Hecarim vs Shaco
How to Beat Shaco as Hecarim
based on 3,414 Hecarim vs Shaco matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Hecarim vs Shaco Matchup Summary
Best Hecarim vs Shaco Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shaco as Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Shaco
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 Shaco
If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.
If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.
Hecarim vs Shaco Counter Stats
How to Counter Shaco with Hecarim in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature several critical Hecarim versus Shaco matchup stats that can help us understand the distinctions between the pair. Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shaco’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Shaco..
Hecarim often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Shaco. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Hecarim and Shaco
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Who is Better, Hecarim or Shaco?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Hecarim usually fairs equally well when playing against Shaco, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Hecarim makes an ok counter for Shaco.
While Hecarim does have a higher win rate compared to Shaco, when they face off with one another, Hecarim also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Hecarim into Shaco.
Additionally, Hecarim has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shaco. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Shaco matchups, Hecarim is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Hecarim is a decent counter for Shaco. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Hecarim against Shaco.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Hecarim to counter Shaco during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Hecarim often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Shaco. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Hecarim versus Shaco build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Spear of Shojin. When Hecarim incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better countering Shaco than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average winrate of 50.1% when playing against Shaco with this build.
To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Shaco as Hecarim, Hecarim players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Hecarim vs Shaco counters, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.1% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Shaco as Hecarim are given for all skill levels combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.