Talk:Ekko/@comment-5266525-20150601185233

Some of my thoughts on Ekko after a few games of playing with/against him (including against him at mid with Viktor twice, though they weren't at my skill level):


 * I feel his laning is okay gameplay-wise. Q costs a lot of mana and his only escape is also his only gapcloser, so if he wants to consistently win trades he has to set up with W, which gives lots of time for people to prepare for him.


 * I get the feeling his base damages and ratios are generally too high after getting exploded by Ekkos who were far behind in gold and levels several times. That being said, I'm also not yet in the habit of staying away from his ghost when it's active. Things might be different once I start accounting for it instinctively.


 * His W has a disproportionately large amount of power in his kit. Generally speaking, if he lands it, you're guaranteed to lose a huge chunk of your health at the least, but if he doesn't, he doesn't quite have the finishing power to kill someone very fast.


 * His ult being costless is a major nuisance. He's far from helpless even when he's completely out of mana, which seems counterintuitive to the point of the resource, especially since all his other abilities have hefty mana costs for just those reasons.