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Hecarim vs Ivern

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

based on 1,147 Hecarim vs Ivern matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our database, Hecarim engaged Ivern in 1147 games. Including so many games with Hecarim versus Ivern provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare informative data and a supported build to destroy Ivern. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Hecarim is forced to battle against Ivern in only 1.2% of his matches.

Hecarim vs Ivern Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hecarim has done a poor job of countering Ivern. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.5% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Hecarim vs Ivern games, Hecarim’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Ivern.

Best Hecarim vs Ivern Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Hecarim Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

Black CleaverSterak's GageSerpent's FangEclipse

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
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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Q
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ivern as Hecarim

Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Ivern

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 Ivern

Be careful when fighting Ivern alone if he has Daisy ready to help!

Ivern's brush has a long duration. Watch out for ambushes!

Ivern can be deceptively slippery. Be careful chasing him too far.

Hecarim vs Ivern Counter Stats

Hecarim Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Ivern Image
6.4
< Kills >
2.4
5.8
< Deaths >
4.7
7.4
< Assists >
13
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
0.52
33
< Minions Killed >
17
1.57
< Dragons Killed >
1.12
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.52
13,074
< Physical Damage >
2,781
2,417
< Magic Damage >
5,893
652
< True Damage >
1,083
16,144
< Damage Dealt >
9,757
40,202
< Damage Taken >
16,712
11,955
< Gold Earned >
9,658
1.19
< Towers >
1.91
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
21,203
< Total Healing >
6,172
13,790
< Experience >
12,354
19
< Vision Score >
25
5
< Wards Placed >
7
229
< Time Dealing CC >
255

How to Counter Ivern with Hecarim in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some critical Hecarim vs. Ivern counter stats that can help you distinguish the differences between the pair. Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ivern’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ivern. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Hecarim usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Ivern. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Hecarim and Ivern

Damage Types Compared

Hecarim
Ivern
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hecarim
Ivern

Who is Better, Hecarim or Ivern?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Hecarim usually loses when taking on Ivern, with a 48.5% win rate. As a result, Hecarim makes a poor counter to Ivern.

While Hecarim does have a lower winrate than Ivern, when on opposite teams, Hecarim also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Hecarim into Ivern.

Furthermore, Hecarim has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ivern. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Ivern matchups, Ivern is the better champion with a lower 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 Ivern. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Hecarim against Ivern.

Other Champion Matchups Against Hecarim

Hecarim Loses Against

SingedSinged43.9% winrateBraumBraum44% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44% winrateTaricTaric44.1% winrate

Hecarim Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.6% winrateZoeZoe54.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee53.6% winrateHeimerdingerHeimerdinger53.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Hecarim Players

How We Calculated Our Hecarim vs Ivern Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ivern as Hecarim, we analyzed 1,147 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 Ivern 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Hecarim in order to counter Ivern during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hecarim typically gets more CS as Ivern. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Hecarim versus Ivern build include Spear of Shojin, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Hecarim combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Ivern than with most other common builds. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average winrate of 48.5% battling Ivern with this build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Ivern as Hecarim, you should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Hecarim vs Ivern counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.5% win rate overall.

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