How to win lane as Talon against Ekko · 50.2% win rate over 978 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Talon | Talon wins level 1 because Ekko is squishy and must walk up to stack his passive. |
| Level 2 | Talon | Talon wins level 2 because W-Q short trades beat him before his combo lands. |
| Level 3 | Talon | Talon wins level 3 because you punish every Timewinder cooldown. |
| Levels 4-5 | Talon | Talon wins levels 4-5 because he still can't answer a committed all-in cleanly. |
| Level 6 | Talon | Talon wins level 6 because you can burst him faster than he reacts if you bait the E first. |
| First item | Even / skill | Skill at first item because it hinges on whether his Chronobreak undoes your combo. |
| Two+ items | Ekko | Ekko wins with 2+ items because his R rewind and E dash let him out-scale and out-slip you. |
Levels 1-4 you're ahead: Ekko has to walk up to stack his passive, and every time he does you punish with W-Q short trades that out-damage his poke before his kit comes online.
The full Talon vs Ekko report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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