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How to Win Hecarim vs Swain Counter MatchupHecarim is in the a tier of champions

Hecarim vs Swain

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

based on 3,538 Hecarim vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
46.1 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Swain as Hecarim came out of an examination of 3538 ranked matches where both champs clashed against each other. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Hecarim fights Swain in only 3.7% of his games.

Hecarim vs Swain Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hecarim has done a awful job of beating Swain. On average, he wins a lowly 46.1% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Hecarim against Swain matches, Hecarim’s side is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood versus Swain.

Best Hecarim vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Hecarim Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeProfane HydraEclipseBlack Cleaver

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
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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Q
2
W
3
Q
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E
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Q
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R
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Q
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Swain as Hecarim

Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Swain

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 Swain

Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.

Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.

High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.

Hecarim vs Swain Counter Stats

Hecarim Image
Win Rate
46.1 %
VS
Win Rate
53.9 %
Swain Image
6.8
< Kills >
5.2
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
8.1
< Assists >
10.1
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
33
< Minions Killed >
101
1.47
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.3
< Inhibitors >
0.46
14,992
< Physical Damage >
1,462
2,827
< Magic Damage >
19,396
794
< True Damage >
874
18,613
< Damage Dealt >
21,734
41,161
< Damage Taken >
29,704
12,034
< Gold Earned >
10,235
1.1
< Towers >
1.89
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
21,243
< Total Healing >
9,102
13,817
< Experience >
12,211
19
< Vision Score >
33
5
< Wards Placed >
14
228
< Time Dealing CC >
352

How to Counter Swain with Hecarim in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several significant Hecarim versus Swain matchup stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Swain’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Swain..

Hecarim typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Swain. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Hecarim and Swain

Damage Types Compared

Hecarim
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hecarim
Swain

Who is Better, Hecarim or Swain?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Hecarim usually loses when trying to fight Swain, with a 46.1% win rate. Thus, Hecarim makes a bad counter for Swain.

While Hecarim does have a lower win rate compared to Swain, when facing one another, Hecarim also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Hecarim into Swain.

Additionally, Hecarim also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Swain. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Swain matchups, Swain is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Hecarim is a trash counter for Swain. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Hecarim against Swain.

Additional Information for Hecarim Players

How We Calculated Our Hecarim vs Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Hecarim, we analyzed 3,538 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 Swain 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

To truly master Hecarim in order to counter Swain during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hecarim often gets a lot less CS compared to Swain. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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, usually 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 most crucial items to have in your Hecarim versus Swain build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Spear of Shojin. When Hecarim incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Swain than with most other common item sets. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average winrate of 46.1% when playing against Swain with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Swain 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 Swain matchups, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.1% winrate overall.

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