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How to Win Naafiri vs Hecarim Counter MatchupNaafiri is in the a tier of champions

Naafiri vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Naafiri in LoLNaafiri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Naafiri

based on 1,248 Naafiri vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our data, Naafiri faced off against Hecarim in 1248 rounds. Having so many matchups for Naafiri vs Hecarim provides us faith in our ability to prepare informative statistics and a pro build to annihilate your foe. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Naafiri encounters Hecarim in only 2.5% of their games.

Naafiri vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Naafiri does a poor job of countering Hecarim. On average, they wins a lowly 47.7% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Naafiri versus Hecarim matches, Naafiri’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, implying that they probably won't get first blood versus Hecarim.

Best Naafiri vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Naafiri Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeProfane Hydra

Optional Items

OpportunityEclipseYoumuu's GhostbladeVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Naafiri to level upq
>
Second ability for Naafiri to level upe
>
Last skill for Naafiri to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Naafiri's passive ability p
Naafiri's q ability q
Naafiri's w ability w
Naafiri's e ability e
Naafiri's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Hecarim

Across the sands of Shurima, a chorus of howls rings out. It is the call of the dune hounds, voracious predators who form packs and compete for the right to hunt in these barren lands. Among them, one pack stands above all, for they are driven not only by canine instincts, but by the ancient power of the Darkin.

Advice to Win Against Hecarim

Hecarim's ultimate causes opponents to flee in terror. Spread out to reduce his power in fights.

Hecarim gains life from nearby enemies with Spirit of Dread but lacks durability, use burst damage.

Naafiri vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Naafiri Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Hecarim Image
8
< Kills >
7.5
6.8
< Deaths >
6
5.6
< Assists >
8.1
1.84
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
152
< Minions Killed >
35
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
1.55
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.4
22,483
< Physical Damage >
15,122
109
< Magic Damage >
2,669
1,282
< True Damage >
756
23,875
< Damage Dealt >
18,548
25,234
< Damage Taken >
40,874
12,333
< Gold Earned >
12,424
1.49
< Towers >
1.22
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
6,110
< Total Healing >
21,338
13,852
< Experience >
14,248
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
5
59
< Time Dealing CC >
261

How to Counter Hecarim with Naafiri in LoL

The stats shown here show several strategic Naafiri against Hecarim matchup statistics that may help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hecarim’s ratio of NaN, showing that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Hecarim..

Naafiri normally has a similar longest killing spree as their counter does. Typically, they receives less damage than Hecarim. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Naafiri and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Naafiri
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Naafiri
Hecarim

Who is Better, Naafiri or Hecarim?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Naafiri usually loses when trying to fight Hecarim, with a 47.7% win rate. As a result, Naafiri makes a bad counter to Hecarim.

While Naafiri does have a lower winrate compared to Hecarim, when they face off with one another, Naafiri also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less difficult character to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Naafiri into Hecarim.

Moreover, Naafiri also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hecarim. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Hecarim matchups, Hecarim is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Naafiri is a garbage counter for Hecarim. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Naafiri against Hecarim.

Other Champion Matchups Against Naafiri

Naafiri Loses Against

TaricTaric42.1% winrateMaokaiMaokai42.9% winrateFizzFizz44.6% winrateLilliaLillia44.7% winrate

Naafiri Wins Against

JayceJayce57.6% winrateKarthusKarthus57% winrateGangplankGangplank56.9% winrateYuumiYuumi56.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 54.6% 2318 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 54.9% 4357 GamesBrandBrand+ 55.2% 3415 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.2% 3860 Games

Additional Information for Naafiri Players

How We Calculated Our Naafiri vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Naafiri, we analyzed 1,248 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 Hecarim as Naafiri 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Naafiri in order to counter Hecarim 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 pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Naafiri on average accumulates much more CS relative to Hecarim. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Naafiri versus Hecarim build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Naafiri bought at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better countering Hecarim than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Naafiri had an average win rate of 47.7% when playing against Hecarim with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Hecarim as Naafiri, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Naafiri vs Hecarim counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.7% win rate overall.

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