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Hecarim vs Shyvana

How to Beat Shyvana as Hecarim in LoLHecarim is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Shyvana as Hecarim

based on 1,270 Hecarim vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.54
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. In our data, Hecarim engaged Shyvana 1270 times. Including so many games with Hecarim versus Shyvana gives us a lot of faith in our ability to produce informative stats and a supported build to destroy Shyvana. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Hecarim is forced to battle against Shyvana in only 1.3% of his games.

Hecarim vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Hecarim has done a ok job of beating Shyvana. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Hecarim against Shyvana matches, Hecarim’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Shyvana.

Best Hecarim vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Hecarim Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinEclipse

Optional Items

Profane HydraBlack CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

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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R
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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Hecarim

Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Shyvana

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 Shyvana

All of Shyvana's basic abilities hit multiple enemies in dragon form. It's important for opposing champions to not cluster while fighting her.

Shyvana's Fury Bar indicate her ultimate can be activated. Harassing her when she's low on Fury can be very effective.

A significant portion of Shyvana's power is generated through aggression, making her weak against opponents who are able to keep their distance.

Hecarim vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Hecarim Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Shyvana Image
7
< Kills >
5.8
5.9
< Deaths >
6
8
< Assists >
6.6
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
35
< Minions Killed >
67
1.49
< Dragons Killed >
1.58
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.49
14,480
< Physical Damage >
5,308
2,668
< Magic Damage >
13,995
785
< True Damage >
1,017
17,934
< Damage Dealt >
20,320
41,272
< Damage Taken >
33,238
12,271
< Gold Earned >
12,080
1.21
< Towers >
1.77
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
21,393
< Total Healing >
12,127
14,291
< Experience >
14,190
19
< Vision Score >
22
5
< Wards Placed >
6
234
< Time Dealing CC >
201

How to Counter Shyvana with Hecarim in LoL

The stats provided here show some influential Hecarim against Shyvana matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shyvana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Shyvana..

Hecarim typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Shyvana. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Hecarim and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Hecarim
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hecarim
Shyvana

Who is Better, Hecarim or Shyvana?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Hecarim usually fairs equally well when playing against Shyvana, with a 50.6% win rate. Thus, Hecarim makes an ok counter for Shyvana.

While Hecarim does have a higher win rate than Shyvana, when they face off with one another, Hecarim also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Hecarim into Shyvana.

Moreover, Hecarim has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shyvana. 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 Shyvana matchups, Hecarim is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Hecarim is a decent counter for Shyvana. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Hecarim against Shyvana.

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 Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Hecarim, we analyzed 1,270 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 Shyvana 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

Hecarim Build Shyvana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hecarim in order to counter Shyvana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hecarim typically accumulates less CS as Shyvana. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, 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, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Hecarim versus Shyvana build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Eclipse. When Hecarim bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Shyvana than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Hecarim had an average win rate of 50.6% battling Shyvana with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Shyvana as Hecarim, Hecarim players 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 Shyvana matchups, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.6% winrate overall.

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