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Viego vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Viego in LoLViego is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Viego

based on 3,828 Viego vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Hecarim as Viego resulted from an evaluation of 3828 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Viego fights Hecarim in only 2.6% of their matches.

Viego vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Viego has done a good job of beating Hecarim. Normally, they wins a whopping 52.4% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Viego against Hecarim games, Viego’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that they probably will get first blood against Hecarim.

Best Viego vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityNoonquiver

Core Viego Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelTrinity ForceKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSundered SkyTitanic HydraWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Viego to level upq
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Second ability for Viego to level upe
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Last skill for Viego to max outw

Runes

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

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.

Viego vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Viego Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Hecarim Image
7.5
< Kills >
6.7
6.1
< Deaths >
6
6.5
< Assists >
8
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
35
< Minions Killed >
35
1.69
< Dragons Killed >
1.5
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.35
16,024
< Physical Damage >
13,751
1,903
< Magic Damage >
2,602
895
< True Damage >
769
18,823
< Damage Dealt >
17,122
32,354
< Damage Taken >
40,433
12,138
< Gold Earned >
12,149
1.48
< Towers >
1.2
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
16,166
< Total Healing >
20,961
13,620
< Experience >
14,064
22
< Vision Score >
19
5
< Wards Placed >
5
229
< Time Dealing CC >
236

How to Counter Hecarim with Viego in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several critical Viego against Hecarim matchup stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Viego’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hecarim’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Viego may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Hecarim..

Viego usually has a similar longest killing spree as their foe does. Typically, they receives less damage than Hecarim. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Viego and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Viego
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Viego
Hecarim

Who is Better, Viego or Hecarim?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Viego usually wins when taking on Hecarim, with a 52.4% win rate. As a result, Viego makes a good counter to Hecarim.

While Viego does have a higher win rate compared to Hecarim, when on opposite teams, Viego also has a lower learning curve that makes them a less difficult champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Viego into Hecarim.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Viego vs Hecarim matchups, Viego is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Viego is an above average counter for Hecarim. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Viego against Hecarim.

Additional Information for Viego Players

How We Calculated Our Viego vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Viego, we analyzed 3,828 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 Viego 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 Viego in order 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 tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Viego most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Hecarim. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to use in your Viego versus Hecarim build consist of Guardian Angel, Trinity Force, and Kraken Slayer. When Viego incorporated at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better countering Hecarim than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Viego had an average winrate of 52.4% when playing against Hecarim with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Hecarim as Viego, Viego players 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 we have analyed for Viego vs Hecarim LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Hecarim as Viego are given for every ranked division. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.