Use Ekko's strong clear speed and mobility to reach level 6 and AP item spikes before contesting Lillia's faster clears.
Prioritize covering lanes with setup for (W) stuns to enable impactful ganks and avoid early river fights where Lillia's speed and sleep CC dominate.
Focus on snowballing through picks and side-lane pressure, leveraging Ekko's burst and reset potential against Lillia's scaling and objective control.
Jungle Plan
Use full clears to hit level 6 quickly, then use fogged (W) zones near dragon or Void Grubs entrances to control river and objective access.
Invade Lillia only when lanes have priority and after tracking her pathing to punish her low-health clears and disrupt her fast tempo.
Counter-gank proactively around key objectives by tracking Lillia's gank routes and using Ekko's mobility and (R) to turn fights in your favor.
Danger windows
Respect Lillia's early invade windows when she has full movement stacks and can escape or force smite fights.
Avoid isolated river fights before level 6 where Lillia's sleep (E) and (R) can lock down Ekko without counterplay.
Be cautious contesting dragon or Rift Herald without lane priority or vision control, as Lillia's objective control and sleep setup can punish overextensions.
Early game
Start with a full clear or five-camp clear into a lane with strong gank setup to maximize early pressure before Lillia reaches item spikes.
Only contest first Scuttle when nearby lanes have priority to avoid losing health or smite fights to Lillia's fast clears and mobility.
Avoid early river skirmishes that deny Ekko's passive procs or allow Lillia to use sleep CC effectively; instead, focus on tempo resets to maintain pathing advantage.
Power spikes
At level 3, use the unlocked (Q)-(W)-(E) combo to force short trades or picks before Lillia completes key items.
At level 6, utilize (R) for aggressive all-ins, defensive resets, or roams, respecting that Lillia will hold her sleep CC for grouped fights.
After first AP burst item, increase pressure on waves and objectives to deny Lillia's scaling and force her into reactive play.
Win conditions
Convert Ekko's tempo advantage and clear speed into early level 6 power spikes to secure picks and force objectives.
Use (W) to zone and create picks around dragon and Rift Herald, then snowball side-lane pressure with resets from (R).
Deny Lillia free farm by invading after her clears and forcing fights on your terms, preventing her from reaching her late-game sleep teamfight power.
Tip: For Ekko vs Lillia, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Jungle lane check.
