Talk:Ekko/@comment-30358429-20161029173626/@comment-19683000-20161030204119

Practice your CSing skills (last hitting minions) with Ekko, in custom games (vs bots) or in co-op vs ai games. Your end goal should be 10 per minute by mid game. Keep in mind most players don't get that much even in diamond games. Set smaller goals along the way (5 per minute, 6, 7, 7.5, 8, etc).

Always think about whether or not you should go in for a trade or for a kill. For a trade, think about your opponents cooldowns. If they're missing an important ability and you have yours up, go for it. For a kill, think about what the enemy team could do to stop you. If they have an alistar right next to your target, you probably don't want to go in. Or if your target is Ashe and she has her ult up..

And beyond that, you just have to practice your stun, try to predict what the enemy will do. If they see you use it, will they run back? Then throw it past them. Will they fight you? Throw it in front of them. If they don't see you use it, will they suspect something? If not, throw it on them. If so, throw it where you think they'll go.

Those three things will help you most with Ekko in particular. Learning how and when to gank other lanes, learning minion wave control, learning sieging or splitpush tactics, controlling vision around objectives, deciding when you should or shouldn't do those objectives; those are all things that you should learn that will help with any champion, but those should come after you've mastered the basics.

There's a lot to learn, just remember the best teacher is experience. You won't learn anything if you don't play! And also keep in mind that most of the people who know most or all of that stuff in the last paragraph have been playing from season 3 or earlier. I myself have been playing since season 1 and I still haven't mastered all of that. Which is why I'm still diamond 5 lol. Just keep your chin up and have fun! Don't let your teammates get you down, remember the enemy team usually has the same type of people as well.

To recap - practice your CSing with Ekko, practice your trade/kill decision making (should i go in or not), practice predicting with your E. Those will have the most obvious impact on your games. Work on strategy afterward. You don't need insane mechanics to climb, only CSing really. Strategy is the real thing that will make you climb once you've mastered the basics.

Good luck!