Hecarim vs Kayle
How to Beat Kayle as Hecarim
based on 2,799 Hecarim vs Kayle matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Hecarim vs Kayle Matchup Summary
Best Hecarim vs Kayle Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Kayle
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 Kayle
Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.
Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.
Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.
Hecarim vs Kayle Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayle with Hecarim in LoL
The stats shown here highlight several significant Hecarim vs. Kayle counter statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. For instance, Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kayle’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kayle..
Hecarim often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Kayle. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Hecarim and Kayle
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Who is Better, Hecarim or Kayle?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Hecarim usually loses when facing off against Kayle, with a 47.9% win rate. Thus, Hecarim makes a bad counter for Kayle.
While Hecarim does have a lower win rate compared to Kayle, when facing one another, Hecarim also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Hecarim into Kayle.
Additionally, Hecarim has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayle. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Hecarim is a terribly counter to Kayle. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Hecarim against Kayle.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Hecarim in order to counter Kayle during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Hecarim on average picks up a lot less CS as Kayle. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Hecarim versus Kayle build include Spear of Shojin, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Hecarim bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Kayle than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average winrate of 47.9% when playing against Kayle with this build.
To have the highest probability of crushing Kayle as Hecarim, Hecarim players should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Hecarim vs Kayle counter picks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.9% win rate overall.
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