5% | 54.8% | |
| 53.01% | 83 | 1.2 | 747 | 12,834 | 52.6% | 53.3% | |
| 45.57% | 79 | 3.7 | 863 | 12,637 | 46.0% | 45.2% | |
| 44.16% | 77 | 6.1 | 780 | 12,475 | 60.0% | 36.5% | |
| 52.63% | 76 | 6.1 | 896 | 12,334 | 51.4% | 53.7% | |
| 50.70% | 71 | 6.5 | 751 | 11,909 | 52.6% | 48.5% | |
| 50.70% | 71 | 4.0 | 770 | 13,380 | 44.4% | 54.5% | |
| 48.57% | 70 | 1.5 | 745 | 13,481 | 44.1% | 52.8% | |
| 54.55% | 66 | 5.8 | 820 | 12,585 | 57.1% | 52.6% | |
| 60.00% | 65 | 5.8 | 853 | 12,778 | 48.6% | 73.3% | |
| 46.77% | 62 | 5.9 | 890 | 12,734 | 44.4% | 48.6% | |
| 50.00% | 58 | 6.4 | 887 | 12,275 | 46.9% | 53.9% | |
| 45.61% | 57 | 1.4 | 658 | 11,688 | 52.8% | 33.3% | |
| 45.61% | 57 | 3.1 | 781 | 12,797 | 48.3% | 42.9% | |
| 50.88% | 57 | 1.2 | 719 | 11,982 | 60.0% | 43.8% | |
| 46.43% | 56 | 6.4 | 820 | 13,264 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 55 | 5.6 | 675 | 11,158 | 29.2% | 58.1% | |
| 50.00% | 54 | 6.1 | 756 | 11,389 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 51.92% | 52 | 3.6 | 902 | 13,385 | 47.6% | 54.8% | |
| 56.00% | 50 | 5.7 | 815 | 12,164 | 52.4% | 58.6% | |
| 62.00% | 50 | 1.4 | 763 | 15,070 | 53.3% | 65.7% | |
| 56.00% | 50 | 1.1 | 755 | 12,829 | 36.8% | 67.7% | |
| 52.00% | 50 | 1.5 | 809 | 13,870 | 47.6% | 55.2% | |
| 56.00% | 50 | 5.8 | 851 | 12,871 | 53.9% | 56.8% | |
| 61.22% | 49 | 6.3 | 812 | 12,771 | 63.0% | 59.1% | |
| 47.62% | 42 | 6.6 | 828 | 12,975 | 47.4% | 47.8% | |
| 63.41% | 41 | 1.3 | 768 | 14,162 | 57.1% | 70.0% | |
| 43.59% | 39 | 6.7 | 774 | 12,606 | 55.6% | 33.3% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 1.1 | 647 | 11,738 | 54.5% | 40.0% | |
| 27.27% | 33 | 1.6 | 732 | 13,236 | 38.5% | 20.0% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 5.8 | 800 | 11,846 | 52.9% | 53.3% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 1.3 | 750 | 12,616 | 57.9% | 46.1% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 6.3 | 836 | 12,292 | 60.0% | 43.8% | |
| 61.29% | 31 | 1.2 | 753 | 13,907 | 60.0% | 62.5% | |
| 43.33% | 30 | 1.4 | 822 | 13,307 | 42.9% | 43.8% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 1.9 | 733 | 12,753 | 35.7% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 30 | 3.2 | 711 | 12,681 | 30.0% | 45.0% | |
| 37.93% | 29 | 1.4 | 840 | 14,925 | 28.6% | 40.9% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 1.0 | 664 | 11,881 | 44.4% | 54.5% | |
| 62.07% | 29 | 3.9 | 791 | 13,376 | 69.2% | 56.3% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 1.3 | 776 | 14,137 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 64.29% | 28 | 6.5 | 804 | 10,514 | 63.2% | 66.7% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 6.3 | 778 | 12,538 | 72.7% | 29.4% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 1.2 | 701 | 12,724 | 30.8% | 57.1% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 6.5 | 817 | 13,059 | 66.7% | 55.6% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 6.4 | 920 | 12,438 | 57.1% | 61.5% | |
| 40.74% | 27 | 1.2 | 741 | 12,961 | 50.0% | 30.8% | |
| 48.15% | 27 | 1.4 | 653 | 11,669 | 46.1% | 50.0% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 6.6 | 774 | 11,943 | 54.5% | 60.0% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 6.0 | 843 | 13,016 | 44.4% | 58.8% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 5.6 | 907 | 13,441 | 72.7% | 46.7% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 1.6 | 797 | 14,294 | 50.0% | 53.3% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 6.5 | 750 | 11,686 | 54.5% | 42.9% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 5.0 | 861 | 12,744 | 63.6% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 1.6 | 867 | 13,661 | 50.0% | 64.3% | |
| 29.17% | 24 | 6.0 | 667 | 10,536 | 28.6% | 30.0% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 7.2 | 856 | 13,393 | 60.0% | 38.5% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 1.0 | 665 | 13,222 | 80.0% | 23.1% | |
| 34.78% | 23 | 1.7 | 806 | 13,056 | 28.6% | 37.5% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 1.6 | 622 | 13,347 | 16.7% | 56.3% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 4.9 | 815 | 12,086 | 30.0% | 41.7% | |
| 33.33% | 21 | 2.0 | 795 | 13,474 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 1.8 | 742 | 11,844 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 6.6 | 923 | 13,016 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 6.3 | 916 | 13,273 | 55.6% | 63.6% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 1.4 | 690 | 12,929 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 5.0 | 800 | 12,806 | 33.3% | 46.1% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 6.4 | 866 | 12,069 | 72.7% | 37.5% | |
