Hecarim vs Kayn
How to Beat Kayn as Hecarim
based on 4,836 Hecarim vs Kayn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Hecarim vs Kayn Matchup Summary
Best Hecarim vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Kayn
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 Kayn
When Kayn is in terrain near you, you will get a visual warning on the edge of the terrain he's in.
Umbral Trespass requires Kayn to damage a target first. Try to dodge Blade's Reach to deny him a long range cast of Umbral Trespass.
Damage Kayn while he's in Shadow Step to shorten its duration, or apply hard crowd control (stun, charm, knockup, etc) to end Shadow Step immediately.
Hecarim vs Kayn Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayn with Hecarim in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show some strategic Hecarim against Kayn counter stats that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayn’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kayn..
Hecarim often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Kayn. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Hecarim and Kayn
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Who is Better, Hecarim or Kayn?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Hecarim usually loses when playing against Kayn, with a 48.5% win rate. Thus, Hecarim makes a bad counter for Kayn.
While Hecarim does have a lower winrate than Kayn, when facing one another, Hecarim also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Hecarim into Kayn.
Moreover, Hecarim has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayn. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Kayn matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Hecarim is a somewhat poor counter to Kayn. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Hecarim against Kayn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hecarim to counter Kayn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Hecarim typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Kayn. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Hecarim versus Kayn build include Spear of Shojin, Death's Dance, and Eclipse. When Hecarim combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Kayn than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Hecarim had an average winrate of 48.5% battling Kayn with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Kayn as Hecarim, you should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Hecarim vs Kayn counter picks, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.5% winrate overall.
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