Hecarim vs Gwen
How to Beat Gwen as Hecarim
based on 1,959 Hecarim vs Gwen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Hecarim vs Gwen Matchup Summary
Best Hecarim vs Gwen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Gwen
Devastating Charge deals more damage based on the distance traveled. Try using Onslaught of Shadows or Summoner Spells such as Ghost or Flash to maximize this damage.
Spirit of Dread restores Health when nearby enemies take damage, including damage dealt by allies. Cast this during a large fight to maximize Hecarim's survivability.
Advice to Win Against Gwen
Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.
Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.
Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.
Hecarim vs Gwen Counter Stats
How to Counter Gwen with Hecarim in LoL
The stats provided here clarify several critical Hecarim vs. Gwen matchup statistics that may help you understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gwen..
Hecarim usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Gwen. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Hecarim and Gwen
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Who is Better, Hecarim or Gwen?
Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Hecarim usually fairs equally well when playing against Gwen, with a 49.1% win rate. Therefore, Hecarim makes an ok counter to Gwen.
While Hecarim does have a lower win rate than Gwen, when they face off with one another, Hecarim also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Hecarim into Gwen.
Moreover, Hecarim has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gwen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Gwen matchups, Gwen is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Hecarim is a somewhat poor counter to Gwen. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Hecarim against Gwen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Hecarim in order to counter Gwen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Hecarim most often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Gwen. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Hecarim versus Gwen build include Spear of Shojin, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Hecarim used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Gwen than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Hecarim had an average win rate of 49.1% when playing against Gwen with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing Gwen as Hecarim, Hecarim players should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Hecarim vs Gwen clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.1% winrate overall.
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