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How to Win Zilean vs Hecarim Counter MatchupZilean is in the s tier of champions

Zilean vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Zilean in LoLZilean is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Zilean

based on 1,133 Zilean vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
3.12
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League matches each week. Within our dataset, Zilean engaged Hecarim in 1133 rounds. Using so many games with Zilean versus Hecarim gives us faith in our capacity to provide informative stats and a recommended build to annihilate your opposition. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Zilean encounters Hecarim in only 2.6% of his games.

Zilean vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Zilean has done a good job of countering Hecarim. Normally, he wins a whopping 53.1% of games the champions face one another in. In Zilean against Hecarim rounds, Zilean’s side is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Hecarim.

Best Zilean vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Zilean Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongSolstice SleighImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Celestial OppositionCosmic DriveLuden's CompanionSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotRelentless Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Zilean's passive ability p
Zilean's q ability q
Zilean's w ability w
Zilean's e ability e
Zilean's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Zilean

Tips for Playing as Zilean against Hecarim

Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.

Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.

You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.

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.

Zilean vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Zilean Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Hecarim Image
2.3
< Kills >
6.4
4.9
< Deaths >
5.9
13
< Assists >
7.5
0.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
56
< Minions Killed >
34
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.61
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.35
1,054
< Physical Damage >
14,321
9,409
< Magic Damage >
2,669
693
< True Damage >
781
11,158
< Damage Dealt >
17,771
18,083
< Damage Taken >
41,103
8,802
< Gold Earned >
12,011
2.09
< Towers >
1.18
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
6,570
< Total Healing >
21,466
11,833
< Experience >
14,160
52
< Vision Score >
19
23
< Wards Placed >
5
173
< Time Dealing CC >
239

How to Counter Hecarim with Zilean in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several critical Zilean versus Hecarim matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hecarim’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Hecarim. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Zilean often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Hecarim. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zilean and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Zilean
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zilean
Hecarim

Who is Better, Zilean or Hecarim?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zilean usually wins when taking on Hecarim, with a 53.1% win rate. Therefore, Zilean makes a great counter for Hecarim.

While Zilean does have a higher winrate compared to Hecarim, when facing one another, Zilean also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Zilean into Hecarim.

Furthermore, Zilean has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hecarim. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Hecarim matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Zilean is a great counter for Hecarim. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zilean against Hecarim.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zilean

Zilean Loses Against

LilliaLillia46.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.8% winrateViVi47% winrateJayceJayce47% winrate

Zilean Wins Against

SkarnerSkarner58.2% winrateRenata GlascRenata Glasc57.3% winrateYuumiYuumi56.8% winrateSivirSivir56.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Zilean Players

How We Calculated Our Zilean vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Zilean, we analyzed 1,133 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 Zilean 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 learn all of the intricacies of Zilean in order to counter Hecarim during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zilean often accumulates more CS compared to Hecarim. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Zilean versus Hecarim build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Hecarim than with most other typical builds. In fact, Zilean boasted an average win rate of 53.1% when playing against Hecarim with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Hecarim as Zilean, Zilean players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Zilean vs Hecarim matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.1% winrate overall.

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