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How to Win Darius vs Hecarim Counter MatchupDarius is in the b tier of champions

Darius vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Darius in LoLDarius is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Darius

based on 3,317 Darius vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Hecarim as Darius came out of an evaluation of 3317 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Darius is forced to battle against Hecarim in only 2.5% of his matches.

Darius vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Darius has done a decent job of beating Hecarim. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.7% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Darius vs Hecarim games, Darius’s side is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Hecarim.

Best Darius vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPhage

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceSundered SkyStridebreaker

Optional Items

Death's DanceJak'Sho, The ProteanSterak's GageHullbreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Darius's passive ability p
Darius's q ability q
Darius's w ability w
Darius's e ability e
Darius's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Hecarim as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Hecarim

Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.

Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.

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.

Darius vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Hecarim Image
7
< Kills >
6.7
5.9
< Deaths >
6.2
4.2
< Assists >
8
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
168
< Minions Killed >
34
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
1.55
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.35
16,854
< Physical Damage >
14,105
91
< Magic Damage >
2,693
4,054
< True Damage >
780
20,999
< Damage Dealt >
17,579
31,052
< Damage Taken >
40,947
11,944
< Gold Earned >
12,143
2.38
< Towers >
1.2
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
7,682
< Total Healing >
21,071
14,528
< Experience >
14,067
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
5
161
< Time Dealing CC >
231

How to Counter Hecarim with Darius in LoL

The stats shown here show several critical Darius versus Hecarim counter stats that can help you understand the distinctions between the pair. Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Hecarim’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Hecarim..

Darius often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Hecarim. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Darius and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Hecarim

Who is Better, Darius or Hecarim?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Darius usually wins when taking on Hecarim, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Darius makes a good counter for Hecarim.

While Darius does have a higher win rate compared to Hecarim, when facing one another, Darius also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Darius into Hecarim.

Additionally, Darius also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hecarim. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Darius is a decent counter to Hecarim. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Darius against Hecarim.

Other Champion Matchups Against Darius

Darius Loses Against

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo44.9% winrateTeemoTeemo45.1% winrateLilliaLillia45.2% winrateZyraZyra45.2% winrate

Darius Wins Against

K'SanteK'Sante55.6% winrateYuumiYuumi55.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.3% winrateOlafOlaf55% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 52.9% 5160 GamesZyraZyra+ 52.9% 5818 GamesZacZac+ 53.5% 2449 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.3% 7927 Games

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Darius, we analyzed 3,317 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 Darius 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

Darius Build Hecarim Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Darius typically accumulates much more CS as Hecarim. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Darius versus Hecarim build include Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, and Stridebreaker. When Darius bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Hecarim than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Darius boasted an average win rate of 51.7% battling Hecarim with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Hecarim as Darius, Darius players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Darius vs Hecarim counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Hecarim as Darius are presented for all ranked divisions. To scope the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.