Gwen with Hecarim
How to Synergize Gwen and Hecarim
based on 1,881 Gwen with Hecarim pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Gwen Hecarim Synergy Summary
Best Gwen vs Hecarim Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Gwen and Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Gwen with Hecarim
Gwen can still damage enemies outside her Hallowed Mists, especially with her Ultimate's range.
Some of Gwen's Abilities can apply her passive to multiple enemies, so aim them at groups to get maximum damage and healing.
Always be Attacking - In addition to dealing bonus damage, Gwen's Attacks empower or reset many of her Abilities.
Advice to Understand How Hecarim Will Play
Devastating Charge deals more damage based on the distance traveled. Try using Onslaught of Shadows or Summoner Spells such as Ghost or Flash to maximize this damage.
Spirit of Dread restores Health when nearby enemies take damage, including damage dealt by allies. Cast this during a large fight to maximize Hecarim's survivability.
Gwen Hecarim Synergy Stats
How to Play with Hecarim as Gwen in LoL
The Gwen Hecarim synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Hecarim, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Gwen sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Hecarim. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Hecarim helps Gwen perform worse in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Gwen plays on the same team as Hecarim, she sees a little drop in her total damage output. This difference may signal that Hecarim does not provide cover for her to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Gwen is played alongside Hecarim on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Hecarim.
Additionally, when Gwen plays with Hecarim on the same team, she typically receives less damage than when she fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Hecarim does a decent job of covering Gwen in teamfights.
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Is Gwen better when played alongside Hecarim?
There is no one best companion for Gwen that will 100% of the time be her #1 teammate. Yet, Hecarim is a not very good companion for Gwen. By being on the same side as Gwen, he drops their win rate by -1.6% to 46.5%. This shows that there is a harmful synergy between Gwen and Hecarim that results in them performing not as well together than alone.
Hecarim has a greater difficulty than Gwen. That means you should be very careful when enlisting Hecarim comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a greater level of skill to fight well with you.
Playing together, Gwen players should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
Conversely, by aligning Gwen and Hecarim together, you may not be giving your other allies very much utility. Plan to have other champs on your team that offsets this hole in their capabilities.
Regardless of your Hecarim ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Gwen in order to pair well with Hecarim during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to gather some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The top finished items to include in your Gwen and Hecarim synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Gwen used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when fighting alongside Hecarim than with most other common builds. In fact, Gwen had an average win rate of 46.5% when playing alongside Hecarim with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, Gwen players should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for this champion pairing, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.5% winrate overall.
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