How to Win Hecarim vs Shyvana Counter Matchup Hecarim is in the b tier of champions

Hecarim vs Shyvana

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

based on 960 Hecarim vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
2.77
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Shyvana as Hecarim came out of an analysis of 960 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against each other. This pairing is fairly rare. Hecarim encounters Shyvana in only 3.2% of his games.

Hecarim vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hecarim does a terrible job of beating Shyvana. Normally, he wins a lowly 45.8% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Hecarim versus Shyvana matches, Hecarim’s side is 0.1% more expected 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
EmberknifeRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Hecarim Items

~22 Mins
Divine SundererDead Man's PlateDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Spirit VisageThornmailMuramanaForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Hecarim to level up q
>
Second ability for Hecarim to level up e
>
Last skill for Hecarim to max out w

Runes

Precision Conqueror TriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
Sorcery CelerityWaterwalking
Adaptive Adaptive HealthScaling
Hecarim's passive ability p
Hecarim q ability q
Hecarim w ability w
Hecarim e ability e
Hecarim's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Shyvana as Hecarim

Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Shyvana

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Hecarim vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Hecarim Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Shyvana Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.2
5.6
< Deaths >
4.9
8.6
< Assists >
7.9
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
35
< Minions Killed >
63
1.26
< Dragons Killed >
1.91
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.59
13,775
< Physical Damage >
4,272
2,750
< Magic Damage >
16,262
1,392
< True Damage >
1,704
17,917
< Damage Dealt >
22,238
37,995
< Damage Taken >
34,809
11,772
< Gold Earned >
12,271
1.39
< Towers >
1.93
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
16,074
< Total Healing >
8,637
13,505
< Experience >
14,362
20
< Vision Score >
23
5
< Wards Placed >
5
246
< Time Dealing CC >
566

How to Counter Shyvana with Hecarim in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some vital Hecarim versus Shyvana counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shyvana’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Shyvana..

Hecarim typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Shyvana. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee 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 LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Hecarim usually loses when playing against Shyvana, with a 45.8% win rate. Thus, Hecarim makes a bad counter for Shyvana.

While Hecarim does have a much lower winrate compared to Shyvana, when on opposite teams, Hecarim also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Hecarim into Shyvana.

Moreover, Hecarim has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shyvana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Shyvana matchups, Shyvana is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Hecarim is a bad counter to Shyvana. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Hecarim against Shyvana.

Other Champion Matchups Against Hecarim

Hecarim Loses Against

Cassiopeia Cassiopeia 42.5% winrate Maokai Maokai 42.9% winrate Mordekaiser Mordekaiser 43% winrate Singed Singed 43% winrate

Hecarim Wins Against

Nidalee Nidalee 58.3% winrate Syndra Syndra 57.9% winrate Gragas Gragas 55.5% winrate LeBlanc LeBlanc 55% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Viktor Viktor + 53% 1448 Games Quinn Quinn + 53.9% 388 Games Viego Viego + 54.1% 111 Games Shaco Shaco + 54.4% 182 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 960 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Hecarim in order to counter Shyvana during both the early game 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 mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hecarim on average accumulates less CS as Shyvana. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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 have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Hecarim versus Shyvana build include Divine Sunderer, Dead Man's Plate, and Death's Dance. When Hecarim included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Shyvana than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average winrate of 45.8% when playing against Shyvana with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Shyvana as Hecarim, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Hecarim vs Shyvana battles, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 45.8% winrate overall.

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