Hecarim vs Malzahar
How to Beat Malzahar as Hecarim
based on 2,865 Hecarim vs Malzahar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Hecarim vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
Best Hecarim vs Malzahar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Malzahar
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 Malzahar
Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm.
When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed.
Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you.
Hecarim vs Malzahar Counter Stats
How to Counter Malzahar with Hecarim in LoL
The stats provided here show some strategic Hecarim against Malzahar counter statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Malzahar’s ratio of NaN, showing that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Malzahar..
Hecarim often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Malzahar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Hecarim and Malzahar
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Who is Better, Hecarim or Malzahar?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Hecarim usually loses when facing off against Malzahar, with a 46.8% win rate. Thus, Hecarim makes a poor counter for Malzahar.
While Hecarim does have a lower winrate compared to Malzahar, when on opposite teams, Hecarim also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Hecarim into Malzahar.
Additionally, Hecarim has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malzahar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Malzahar matchups, Malzahar is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Hecarim is a terribly counter for Malzahar. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Hecarim against Malzahar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Hecarim in order to counter Malzahar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Hecarim usually accumulates a lot less CS as Malzahar. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Hecarim versus Malzahar build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Spear of Shojin. When Hecarim used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Malzahar than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average winrate of 46.8% when playing against Malzahar with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Malzahar as Hecarim, you should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Hecarim vs Malzahar battles, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.8% win rate overall.
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