Talk:Ekko/@comment-26339580-20150517035800/@comment-26290243-20150517234316

Nashor's Tooth is a bad item on Ekko because his passive doesn't proc against the same champion for three seconds. A DPS build would be pretty bad on him, wheras with AS/On-Hit Fizz when his passive proc on-hit effects instead of DOT during its height, attack speed would be pretty great.

Also, people really underestimate how much Ekko can survive in teamfights if he lands his abilities correctly. He gets a shield and he provides a lot of CC. Not only that, but you have your ult as well to get out of sticky situations. He's an asssassin in terms of 'utility' with some great bursts and can get out of sticky situations with the kit he has since he has slows, stuns, shields and a rewind mechanic with a 1.4 AP ratio. He's not like a Lee Sin at all, especially as the difference with Lee Sin is that he falls off damage-wise and has to build tank.

You build him assassin-style, especially as the more AP you build, the tankier you get with his W and the amount of healing you get with his R. Lee Sin gains nothing defensively from building a full AD kit, wheras Ekko gets a bigger shield and more healing.

The correct comparison you're looking for is that Ekko is more similar to Riven or Diana where they benefit hugely from building offensively.