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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Hecarim Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Kai'Sa

based on 3,990 Kai'Sa vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Hecarim as Kai'Sa resulted from an examination of 3990 ranked matches where both champs opposed each other. This matchup is relatively rare. Kai'Sa encounters Hecarim in only 2.5% of her games.

Kai'Sa vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a below average job of countering Hecarim. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.6% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Kai'Sa against Hecarim games, Kai'Sa’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood versus Hecarim.

Best Kai'Sa vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

BloodthirsterZhonya's HourglassStormsurgeWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
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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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Hecarim as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Hecarim

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

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.

Kai'Sa vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Hecarim Image
7.6
< Kills >
6.9
6.3
< Deaths >
6.1
6.1
< Assists >
8.3
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
179
< Minions Killed >
34
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
1.6
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.37
12,484
< Physical Damage >
13,936
8,123
< Magic Damage >
2,598
442
< True Damage >
758
21,049
< Damage Dealt >
17,292
19,625
< Damage Taken >
40,857
12,402
< Gold Earned >
12,201
2.09
< Towers >
1.3
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
4,196
< Total Healing >
21,123
12,634
< Experience >
14,104
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
5
45
< Time Dealing CC >
231

How to Counter Hecarim with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several vital Kai'Sa against Hecarim counter statistics that can help you realize the differences between the pair. Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hecarim’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Hecarim..

Kai'Sa normally has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Hecarim. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Hecarim

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Hecarim?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when facing off against Hecarim, with a 47.6% win rate. Thus, Kai'Sa makes a poor counter for Hecarim.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower win rate compared to Hecarim, when they face off with one another, Kai'Sa also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming character to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Kai'Sa into Hecarim.

Moreover, Kai'Sa also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hecarim. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs Hecarim matchups, Hecarim is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Kai'Sa is a terribly counter to Hecarim. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kai'Sa against Hecarim.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.9% winrateLeonaLeona42.6% winrateNilahNilah42.8% winrateTeemoTeemo43.1% winrate

Kai'Sa Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.1% winrateYuumiYuumi53.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.6% winrateZeriZeri52.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

AniviaAnivia+ 49.8% 2069 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 49.9% 9592 GamesZyraZyra+ 49.9% 5766 GamesLilliaLillia+ 49.9% 8804 Games

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 3,990 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 Kai'Sa 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

Kai'Sa Build Hecarim Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kai'Sa in order to counter Hecarim during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa usually picks up much more CS relative to Hecarim. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Kai'Sa versus Hecarim build include Nashor's Tooth, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kai'Sa incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better versus Hecarim than with most other typical builds. In fact, Kai'Sa boasted an average win rate of 47.6% when playing against Hecarim with this build.

To have the best probability of defeating Hecarim as Kai'Sa, Kai'Sa players should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Kai'Sa vs Hecarim counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Hecarim as Kai'Sa are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.