Taliyah vs Ekko Counter Pick

Chronobreak is the kind of ability that precision on its own can’t beat. Ekko turns untargetable, rewinds to his position from a few seconds earlier, and comes back with his health restored, so a full combo aimed at him can be partially undone after it lands. Taliyah has nothing similar to fall back on, and her 41.94% win rate across 124 games on patch 16.13.1 earns a Hard grade.

Her durability is where errors get punished hardest. She starts at 550 health and 18 base armor, growing to 2,318 health and 97.9 armor at level 18, while Ekko starts at 655 and 32 and climbs to 2,338 and 103.4. His damage is mixed, so resisting through either stat alone won’t blunt much of it. Z-Drive Resonance adds bonus magic damage and a speed boost on every third hit against one target, and that threshold comes up fast once Phase Dive drops him right next to her.

Her answers come from the battlefield itself. Rock Surfing boosts her move speed beside walls, Weaver’s Wall spans most of the map, and Unraveled Earth stops anything dashing through it in place, which is the clean counter to Phase Dive. Seismic Shove can also send him into the minefield rather than away from it. With his 340 move speed against her 330 and difficulty ratings of 8 for him and 5 for her, the fight tends to unfold on his terms, and a 124-game sample is small enough that the exact win rate should be taken loosely.