The Power of Ekko – Freljord
With the Legend Aurelion Sol rising strongly, the strategy of leveling up to level 9 and using many 5-cost champions has become too popular. To counter this playstyle, Teamfight Tactics experts turn to compositions using many 3-star champions (reroll) like Ekko, Zed… in the mid-game. The goal is to leverage level power to drain the health of players holding gold, pushing their level 9 into a dangerous state.
One such composition is Ekko – Freljord, using Ekko and Katarina as the main damage dealers. The Freljord champions will provide negative effects and help the main damage dealers deal damage more effectively. A strong point of this composition is that Ekko is not as fiercely contested as Darius or Zed.
Building the Ekko – Freljord Composition
In the early game, players should start with a setup of Maokai, Poppy, Viego, and Zed. This composition provides a significant amount of damage to help players maintain health in the early game. Furthermore, Viego proves to be the perfect champion to hold items for Ekko.
By the mid-game, players should replace Viego with Ekko and Zed with Katarina to ensure output damage. Players should also buy Lissandra and Ashe during this phase to complete the composition. However, do not deploy these units too early if the frontline is not tanky enough.
After reaching level 7, players will continuously roll the shop to upgrade Ekko to 3 stars. During this process, champions like Sejuani and Urgot should also be purchased to activate important trait-system thresholds. Players should only push to level 8 after acquiring a 3-star Ekko.
Regarding the Technology Core, the Duy Tam Luan upgrade is extremely powerful for the Ekko – Freljord composition. This upgrade can help Ekko deal a massive amount of damage while still ensuring survivability. For items, Ekko will need 2 Justice Hands and a Crystal Gauntlet to deal damage and hold fights effectively.
Conclusion
With its high damage output and significant sustainability, Ekko – Freljord proves to be an incredibly strong composition at this time. If players enjoy the reroll style, then Ekko – Freljord is a very suitable composition to climb ranks.