Ekkovs Zac
Ekko vs Zac is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Zac wins with a 52.2% win rate (+4.5%) over Ekko based on 67 games. Ekko wins the early laning phase while Zac scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Ekko build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Ekko vs Zac 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.
Zac(47.8%)Who Wins the Ekko vs Zac Matchup?
Ekko vs Zac Matchup Summary
The Ekko vs Zac matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 67 recent matches analyzed, Zac wins with a 52.2% win rate compared to Ekko's 47.8%, giving Zac a 4.5 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Ekko controls the early laning stage, but Zac outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Ekko needs to press advantages before Zac reaches their power spikes, while Zac should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Zac leads by 1,936 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Zac is slightly favored, Ekko can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Zac's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Ekko vs Zac Laning Phase Breakdown
Ekko is favored during the laning phase against Zac, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Ekko holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Ekko Build Against Zac
Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Zac, providing the mobility and stats Ekko needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Ekko against Zac are Nashor's Tooth, Rabadon's Deathcap and Dusk and Dawn. This combination gives Ekko an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 4 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Zac. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Ekko vs Zac matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Ekko55.3%Zac44.7%Ekko37.9%Zac62.1%Ekko dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.3% win rate — a 10.5 percentage point lead over Zac. This lopsided early game means Ekko can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Zac is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 62.1% win rate — 24.1 points above Ekko. Extended games heavily favor Zac, 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 Zac reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Zac 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 Zac
Domination
Inspiration
The Domination and Inspiration rune setup gives Ekko the best tools to compete against Zac in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Ekko matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.66% | 303 | 1.2 | 721 | 13,308 | 49.6% | 51.4% | |
| 53.33% | 285 | 6.5 | 814 | 12,437 | 52.0% | 54.4% | |
| 52.89% | 243 | 6.3 | 848 | 12,551 | 50.4% | 55.0% | |
| 50.98% | 205 | 1.3 | 726 | 13,480 | 52.1% | 50.0% | |
| 49.74% | 199 | 1.3 | 776 | 14,215 | 48.0% | 50.8% | |
| 43.55% | 189 | 1.4 | 734 | 13,167 | 47.8% | 39.4% | |
| 46.77% | 186 | 6.3 | 849 | 12,598 | 50.0% | 44.2% | |
| 42.70% | 186 | 1.2 | 687 | 12,853 | 37.9% | 46.9% | |
| 54.24% | 178 | 1.1 | 738 | 13,346 | 55.3% | 53.5% | |
| 57.95% | 177 | 6.2 | 923 | 12,124 | 55.0% | 61.8% | |
| 48.28% | 177 | 3.3 | 747 | 12,641 | 50.5% | 45.8% | |
| 56.32% | 174 | 6.5 | 814 | 13,144 | 56.8% | 56.0% | |
| 47.06% | 170 | 4.1 | 858 | 12,841 | 43.4% | 50.0% | |
| 40.85% | 166 | 4.5 | 769 | 12,667 | 40.3% | 41.4% | |
| 49.68% | 157 | 1.1 | 693 | 12,700 | 54.3% | 46.0% | |
| 55.41% | 150 | 5.6 | 850 | 12,952 | 53.2% | 57.0% | |
| 52.14% | 140 | 3.6 | 797 | 13,022 | 52.5% | 51.9% | |
| 52.55% | 138 | 6.4 | 814 | 13,026 | 53.9% | 51.8% | |
| 45.11% | 134 | 5.9 | 852 | 12,407 | 44.4% | 45.6% | |
| 48.85% | 132 | 1.4 | 821 | 13,522 | 50.0% | 47.9% | |
| 46.72% | 126 | 1.2 | 707 | 13,530 | 42.9% | 49.3% | |
| 61.11% | 126 | 6.1 | 881 | 13,367 | 75.5% | 52.0% | |
| 48.39% | 125 | 1.2 | 782 | 13,600 | 61.0% | 36.9% | |
| 45.60% | 125 | 1.4 | 882 | 12,934 | 40.0% | 50.8% | |
| 59.02% | 123 | 6.4 | 927 | 12,840 | 59.3% | 58.7% | |
| 46.22% | 120 | 1.1 | 726 | 12,602 | 50.9% | 41.9% | |
| 60.50% | 119 | 1.3 | 728 | 12,486 | 61.3% | 59.6% | |
| 60.71% | 113 | 6.3 | 788 | 12,529 | 59.6% | 61.7% | |
| 58.41% | 113 | 1.3 | 734 | 13,319 | 54.2% | 61.5% | |
| 40.18% | 113 | 6.0 | 783 | 12,415 | 42.5% | 38.5% | |
| 55.86% | 112 | 1.4 | 853 | 13,790 | 71.7% | 41.4% | |
| 50.45% | 112 | 1.2 | 739 | 13,111 | 50.0% | 50.9% | |
| 47.57% | 104 | 6.3 | 826 | 12,411 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 53.00% | 100 | 3.0 | 773 | 13,670 | 43.6% | 59.0% | |
