Hecarim vs Zed
How to Beat Zed as Hecarim
based on 3,291 Hecarim vs Zed matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Hecarim vs Zed Matchup Summary
Best Hecarim vs Zed Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zed as Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Zed
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 Zed
Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.
Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.
After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.
Hecarim vs Zed Counter Stats
How to Counter Zed with Hecarim in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight several influential Hecarim against Zed matchup stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between these two champs. Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zed..
Hecarim typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Zed. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Hecarim and Zed
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Who is Better, Hecarim or Zed?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Hecarim usually fairs equally well when playing against Zed, with a 50.6% win rate. As a result, Hecarim makes an ok counter for Zed.
While Hecarim does have a higher winrate than Zed, when they face off with one another, Hecarim also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Hecarim into Zed.
Additionally, Hecarim also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zed. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Zed 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 teamfights.
Hecarim is a decent counter for Zed. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Hecarim against Zed.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hecarim to counter Zed during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Hecarim usually picks up a lot less CS compared to Zed. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Hecarim versus Zed build include Trinity Force, Spear of Shojin, and Eclipse. When Hecarim combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Zed than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Hecarim had an average win rate of 50.6% when countering Zed with this build.
To have the best likelihood of beating Zed as Hecarim, Hecarim players should take 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 we have analyed for Hecarim vs Zed face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.6% win rate overall.
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