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

Hecarim vs Veigar

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

based on 3,164 Hecarim vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches each week. Within our database, Hecarim battled Veigar 3164 times. Including so many matchups for Hecarim vs Veigar gives us faith in our ability to prepare informative stats and a pro build to destroy Veigar. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Hecarim fights Veigar in only 3.3% of his rounds.

Hecarim vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Hecarim has done a ok job of beating Veigar. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Hecarim versus Veigar matches, Hecarim’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Veigar.

Best Hecarim vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Hecarim Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceMaw of MalmortiusSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeYoumuu's GhostbladeDeath's DanceEclipse

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Hecarim to level upq
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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
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Hecarim

Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Veigar

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 Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Hecarim vs Veigar Counter Stats

Hecarim Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Veigar Image
6.8
< Kills >
6.8
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
7.9
< Assists >
6.3
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
34
< Minions Killed >
168
1.66
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.49
13,731
< Physical Damage >
680
2,655
< Magic Damage >
21,632
780
< True Damage >
591
17,167
< Damage Dealt >
22,905
42,018
< Damage Taken >
18,796
12,346
< Gold Earned >
12,005
1.25
< Towers >
2.03
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
21,627
< Total Healing >
1,842
14,484
< Experience >
14,404
20
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
11
234
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Counter Veigar with Hecarim in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some significant Hecarim against Veigar matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Veigar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Veigar..

Hecarim normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Veigar. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Hecarim and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Hecarim
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hecarim
Veigar

Who is Better, Hecarim or Veigar?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Hecarim usually fairs equally well when playing against Veigar, with a 50.4% win rate. Therefore, Hecarim makes an ok counter to Veigar.

While Hecarim does have a higher winrate than Veigar, when facing one another, Hecarim also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Hecarim into Veigar.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Veigar 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 to Veigar. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Hecarim against Veigar.

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

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Additional Information for Hecarim Players

How We Calculated Our Hecarim vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Hecarim, we analyzed 3,164 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 Veigar 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 Veigar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hecarim to counter Veigar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hecarim often racks up a lot less CS compared to Veigar. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Hecarim versus Veigar build include Trinity Force, Maw of Malmortius, and Spear of Shojin. When Hecarim bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Veigar than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average winrate of 50.4% battling Veigar with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Veigar 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 sets players chose for Hecarim vs Veigar face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.4% winrate overall.

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