Hecarim vs Lux
How to Beat Lux as Hecarim
based on 8,987 Hecarim vs Lux matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Hecarim vs Lux Matchup Summary
Best Hecarim vs Lux Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lux as Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Lux
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 Lux
When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.
Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
Hecarim vs Lux Counter Stats
How to Counter Lux with Hecarim in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some important Hecarim versus Lux counter stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lux’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lux..
Hecarim typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Lux. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Hecarim and Lux
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Who is Better, Hecarim or Lux?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Hecarim usually loses when playing against Lux, with a 48.0% win rate. Thus, Hecarim makes a poor counter to Lux.
While Hecarim does have a lower winrate than Lux, when facing one another, Hecarim also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Hecarim into Lux.
Additionally, Hecarim has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lux. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Lux matchups, Lux is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Hecarim is a terribly counter for Lux. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Hecarim against Lux.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hecarim to counter Lux during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Hecarim typically accumulates less CS relative to Lux. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Hecarim versus Lux build consist of Sterak's Gage, Death's Dance, and Eclipse. When Hecarim used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Lux than with many other common builds. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average winrate of 48.0% battling Lux with this counter build.
To have the best probability of annihilating Lux 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 builds that we analyzed for Hecarim vs Lux counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.0% winrate overall.
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