Xerath vs Hecarim
How to Beat Hecarim as Xerath
based on 3,748 Xerath vs Hecarim matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Hecarim Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Hecarim Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Hecarim
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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.
Xerath vs Hecarim Counter Stats
How to Counter Hecarim with Xerath in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several critical Xerath vs. Hecarim matchup statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hecarim’s ratio of NaN, showing that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Hecarim..
Xerath usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Hecarim. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Hecarim
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Who is Better, Xerath or Hecarim?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xerath usually fairs equally well when taking on Hecarim, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Xerath makes an ok counter for Hecarim.
While Xerath does have a lower win rate than Hecarim, when facing one another, Xerath also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Xerath into Hecarimas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Xerath also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hecarim. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Hecarim matchups, Hecarim is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Xerath is a somewhat poor counter to Hecarim. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Xerath against Hecarim.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Xerath to counter Hecarim during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath often accumulates more CS relative to Hecarim. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They 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, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Xerath versus Hecarim build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Xerath included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Hecarim than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Xerath had an average win rate of 49.7% battling Hecarim with this counter build.
To have the best probability of defeating Hecarim as Xerath, Xerath players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Xerath vs Hecarim face-offs, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.7% win rate overall.
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