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How to Win Zed vs Hecarim Counter MatchupZed is in the b tier of champions

Zed vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Zed in LoLZed is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Zed

based on 3,291 Zed vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Hecarim as Zed resulted from an evaluation of 3291 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Zed is forced to battle against Hecarim in only 2.4% of his rounds.

Zed vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zed has done a dismal job of countering Hecarim. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Zed versus Hecarim matches, Zed’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood versus Hecarim.

Best Zed vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeKircheis Shard

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeMaw of MalmortiusOpportunityVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Zed's passive ability p
Zed's q ability q
Zed's w ability w
Zed's e ability e
Zed's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Hecarim

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

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.

Zed vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Hecarim Image
8.6
< Kills >
7.4
6.5
< Deaths >
6.3
5.4
< Assists >
8
2.02
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
159
< Minions Killed >
36
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
1.6
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.36
22,006
< Physical Damage >
15,160
1,247
< Magic Damage >
2,772
1,253
< True Damage >
808
24,506
< Damage Dealt >
18,741
22,794
< Damage Taken >
42,248
12,427
< Gold Earned >
12,583
1.59
< Towers >
1.23
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
3,623
< Total Healing >
21,634
14,697
< Experience >
14,583
17
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
5
145
< Time Dealing CC >
249

How to Counter Hecarim with Zed in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some critical Zed against Hecarim counter statistics that can help us realize the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hecarim’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Hecarim..

Zed often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Hecarim. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zed and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Hecarim

Who is Better, Zed or Hecarim?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zed usually fairs equally well when taking on Hecarim, with a 49.4% win rate. Therefore, Zed makes an ok counter for Hecarim.

While Zed does have a lower winrate compared to Hecarim, when facing one another, Zed also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zed into Hecarimas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Zed has only a small 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 Zed 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.

Zed is a somewhat poor counter to Hecarim. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zed against Hecarim.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zed

Zed Loses Against

FizzFizz44.4% winrateLilliaLillia44.4% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.6% winrateTaricTaric44.8% winrate

Zed Wins Against

SejuaniSejuani55.1% winrateZeriZeri54.1% winrateTaliyahTaliyah53.7% winrateSyndraSyndra53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZileanZilean+ 52.2% 1530 GamesSingedSinged+ 52.3% 3841 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.5% 10540 GamesRyzeRyze+ 53.5% 550 Games

Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Zed, we analyzed 3,291 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 Zed 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 Zed 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed most often picks up much more CS relative to Hecarim. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Zed versus Hecarim build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Axiom Arc. When Zed bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Hecarim than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Zed boasted an average win rate of 49.4% when playing against Hecarim with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Hecarim as Zed, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Zed vs Hecarim counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.4% win rate overall.

If you want to view Zed vs Hecarim tips and counter builds for a a particular player tier, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and strategies given are computed using every round with data with both champs.