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How to Win Vex vs Hecarim Counter MatchupVex is in the b tier of champions

Vex vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Vex in LoLVex is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Vex

based on 1,712 Vex vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League rounds each week. In our database, Vex faced off against Hecarim 1712 times. Having so many matchups for Vex vs Hecarim provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide enlightening stats and a recommended build to defeat Hecarim. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Vex fights Hecarim in only 2.3% of their matches.

Vex vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Vex does a average job of beating Hecarim. Typically, they wins a acceptable 50.0% of games the champs fight one another in. In Vex vs Hecarim games, Vex’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that they most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Hecarim.

Best Vex vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffMalignanceLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Vex's passive ability p
Vex's q ability q
Vex's w ability w
Vex's e ability e
Vex's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Vex

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.

Vex vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Hecarim Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.8
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
7.5
< Assists >
8.2
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
159
< Minions Killed >
35
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.59
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.4
1,410
< Physical Damage >
13,581
21,506
< Magic Damage >
2,627
893
< True Damage >
727
23,810
< Damage Dealt >
16,936
19,076
< Damage Taken >
41,493
11,295
< Gold Earned >
12,263
1.81
< Towers >
1.19
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
2,101
< Total Healing >
21,278
14,147
< Experience >
14,234
20
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
6
548
< Time Dealing CC >
229

How to Counter Hecarim with Vex in LoL

The stats provided here feature several valuable Vex against Hecarim matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences between the pair. Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Hecarim’s ratio of NaN, showing that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Hecarim..

Vex normally has a similar longest killing spree as their counter does. On average, they receives less damage than Hecarim. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vex and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Hecarim

Who is Better, Vex or Hecarim?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vex usually fairs equally well when playing against Hecarim, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Vex makes an ok counter for Hecarim.

While Vex does have a higher win rate than Hecarim, when they face off with one another, Vex also has a much lower learning curve that makes them a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Vex into Hecarim.

Furthermore, Vex also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hecarim. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Vex is a decent counter to Hecarim. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Vex against Hecarim.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vex

Vex Loses Against

SingedSinged44.6% winrateIvernIvern44.6% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44.8% winrateLilliaLillia44.9% winrate

Vex Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.4% winrateJayceJayce53.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Vex, we analyzed 1,712 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 Vex 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 truly master Vex in order to counter Hecarim during both the early game 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 suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex often gets much more CS compared to Hecarim. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Vex versus Hecarim build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Vex bought at least these three pieces in their build, they did significantly better versus Hecarim than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Vex boasted an average win rate of 50.0% when playing against Hecarim with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Hecarim as Vex, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Vex vs Hecarim counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.0% winrate overall.

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