| 47.00% | 100 | 1.4 | 721 | 13,610 | 36.1% | 53.1% | |
| 43.75% | 96 | 1.2 | 744 | 13,940 | 53.5% | 35.9% | |
| 44.09% | 94 | 6.3 | 770 | 12,506 | 53.3% | 35.4% | |
| 47.31% | 93 | 6.5 | 810 | 12,657 | 42.5% | 50.9% | |
| 39.13% | 93 | 4.3 | 810 | 12,611 | 36.6% | 41.2% | |
| 51.09% | 92 | 6.7 | 813 | 13,323 | 51.4% | 50.9% | |
| 54.44% | 90 | 6.3 | 812 | 12,690 | 47.8% | 61.4% | |
| 51.69% | 89 | 6.2 | 762 | 12,289 | 57.9% | 47.1% | |
| 48.28% | 87 | 1.0 | 752 | 13,056 | 43.6% | 52.1% | |
| 48.84% | 86 | 1.6 | 777 | 13,759 | 64.7% | 38.5% | |
| 47.67% | 86 | 1.3 | 706 | 12,742 | 51.4% | 44.9% | |
| 61.45% | 84 | 2.1 | 729 | 13,380 | 61.1% | 61.7% | |
| 55.56% | 81 | 1.4 | 772 | 13,045 | 48.8% | 62.5% | |
| 56.96% | 79 | 6.5 | 791 | 12,219 | 64.1% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 79 | 1.1 | 779 | 12,976 | 43.9% | 47.2% | |
| 46.15% | 78 | 1.3 | 819 | 13,960 | 54.3% | 39.5% | |
| 52.05% | 73 | 1.1 | 709 | 12,972 | 60.5% | 42.9% | |
| 43.66% | 71 | 1.2 | 697 | 13,130 | 51.4% | 36.1% | |
| 45.07% | 71 | 2.7 | 784 | 13,126 | 45.5% | 44.7% | |
| 54.41% | 69 | 6.2 | 887 | 13,130 | 64.0% | 48.8% | |
| 47.76% | 67 | 1.4 | 830 | 12,741 | 55.3% | 37.9% | |
| 53.23% | 62 | 6.6 | 893 | 13,490 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 50.82% | 62 | 1.2 | 751 | 13,117 | 59.3% | 44.1% | |
| 53.33% | 61 | 6.7 | 944 | 12,921 | 67.9% | 40.6% | |
| 59.32% | 59 | 4.7 | 772 | 13,106 | 61.5% | 57.6% | |
| 49.12% | 58 | 3.7 | 774 | 13,672 | 60.9% | 41.2% | |
| 49.12% | 58 | 6.3 | 814 | 12,445 | 57.7% | 41.9% | |
| 49.12% | 57 | 1.4 | 747 | 13,000 | 53.3% | 44.4% | |
| 54.39% | 57 | 1.4 | 773 | 14,505 | 68.2% | 45.7% | |
| 46.43% | 56 | 4.6 | 827 | 13,273 | 42.3% | 50.0% | |
| 49.09% | 55 | 5.8 | 776 | 10,826 | 58.6% | 38.5% | |
| 57.41% | 54 | 6.7 | 948 | 11,978 | 60.0% | 54.2% | |
| 41.51% | 53 | 6.4 | 848 | 12,027 | 54.5% | 32.3% | |
| 45.28% | 53 | 2.1 | 758 | 13,500 | 35.0% | 51.5% | |
| 44.23% | 52 | 6.5 | 919 | 12,855 | 36.4% | 50.0% | |
| 44.90% | 49 | 1.4 | 700 | 11,751 | 39.3% | 52.4% | |
| 65.31% | 49 | 6.8 | 874 | 12,720 | 67.9% | 61.9% | |
| 55.32% | 47 | 1.3 | 743 | 14,423 | 52.9% | 56.7% | |
| 57.45% | 47 | 4.3 | 1,012 | 13,993 | 57.9% | 57.1% | |
| 54.55% | 45 | 1.1 | 815 | 13,737 | 52.0% | 57.9% | |
| 44.44% | 45 | 3.0 | 842 | 12,336 | 44.4% | 44.4% | |
| 54.55% | 45 | 6.5 | 794 | 13,440 | 71.4% | 46.7% | |
| 54.55% | 44 | 6.1 | 876 | 12,945 | 52.6% | 56.0% | |
| 55.81% | 43 | 1.1 | 717 | 12,018 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 56.10% | 42 | 2.3 | 788 | 13,587 | 55.6% | 56.5% | |
| 54.76% | 42 | 1.4 | 732 | 11,680 | 56.5% | 52.6% | |
| 52.50% | 40 | 2.7 | 701 | 13,639 | 71.4% | 42.3% | |
| 60.00% | 40 | 2.0 | 801 | 13,246 | 52.6% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 40 | 1.7 | 805 | 13,139 | 57.9% | 61.9% | |
| 45.71% | 36 | 4.3 | 678 | 11,845 | 50.0% | 42.1% | |
| 47.22% | 36 | 1.3 | 654 | 12,471 | 61.5% | 39.1% | |
| 57.14% | 35 | 1.9 | 792 | 13,960 | 52.6% | 62.5% | |
| 60.00% | 35 | 6.2 | 784 | 11,909 | 73.7% | 43.8% | |
| 61.76% | 35 | 6.3 | 771 | 11,639 | 61.9% | 61.5% | |
| 57.58% | 33 | 3.1 | 823 | 13,244 | 64.7% | 50.0% | |
| 61.29% | 31 | 1.7 | 876 | 15,102 | 55.6% | 63.6% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 1.3 | 750 | 12,650 | 50.0% | 30.0% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 6.0 | 837 | 12,295 | 69.2% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 2.5 | 752 | 13,604 | 33.3% | 68.4% | |
| 40.74% | 27 | 1.8 | 728 | 11,655 | 41.2% | 40.0% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 5.8 | 800 | 13,039 | 22.2% | 58.8% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 5.6 | 984 | 13,302 | 54.5% | 58.3% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 3.1 | 786 | 11,832 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 4.9 | 731 | 12,257 | 77.8% | 54.5% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 4.3 | 669 | 11,874 | 12.5% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 5.7 | 722 | 11,231 | 60.0% | 37.5% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 5.7 | 826 | 11,894 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 4.5 | 768 | 12,942 | 42.9% | 40.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 6.3 | 914 | 13,108 | 66.7% | 54.5% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 6.5 | 956 | 13,920 | 55.6% | 75.0% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 5.9 | 803 | 11,647 | 37.5% | 25.