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MATCHUPEkko · Mid · Patch 26.14 · Ranked Solo · Updated Jul 22, 2026

Ekko vs Shaco in Mid lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: he snowballs off invisible ganks — track his Deceive or he's three kills up before you notice. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

EkkoYOU · MIDEKKOthe Boy Who Shattered Time
ShacoENEMY · MIDSHACOthe Demon Jester
VS
Swings with levelsPre-6 HardPost-6 MediumTake Ignite
How to play it
DO
Track his Deceive
His Q (Deceive) stealth makes him near-impossible to counter-gank — ward deep and ping his paths early.
Outscale him
You outscale him into the late game — reach your item spikes and the game swings your way.
Survive early
Don't fall behind early — he's hard to track and can go three kills up before you react.
DON'T
Never give him free early kills — at even items you win, but a fed Shaco flips the duel.
Runes
DOMINATIONDOMINATION
Electrocute
Dark Harvest
Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense
Grisly Mementos
Deep Ward
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
SORCERYSORCERYuniversal page
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.
Spells
FlashFLASH
IgniteIGNITE
Items
Start
Core
16.14 Emerald+ - 52% WR - 623 games
Skill order
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