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How to Win Illaoi vs Hecarim Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Illaoi

based on 1,683 Illaoi vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
1.52
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games each week. Within our data, Illaoi engaged Hecarim in 1683 matches. With so many matchups for Illaoi versus Hecarim provides us faith in our capability to produce enlightening statistics and a supported build to wreck Hecarim. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Illaoi fights Hecarim in only 2.4% of her rounds.

Illaoi vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Illaoi does a decent job of countering Hecarim. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.5% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Illaoi vs Hecarim games, Illaoi’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't get first blood versus Hecarim.

Best Illaoi vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSundered SkyIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinSpirit VisageBlack CleaverHullbreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Illaoi to level upe
>
Second ability for Illaoi to level upq
>
Last skill for Illaoi to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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E
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Q
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Hecarim

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Advice to Win Against Hecarim

Hecarim's ultimate causes opponents to flee in terror. Spread out to reduce his power in fights.

Hecarim gains life from nearby enemies with Spirit of Dread but lacks durability, use burst damage.

Illaoi vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Hecarim Image
5.3
< Kills >
6.8
6.4
< Deaths >
6
4.4
< Assists >
8.2
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
192
< Minions Killed >
36
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.51
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.35
25,548
< Physical Damage >
14,239
829
< Magic Damage >
2,686
444
< True Damage >
801
26,822
< Damage Dealt >
17,727
34,859
< Damage Taken >
41,913
12,044
< Gold Earned >
12,197
2.88
< Towers >
1.14
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
8,912
< Total Healing >
21,735
15,306
< Experience >
14,299
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
5
432
< Time Dealing CC >
236

How to Counter Hecarim with Illaoi in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some influential Illaoi vs. Hecarim matchup statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hecarim’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Hecarim..

Illaoi usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Hecarim. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Illaoi and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Hecarim

Who is Better, Illaoi or Hecarim?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually wins when playing against Hecarim, with a 51.5% win rate. As a result, Illaoi makes a good counter to Hecarim.

While Illaoi does have a higher win rate than Hecarim, when on opposite teams, Illaoi also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Illaoi into Hecarim.

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

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

Illaoi is a decent counter to Hecarim. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Illaoi against Hecarim.

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Illaoi, we analyzed 1,683 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 Hecarim as Illaoi 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

If you would like to truly master Illaoi to counter Hecarim during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi often accumulates much more CS as Hecarim. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Illaoi versus Hecarim build include Sterak's Gage, Sundered Sky, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi used at least these three items in her build, she did much better when fighting Hecarim than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Illaoi had an average winrate of 51.5% battling Hecarim with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Hecarim as Illaoi, Illaoi players should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Illaoi vs Hecarim counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.5% winrate overall.

If you need to see Illaoi versus Hecarim tips and counter stats for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using all games played with these champs.