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Rek'Sai vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Rek'Sai in LoLRek'Sai is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Rek'Sai

based on 518 Rek'Sai vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. In our data, Rek'Sai battled Hecarim in 518 rounds. Having so many matchups for Rek'Sai versus Hecarim gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening statistics and a recommended build to suppress Hecarim. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Rek'Sai has to counter Hecarim in only 2.6% of his rounds.

Rek'Sai vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Rek'Sai does a decent job of beating Hecarim. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.7% of games the champions battle each other in. In Rek'Sai vs Hecarim rounds, Rek'Sai’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Hecarim.

Best Rek'Sai vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Rek'Sai Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeSundered SkyTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rek'Sai to level upq
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Second ability for Rek'Sai to level upe
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Last skill for Rek'Sai to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Rek'Sai's passive ability p
Rek'Sai's q ability q
Rek'Sai's w ability w
Rek'Sai's e ability e
Rek'Sai's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Hecarim

Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.

Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.

Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.

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.

Rek'Sai vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Hecarim Image
7.3
< Kills >
7
6.2
< Deaths >
6
7.4
< Assists >
8
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
32
< Minions Killed >
33
1.32
< Dragons Killed >
1.62
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.35
14,316
< Physical Damage >
14,544
74
< Magic Damage >
2,697
3,687
< True Damage >
761
18,078
< Damage Dealt >
18,002
34,527
< Damage Taken >
40,776
11,651
< Gold Earned >
12,218
1.33
< Towers >
1.21
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
16,617
< Total Healing >
21,253
13,099
< Experience >
14,038
22
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
5
286
< Time Dealing CC >
232

How to Counter Hecarim with Rek'Sai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several strategic Rek'Sai against Hecarim matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hecarim’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Hecarim..

Rek'Sai typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Hecarim. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rek'Sai and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rek'Sai
Hecarim

Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Hecarim?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rek'Sai usually wins when trying to fight Hecarim, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Rek'Sai makes a good counter to Hecarim.

While Rek'Sai does have a higher winrate compared to Hecarim, when on opposite teams, Rek'Sai also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Rek'Sai into Hecarim.

Furthermore, Rek'Sai also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hecarim. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai vs Hecarim matchups, Rek'Sai 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.

Rek'Sai is a decent counter for Hecarim. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rek'Sai against Hecarim.

Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

How We Calculated Our Rek'Sai vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Rek'Sai, we analyzed 518 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 Rek'Sai 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Rek'Sai in order to counter Hecarim during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rek'Sai typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Hecarim. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Rek'Sai versus Hecarim build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Hecarim than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average win rate of 51.7% battling Hecarim with this build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Hecarim as Rek'Sai, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Rek'Sai vs Hecarim fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.7% winrate overall.

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