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Hecarim with Gnar

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How to Synergize Hecarim and Gnar

based on 929 Hecarim with Gnar pairs
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.55
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Hecarim has gone into battle with Gnar in 929 recently played, ranked games. By amassing so much complete data straight from the developers of LoL, we are sure that we can give you high quality, accurate builds to help Hecarim play with Gnar. It is very rare for Hecarim to play with Gnar on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 1.0% of matches with Hecarim.

Hecarim Gnar Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Hecarim has done a dismal job of teaming up with Gnar. Usually, he wins an acceptable 48.7% of the time the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Hecarim when fighting on the same team as Gnar by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Hecarim vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Hecarim Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

Black CleaverTrinity ForceEclipseSterak'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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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Hecarim and Gnar

Tips for Playing as Hecarim with Gnar

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 Understand How Gnar Will Play

Position yourself next to walls to bait your enemies into getting stunned by your ultimate.

Know your strengths! Mini Gnar is fast, squishy, and has high sustained damage. Mega Gnar is slow, tough, and has high burst.

Managing your Rage is very important. Try to time out your transformations so you can get maximum benefit from both forms.

Hecarim Gnar Synergy Stats

Hecarim Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Gnar Image
7.1
< Kills >
6.9
6
< Deaths >
6.1
8.2
< Assists >
8.1
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
34
< Minions Killed >
35
1.62
< Dragons Killed >
1.55
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.35
14,303
< Physical Damage >
14,271
2,670
< Magic Damage >
2,668
792
< True Damage >
776
17,764
< Damage Dealt >
17,715
40,690
< Damage Taken >
41,147
12,200
< Gold Earned >
12,215
1.18
< Towers >
1.19
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
21,288
< Total Healing >
21,274
14,038
< Experience >
14,150
19
< Vision Score >
19
5
< Wards Placed >
5
228
< Time Dealing CC >
233

How to Play with Gnar as Hecarim in LoL

The Hecarim Gnar synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Gnar, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Hecarim sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gnar. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Gnar helps Hecarim perform not as well in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Hecarim is paired with Gnar, he observes a marginal improvement in his complete damage output. This change could indicate that Gnar supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Hecarim is played alongside Gnar on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Gnar.

Additionally, when Hecarim plays with Gnar on the same side, he typically takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Gnar does a decent job of covering Hecarim during team fights.

Synergies between Hecarim and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Hecarim
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Hecarim
Gnar

Is Hecarim better when played alongside Gnar?

There is no one best ally for Hecarim that will 100% of the time be his top synergy. Yet, Gnar is a very typical companion for Hecarim. By locking into the same team as Hecarim, he increases their win rate by 0.2% to 48.7%. This proves that there is only a small synergy between Hecarim and Gnar that allows them to perform better together than alone.

Gnar has a greater difficulty than Hecarim. That means you should be careful when arranging Gnar teammates to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Playing on the same side, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Combined, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by grouping Hecarim and Gnar together, you will not be providing your side a lot of utility. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that fills this gap in their potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Gnar ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Hecarim Players

How We Calculated Our Hecarim Gnar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Hecarim and Gnar, we analyzed 929 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Hecarim with Gnar comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hecarim to pair well with Gnar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to include in your Hecarim and Gnar synergy build consist of Spear of Shojin, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Hecarim bought at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Gnar than with most other common builds. In fact, Hecarim had an average winrate of 48.7% helping carry Gnar with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating your oponents, you should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for this team composition, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.7% winrate overall.

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