| 33.33% | 18 | 1.7 | 700 | 12,516 | 36.4% | 28.6% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 4.8 | 849 | 12,238 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 6.7 | 880 | 11,501 | 55.6% | 55.6% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 1.1 | 754 | 14,120 | 83.3% | 36.4% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 5.3 | 769 | 12,256 | 80.0% | 14.3% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 1.1 | 627 | 12,276 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 3.9 | 890 | 12,653 | 62.5% | 44.4% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 1.4 | 795 | 14,524 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 4.9 | 936 | 13,723 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 5.8 | 978 | 12,380 | 54.5% | 80.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.4 | 722 | 12,621 | 30.0% | 80.0% | |
| 26.67% | 15 | 3.8 | 767 | 13,285 | 12.5% | 42.9% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 2.9 | 742 | 13,695 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.8 | 792 | 11,154 | 63.6% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 5.7 | 803 | 11,599 | 71.4% | 14.3% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.7 | 720 | 12,458 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 2.4 | 830 | 15,132 | 75.0% | 55.6% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 1.7 | 844 | 13,419 | 60.0% | 28.6% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.0 | 782 | 13,455 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 1.1 | 648 | 12,864 | 33.3% | 16.7% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.7 | 836 | 10,537 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 4.9 | 842 | 14,074 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 90.00% | 10 | 5.6 | 894 | 13,024 | 80.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 2.1 | 556 | 12,391 | 20.0% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 3.9 | 812 | 13,024 | 80.0% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.5 | 848 | 13,870 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 4.5 | 608 | 11,050 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.0 | 968 | 10,160 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 2.9 | 874 | 12,780 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 1.1 | 864 | 14,679 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.1 | 700 | 11,788 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 0.9 | 701 | 13,076 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.5 | 810 | 14,301 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 2.2 | 911 | 13,945 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.4 | 658 | 11,564 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 779 | 8,375 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.4 | 803 | 12,866 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.7 | 883 | 12,850 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 843 | 12,940 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.6 | 794 | 14,023 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 510 | 10,785 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 1.6 | 624 | 12,699 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
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Ekko vs Smolder - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Ekko do against Smolder in League of Legends?
Smolder wins the Ekko vs Smolder matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Ekko's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Ekko do against Smolder in the early game?
In the early game, Ekko has the advantage against Smolder with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Ekko players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Ekko do against Smolder in the late game?
In the late game, Smolder takes over the Ekko vs Smolder matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Smolder scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Ekko vs Smolder matchup?
Smolder wins the matchup against Ekko with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Smolder is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.
What is the best Ekko build against Smolder?
The best Ekko build against Smolder includes Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, Mejai's Soulstealer with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Ekko runes against Smolder?
The best Ekko runes against Smolder use the Domination primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Ekko vs Smolder matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Ekko counter Smolder?
No, Ekko struggles against Smolder with only a 40.0% win rate. Smolder has the advantage in this matchup. Ekko players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Smolder's lead.
How do I play Ekko against Smolder?
When playing Ekko against Smolder, play cautiously and avoid Smolder's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Smolder has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.