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How to Win Gragas vs Hecarim Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Gragas

based on 1,600 Gragas vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our data, Gragas fought Hecarim 1600 times. Using so many games with Gragas vs Hecarim provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce useful data and a pro build to smash your enemy. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Gragas encounters Hecarim in only 2.4% of his matches.

Gragas vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Gragas does a average job of beating Hecarim. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Gragas against Hecarim matches, Gragas’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Hecarim.

Best Gragas vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneZhonya's HourglassLuden's CompanionHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Hecarim

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Hecarim Image
5.8
< Kills >
6.8
5.7
< Deaths >
6.1
7.2
< Assists >
8.2
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
111
< Minions Killed >
35
0.57
< Dragons Killed >
1.53
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.35
1,545
< Physical Damage >
14,348
18,577
< Magic Damage >
2,760
673
< True Damage >
803
20,796
< Damage Dealt >
17,911
29,115
< Damage Taken >
41,579
11,180
< Gold Earned >
12,275
1.49
< Towers >
1.21
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
12,076
< Total Healing >
21,613
13,920
< Experience >
14,227
20
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
5
410
< Time Dealing CC >
238

How to Counter Hecarim with Gragas in LoL

The stats provided here show some strategic Gragas versus Hecarim matchup statistics that can help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hecarim’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Hecarim..

Gragas typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Hecarim. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gragas and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Hecarim

Who is Better, Gragas or Hecarim?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gragas usually fairs equally well when playing against Hecarim, with a 50.1% win rate. As a result, Gragas makes an ok counter to Hecarim.

While Gragas does have a higher winrate than Hecarim, when on opposite teams, Gragas also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Gragas into Hecarim.

Additionally, Gragas has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hecarim. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Hecarim matchups, Gragas is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Gragas is a decent counter to Hecarim. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Gragas against Hecarim.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Gragas, we analyzed 1,600 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 Gragas 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

To truly master Gragas to counter Hecarim during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas most often accumulates much more CS relative to Hecarim. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Gragas versus Hecarim build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Hecarim than with most other common item sets. In fact, Gragas had an average win rate of 50.1% when playing against Hecarim with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Hecarim as Gragas, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Gragas vs Hecarim battles, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.1% winrate overall.

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