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Rakan vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Rakan

based on 2,953 Rakan vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.96
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL games that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Hecarim as Rakan came out of an examination of 2953 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This pairing is relatively rare. Rakan has to counter Hecarim in only 2.7% of his matches.

Rakan vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Rakan does a average job of countering Hecarim. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Rakan against Hecarim matches, Rakan’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Hecarim.

Best Rakan vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalWinged Moonplate

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowThornmailShurelya's BattlesongDream Maker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Rakan's passive ability p
Rakan's q ability q
Rakan's w ability w
Rakan's e ability e
Rakan's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Hecarim

Rakan's dash speeds increase with his Move Speed. Use the extra speed to surprise your enemies!

Danger is as fun as you let it be.

Rakan requires allies near him to make the most out of his tools.

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.

Rakan vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Hecarim Image
1.5
< Kills >
6.5
5.2
< Deaths >
5.8
13.9
< Assists >
8.2
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
31
< Minions Killed >
33
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.35
1,246
< Physical Damage >
13,951
4,797
< Magic Damage >
2,665
737
< True Damage >
757
6,780
< Damage Dealt >
17,373
19,092
< Damage Taken >
39,693
8,044
< Gold Earned >
11,950
1.78
< Towers >
1.21
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
5,587
< Total Healing >
20,941
10,058
< Experience >
13,727
63
< Vision Score >
19
30
< Wards Placed >
5
162
< Time Dealing CC >
234

How to Counter Hecarim with Rakan in LoL

The stats provided here show several influential Rakan against Hecarim counter stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Hecarim’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Hecarim. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Rakan typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Hecarim. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rakan and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Hecarim

Who is Better, Rakan or Hecarim?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rakan usually fairs equally well when facing off against Hecarim, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Rakan makes an ok counter for Hecarim.

While Rakan does have a higher win rate compared to Hecarim, when facing one another, Rakan also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Rakan into Hecarim.

Moreover, Rakan also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hecarim. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Hecarim matchups, Rakan is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Rakan is a decent counter to Hecarim. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rakan against Hecarim.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rakan

Rakan Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.9% winrateSingedSinged44.6% winrateSwainSwain45.1% winrateTaricTaric45.9% winrate

Rakan Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee59% winrateYuumiYuumi58.4% winrateSejuaniSejuani56.4% winrateKennenKennen55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BrandBrand+ 54.7% 3868 GamesSwainSwain+ 54.7% 1847 GamesVel'KozVel'Koz+ 55.2% 817 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.6% 6914 Games

Additional Information for Rakan Players

How We Calculated Our Rakan vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Rakan, we analyzed 2,953 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 Rakan 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 Rakan to counter Hecarim during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Hecarim. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They 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, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Rakan versus Hecarim build include Trailblazer, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Hecarim than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average win rate of 50.5% battling Hecarim with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Hecarim as Rakan, Rakan players should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Zombie Ward, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Rakan vs Hecarim clashes, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Hecarim as Rakan are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.