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Hecarim vs Tristana

How to Beat Tristana as Hecarim in LoLHecarim is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Tristana as Hecarim

based on 3,147 Hecarim vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Tristana as Hecarim resulted from an evaluation of 3147 ranked rounds where both champs battled each other. This matchup is relatively rare. Hecarim is forced to battle against Tristana in only 3.3% of his games.

Hecarim vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hecarim does a below average job of beating Tristana. On average, he wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Hecarim versus Tristana rounds, Hecarim’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood against Tristana.

Best Hecarim vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Hecarim Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeBlack CleaverYoumuu's GhostbladeSterak's Gage

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
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
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
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W
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Q
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E
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Tristana as Hecarim

Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Tristana

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 Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Hecarim vs Tristana Counter Stats

Hecarim Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Tristana Image
6.5
< Kills >
7.3
6
< Deaths >
6.1
8
< Assists >
5.5
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
34
< Minions Killed >
167
1.51
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.57
13,523
< Physical Damage >
17,609
2,572
< Magic Damage >
2,265
752
< True Damage >
494
16,848
< Damage Dealt >
20,368
39,861
< Damage Taken >
21,159
11,858
< Gold Earned >
12,368
1.19
< Towers >
2.75
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
20,550
< Total Healing >
5,901
13,755
< Experience >
12,767
19
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
9
230
< Time Dealing CC >
65

How to Counter Tristana with Hecarim in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several vital Hecarim vs. Tristana counter statistics that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tristana’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Tristana..

Hecarim normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Tristana. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Hecarim and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Hecarim
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hecarim
Tristana

Who is Better, Hecarim or Tristana?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Hecarim usually loses when playing against Tristana, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Hecarim makes a bad counter for Tristana.

While Hecarim does have a lower winrate than Tristana, when they face off with one another, Hecarim also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Hecarim into Tristana.

Furthermore, Hecarim has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tristana. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Tristana matchups, Tristana is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Hecarim is a somewhat poor counter to Tristana. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Hecarim against Tristana.

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 Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Hecarim, we analyzed 3,147 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 Tristana 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 Tristana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Hecarim to counter Tristana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hecarim most often picks up a lot less CS as Tristana. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Hecarim versus Tristana build include Spear of Shojin, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Hecarim combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Tristana than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Hecarim had an average winrate of 48.4% when countering Tristana with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Tristana as Hecarim, Hecarim players should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Hecarim vs Tristana matchups, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Tristana as Hecarim are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.