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Hecarim vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Hecarim in LoLHecarim is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Hecarim

based on 3,990 Hecarim vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Hecarim resulted from an analysis of 3990 ranked matches where both champs clashed against one another. This counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Hecarim is forced to battle against Kai'Sa in only 4.2% of his games.

Hecarim vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Hecarim has done a good job of beating Kai'Sa. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.4% of games the champions battle each other in. In Hecarim vs Kai'Sa rounds, Hecarim’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Hecarim vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Hecarim Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Black CleaverMaw of MalmortiusSterak's GageFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Hecarim to level upq
>
Second ability for Hecarim to level upw
>
Last skill for Hecarim to max oute

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Hecarim's passive ability p
Hecarim's q ability q
Hecarim's w ability w
Hecarim's e ability e
Hecarim's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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Q
4
E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Hecarim

Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Hecarim vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Hecarim Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Kai'Sa Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.6
6.1
< Deaths >
6.3
8.3
< Assists >
6.1
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
34
< Minions Killed >
179
1.6
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.46
13,936
< Physical Damage >
12,484
2,598
< Magic Damage >
8,123
758
< True Damage >
442
17,292
< Damage Dealt >
21,049
40,857
< Damage Taken >
19,625
12,201
< Gold Earned >
12,402
1.3
< Towers >
2.09
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
21,123
< Total Healing >
4,196
14,104
< Experience >
12,634
19
< Vision Score >
17
5
< Wards Placed >
8
231
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Hecarim in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some vital Hecarim vs. Kai'Sa counter stats that can help us realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kai'Sa..

Hecarim often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Hecarim and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Hecarim
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hecarim
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Hecarim or Kai'Sa?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Hecarim usually wins when trying to fight Kai'Sa, with a 52.4% win rate. As a result, Hecarim makes a good counter to Kai'Sa.

While Hecarim does have a higher winrate compared to Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Hecarim also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Hecarim into Kai'Sa.

Furthermore, Hecarim has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Kai'Sa matchups, Hecarim is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Hecarim is a good counter for Kai'Sa. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Hecarim against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Hecarim

Hecarim Loses Against

SingedSinged43.9% winrateBraumBraum44% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44% winrateTaricTaric44.1% winrate

Hecarim Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.6% winrateZoeZoe54.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee53.6% winrateHeimerdingerHeimerdinger53.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

CassiopeiaCassiopeia+ 52.2% 977 GamesDianaDiana+ 52.7% 2131 GamesShyvanaShyvana+ 55.4% 224 GamesBel'VethBel'Veth+ 56% 91 Games

Additional Information for Hecarim Players

How We Calculated Our Hecarim vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Hecarim, we analyzed 3,990 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kai'Sa as Hecarim comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Hecarim Build Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Hecarim in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hecarim typically accumulates a lot less CS relative to Kai'Sa. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Hecarim versus Kai'Sa build include Spear of Shojin, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Hecarim combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Kai'Sa than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Hecarim had an average winrate of 52.4% when playing against Kai'Sa with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Kai'Sa as Hecarim, Hecarim players should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Hecarim vs Kai'Sa counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.4% win rate overall.

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