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How to Win Nami vs Hecarim Counter MatchupNami is in the a tier of champions

Nami vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Nami in LoLNami is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Nami

based on 2,710 Nami vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
3.17
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Hecarim as Nami came out of an evaluation of 2710 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Nami has to counter Hecarim in only 2.5% of her games.

Nami vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Nami does a dismal job of beating Hecarim. Normally, she wins a acceptable 48.7% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Nami vs Hecarim rounds, Nami’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Hecarim.

Best Nami vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmGlowing Mote

Core Nami Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongArdent CenserImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Staff of Flowing WaterMoonstone RenewerEchoes of HeliaDream Maker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Nami to level upw
>
Second ability for Nami to level upe
>
Last skill for Nami to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Nami's passive ability p
Nami's q ability q
Nami's w ability w
Nami's e ability e
Nami's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Hecarim as Nami

Tips for Playing as Nami against Hecarim

Nami's ultimate can come in very handy for initiating on enemies who are far away.

Using Ebb and Flow during an engagement with enemy champions will help sway the battle in your favor.

Aqua Prison has a long cooldown, make sure to use it at the right moment.

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.

Nami vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Nami Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Hecarim Image
1.7
< Kills >
7
5.3
< Deaths >
5.9
15.1
< Assists >
7.7
0.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
24
< Minions Killed >
34
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
1.63
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.39
874
< Physical Damage >
14,262
8,189
< Magic Damage >
2,728
559
< True Damage >
764
9,622
< Damage Dealt >
17,754
16,204
< Damage Taken >
41,094
8,348
< Gold Earned >
12,316
2.23
< Towers >
1.27
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
9,867
< Total Healing >
21,450
10,672
< Experience >
14,251
58
< Vision Score >
20
25
< Wards Placed >
5
190
< Time Dealing CC >
236

How to Counter Hecarim with Nami in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several important Nami versus Hecarim counter stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hecarim’s ratio of NaN, showing that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Hecarim. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Nami typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Typically, she receives less damage than Hecarim. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nami and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Nami
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nami
Hecarim

Who is Better, Nami or Hecarim?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nami usually loses when facing off against Hecarim, with a 48.7% win rate. Thus, Nami makes a bad counter to Hecarim.

While Nami does have a lower win rate compared to Hecarim, when facing one another, Nami also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Nami into Hecarim.

Furthermore, Nami also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hecarim. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Nami is a somewhat poor counter to Hecarim. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nami against Hecarim.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nami

Nami Loses Against

ZyraZyra45.5% winrateTeemoTeemo45.6% winrateFizzFizz45.7% winrateBlitzcrankBlitzcrank45.9% winrate

Nami Wins Against

SivirSivir55.9% winrateKalistaKalista54.3% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LilliaLillia+ 53.4% 6433 GamesKayleKayle+ 53.5% 2990 GamesSennaSenna+ 53.6% 971 GamesTaricTaric+ 57.3% 82 Games

Additional Information for Nami Players

How We Calculated Our Nami vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Nami, we analyzed 2,710 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 Nami 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 Nami 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 listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nami on average gets a similar amount of CS as Hecarim. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Nami versus Hecarim build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Ardent Censer, and Imperial Mandate. When Nami bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better versus Hecarim than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Nami had an average winrate of 48.7% battling Hecarim with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Hecarim as Nami, Nami players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Nami vs Hecarim counterpicks, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Hecarim as Nami are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.