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 3.0 | 777 | 11,893 | 66.7% | 16.7% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.0 | 574 | 11,263 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 4.3 | 725 | 12,710 | 70.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.5 | 826 | 11,064 | 62.5% | 33.3% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.9 | 753 | 10,950 | 37.5% | 60.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.3 | 807 | 13,175 | 25.0% | 55.6% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 2.6 | 779 | 14,427 | 60.0% | 57.1% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.4 | 904 | 12,265 | 20.0% | 57.1% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 1.4 | 766 | 13,929 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.6 | 834 | 13,135 | 25.0% | 57.1% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.4 | 743 | 9,836 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 4.6 | 912 | 12,079 | 85.7% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 4.2 | 776 | 13,406 | 25.0% | 71.4% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 823 | 12,006 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.5 | 780 | 13,423 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 2.0 | 703 | 13,374 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.9 | 646 | 8,645 | 28.6% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.5 | 772 | 14,937 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 3.9 | 816 | 12,529 | 25.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.9 | 752 | 11,712 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 5.5 | 916 | 13,786 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.6 | 1,029 | 15,141 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.5 | 870 | 14,293 | 50.0% | 16.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.4 | 694 | 11,082 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 1.4 | 702 | 8,626 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 2.5 | 869 | 11,027 | 80.0% | 100.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.8 | 636 | 11,786 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.8 | 865 | 12,857 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 686 | 11,290 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.0 | 669 | 11,260 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 707 | 14,127 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.2 | 787 | 10,608 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 824 | 13,100 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 918 | 15,159 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.5 | 772 | 10,652 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 807 | 13,067 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
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Ekko vs Zac - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Ekko do against Zac in League of Legends?
Zac wins the Ekko vs Zac matchup with a 52.2% win rate compared to Ekko's 47.8%, a 4.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 67 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Ekko do against Zac in the early game?
In the early game, Ekko has the advantage against Zac with a 55.3% win rate versus 44.7%. 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 Zac in the late game?
In the late game, Zac takes over the Ekko vs Zac matchup with a 62.1% win rate compared to 37.9%. Zac scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Ekko vs Zac matchup?
Zac wins the matchup against Ekko with a 52.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 4.5 percentage point advantage means Zac is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 67 games analyzed.
What is the best Ekko build against Zac?
The best Ekko build against Zac includes Nashor's Tooth, Rabadon's Deathcap, Dusk and Dawn with Sorcerer's Shoes. This build achieves a 50.0% 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 Zac?
The best Ekko runes against Zac use the Domination primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 72.7% win rate in the Ekko vs Zac matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Ekko counter Zac?
No, Ekko struggles against Zac with only a 47.8% win rate. Zac has the advantage in this matchup. Ekko players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Zac's lead.
How do I play Ekko against Zac?
When playing Ekko against Zac, play cautiously and avoid Zac's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Zac has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.