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How to Win Kayn vs Hecarim Counter MatchupKayn is in the s tier of champions

Kayn vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Kayn in LoLKayn is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Kayn

based on 4,836 Kayn vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Hecarim as Kayn resulted from an evaluation of 4836 ranked matches where both champs engaged one another. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Kayn has to counter Hecarim in only 2.7% of his rounds.

Kayn vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Kayn does a decent job of beating Hecarim. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of games the champs fight one another in. In Kayn vs Hecarim matches, Kayn’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Hecarim.

Best Kayn vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeDeath's DanceSpear of ShojinProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kayn to level upq
>
Second ability for Kayn to level upw
>
Last skill for Kayn to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kayn's passive ability p
Kayn's q ability q
Kayn's w ability w
Kayn's e ability e
Kayn's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Hecarim as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Hecarim

Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.

Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.

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.

Kayn vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Hecarim Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.1
6.5
< Deaths >
6.3
7.2
< Assists >
8.2
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
37
< Minions Killed >
34
1.43
< Dragons Killed >
1.6
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.36
17,823
< Physical Damage >
15,001
1,221
< Magic Damage >
2,748
925
< True Damage >
823
19,969
< Damage Dealt >
18,572
37,666
< Damage Taken >
42,030
12,143
< Gold Earned >
12,355
1.16
< Towers >
1.2
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
18,708
< Total Healing >
21,483
14,020
< Experience >
14,287
20
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
5
289
< Time Dealing CC >
231

How to Counter Hecarim with Kayn in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some critical Kayn against Hecarim matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences between these two champs. Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Hecarim’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Hecarim..

Kayn often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Hecarim. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayn and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Hecarim

Who is Better, Kayn or Hecarim?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually wins when playing against Hecarim, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Kayn makes a good counter to Hecarim.

While Kayn does have a higher win rate compared to Hecarim, when facing one another, Kayn also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kayn into Hecarimas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Hecarim matchups, Kayn is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Kayn is a decent counter for Hecarim. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Kayn against Hecarim.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kayn

Kayn Loses Against

TaricTaric45.4% winrateSingedSinged45.5% winrateLilliaLillia45.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.9% winrate

Kayn Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateHweiHwei54% winrateYuumiYuumi53.7% winrateCorkiCorki53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 52.7% 13447 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 53.4% 6134 GamesRek'SaiRek'Sai+ 54.2% 107 GamesIvernIvern+ 60.7% 252 Games

Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Kayn, we analyzed 4,836 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 Kayn 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kayn in order to counter Hecarim during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn most often gets a similar amount of CS as Hecarim. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Kayn versus Hecarim build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Kayn combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Hecarim than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kayn had an average winrate of 51.5% when countering Hecarim with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Hecarim as Kayn, Kayn players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Kayn vs Hecarim face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Hecarim as Kayn are given for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.