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Hecarim vs Nami

How to Beat Nami as Hecarim in LoLHecarim is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Nami as Hecarim

based on 2,710 Hecarim vs Nami matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Nami as Hecarim resulted from an analysis of 2710 ranked games where both champions engaged one another. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Hecarim is forced to battle against Nami in only 2.9% of his matches.

Hecarim vs Nami Matchup Summary

Hecarim does a decent job of countering Nami. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Hecarim vs Nami matches, Hecarim’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Nami.

Best Hecarim vs Nami 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
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Death's DanceSterak's GageEclipseSerylda's Grudge

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
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
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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W
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Guide to Countering Nami as Hecarim

Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Nami

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 Nami

Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.

Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.

Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.

Hecarim vs Nami Counter Stats

Hecarim Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Nami Image
7
< Kills >
1.7
5.9
< Deaths >
5.3
7.7
< Assists >
15.1
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
0.29
34
< Minions Killed >
24
1.63
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.55
14,262
< Physical Damage >
874
2,728
< Magic Damage >
8,189
764
< True Damage >
559
17,754
< Damage Dealt >
9,622
41,094
< Damage Taken >
16,204
12,316
< Gold Earned >
8,348
1.27
< Towers >
2.23
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
21,450
< Total Healing >
9,867
14,251
< Experience >
10,672
20
< Vision Score >
58
5
< Wards Placed >
25
236
< Time Dealing CC >
190

How to Counter Nami with Hecarim in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several influential Hecarim vs. Nami matchup statistics that may help us grasp the distinctions between the two. Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nami’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nami. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Hecarim normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Nami. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Hecarim and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Hecarim
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hecarim
Nami

Who is Better, Hecarim or Nami?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Hecarim usually wins when taking on Nami, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Hecarim makes a good counter to Nami.

While Hecarim does have a higher winrate than Nami, when facing one another, Hecarim also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Hecarim into Nami.

Additionally, Hecarim has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nami. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Nami matchups, Hecarim is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Hecarim is a decent counter to Nami. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Hecarim against Nami.

Additional Information for Hecarim Players

How We Calculated Our Hecarim vs Nami Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nami as Hecarim, we analyzed 2,710 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 Nami 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 learn all of the intricacies of Hecarim in order to counter Nami during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hecarim on average gets a similar amount of CS relative to Nami. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Hecarim versus Nami build consist of Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Hecarim used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Nami than with many other common item sets. In fact, Hecarim had an average winrate of 51.3% battling Nami with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Nami as Hecarim, you should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Hecarim vs Nami fights, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.3% winrate overall.

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