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Hecarim vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Hecarim in LoLHecarim is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Cassiopeia as Hecarim

based on 928 Hecarim vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our dataset, Hecarim fought Cassiopeia 928 times. Including so many matchups for Hecarim vs Cassiopeia gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide useful data and a supported build to smash Cassiopeia. This pairing is somewhat rare. Hecarim encounters Cassiopeia in only 1.0% of his matches.

Hecarim vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Hecarim does a ok job of beating Cassiopeia. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of games the champions face each other in. In Hecarim against Cassiopeia matches, Hecarim’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Cassiopeia.

Best Hecarim vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Hecarim Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

Black CleaverEclipseSterak's GageSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Hecarim to level upq
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Second ability for Hecarim to level upw
>
Last skill for Hecarim to max oute

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
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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Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Hecarim

Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Cassiopeia

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 Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Hecarim vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Hecarim Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Cassiopeia Image
6.8
< Kills >
6.4
6
< Deaths >
6
8.1
< Assists >
5.9
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
33
< Minions Killed >
175
1.59
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.42
14,274
< Physical Damage >
624
2,690
< Magic Damage >
21,294
759
< True Damage >
325
17,724
< Damage Dealt >
22,243
40,789
< Damage Taken >
25,810
12,117
< Gold Earned >
11,467
1.15
< Towers >
1.8
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
21,169
< Total Healing >
6,838
14,066
< Experience >
14,920
20
< Vision Score >
19
5
< Wards Placed >
9
226
< Time Dealing CC >
433

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Hecarim in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several important Hecarim vs. Cassiopeia matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Cassiopeia’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Cassiopeia..

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

Differences between Hecarim and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Hecarim
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hecarim
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Hecarim or Cassiopeia?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Hecarim usually fairs equally well when facing off against Cassiopeia, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Hecarim makes an ok counter to Cassiopeia.

While Hecarim does have a lower winrate than Cassiopeia, when facing one another, Hecarim also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Hecarim into Cassiopeia.

Furthermore, Hecarim also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Cassiopeia matchups, Cassiopeia is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Hecarim is a somewhat poor counter for Cassiopeia. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Hecarim against Cassiopeia.

Additional Information for Hecarim Players

How We Calculated Our Hecarim vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Hecarim, we analyzed 928 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 Cassiopeia 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Hecarim in order to counter Cassiopeia during both the early game 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 suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hecarim usually gets a lot less CS relative to Cassiopeia. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Hecarim versus Cassiopeia build include Spear of Shojin, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Hecarim combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Cassiopeia than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average winrate of 49.9% battling Cassiopeia with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Cassiopeia as Hecarim, Hecarim players should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Hecarim vs Cassiopeia counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.9% win rate overall.

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