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Hecarim vs Nilah

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How to Beat Nilah as Hecarim

based on 1,467 Hecarim vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.59
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League games each week. In our database, Hecarim faced off against Nilah 1467 times. Including so many games with Hecarim versus Nilah provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare actionable data and a recommended build to shatter your opposition. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Hecarim fights Nilah in only 1.5% of his matches.

Hecarim vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Hecarim has done a ok job of beating Nilah. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Hecarim against Nilah matches, Hecarim’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Nilah.

Best Hecarim vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Hecarim Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

Profane HydraSerylda's GrudgeSundered SkyDeath's Dance

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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Guide to Countering Nilah as Hecarim

Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Nilah

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.

Hecarim vs Nilah Counter Stats

Hecarim Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Nilah Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.3
5.9
< Deaths >
6.8
8.4
< Assists >
6
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
34
< Minions Killed >
168
1.56
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.51
14,373
< Physical Damage >
17,651
2,665
< Magic Damage >
174
741
< True Damage >
391
17,781
< Damage Dealt >
18,217
40,150
< Damage Taken >
23,741
12,045
< Gold Earned >
12,294
1.18
< Towers >
2.51
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
21,031
< Total Healing >
8,223
13,990
< Experience >
12,933
19
< Vision Score >
17
5
< Wards Placed >
8
229
< Time Dealing CC >
84

How to Counter Nilah with Hecarim in LoL

The stats provided here show some critical Hecarim vs. Nilah matchup stats that can help you explain the differences between the pair. For instance, Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nilah..

Hecarim often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Nilah. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Hecarim and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Hecarim
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hecarim
Nilah

Who is Better, Hecarim or Nilah?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Hecarim usually fairs equally well when playing against Nilah, with a 49.9% win rate. Therefore, Hecarim makes an ok counter for Nilah.

While Hecarim does have a lower winrate than Nilah, when on opposite teams, Hecarim also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Hecarim into Nilah.

Furthermore, Hecarim also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nilah. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Hecarim is a somewhat poor counter to Nilah. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Hecarim against Nilah.

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

CassiopeiaCassiopeia+ 52.2% 977 GamesDianaDiana+ 52.7% 2131 GamesShyvanaShyvana+ 55.4% 224 GamesBel'VethBel'Veth+ 56% 91 Games

Additional Information for Hecarim Players

How We Calculated Our Hecarim vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Hecarim, we analyzed 1,467 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 Nilah 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 learn all of the intricacies of Hecarim in order to counter Nilah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hecarim typically racks up a lot less CS compared to Nilah. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Hecarim versus Nilah build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Spear of Shojin. When Hecarim used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Nilah than with many other common item sets. In fact, Hecarim had an average winrate of 49.9% when countering Nilah with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Nilah as Hecarim, you should take 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 that we analyzed for Hecarim vs Nilah clashes, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nilah as Hecarim are shown for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.