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Hecarim with Ahri

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How to Synergize Hecarim and Ahri

based on 2,927 Hecarim with Ahri pairs
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in data from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Hecarim has gone into battle with Ahri in 2927 recent, ranked games. By amassing so much relevant data from the hosts of League, we are confident that we can produce robust, accurate builds to help Hecarim play with Ahri. It is relatively rare for Hecarim to play alongside Ahri on the same team. This has only happened in about 3.1% of rounds with Hecarim.

Hecarim Ahri Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Hecarim does a dismal job of teaming up with Ahri. Typically, he wins a poor 47.3% of games the champions try and work together in. If you want to do better as Hecarim when playing alongside Ahri by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Hecarim vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Hecarim Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeSterak's GageProfane HydraBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Hecarim to level upq
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Second ability for Hecarim to level upw
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Last skill for Hecarim to max oute

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Hecarim's passive ability p
Hecarim's q ability q
Hecarim's w ability w
Hecarim's e ability e
Hecarim's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Hecarim and Ahri

Tips for Playing as Hecarim with Ahri

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.

Advice to Understand How Ahri Will Play

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Hecarim Ahri Synergy Stats

Hecarim Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
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7.2
< Kills >
6.9
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
8.2
< Assists >
8.1
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
34
< Minions Killed >
35
1.55
< Dragons Killed >
1.55
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.35
14,531
< Physical Damage >
14,271
2,686
< Magic Damage >
2,668
773
< True Damage >
776
17,990
< Damage Dealt >
17,715
41,438
< Damage Taken >
41,147
12,316
< Gold Earned >
12,215
1.21
< Towers >
1.19
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
21,344
< Total Healing >
21,274
14,181
< Experience >
14,150
20
< Vision Score >
19
5
< Wards Placed >
5
232
< Time Dealing CC >
233

How to Play with Ahri as Hecarim in LoL

The Hecarim Ahri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ahri, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Hecarim sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ahri. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Ahri helps Hecarim perform poorer in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Hecarim plays on the same team as Ahri, he gets a marginal improvement in his full damage output. This difference could indicate that Ahri helps provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that her presence on the team also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Hecarim is played with Ahri on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Ahri. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Ahri.

Additionally, when Hecarim plays with Ahri on the same side, he typically takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Ahri does a poor job of covering Hecarim during team fights.

Synergies between Hecarim and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Hecarim
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Hecarim
Ahri

Is Hecarim better when played alongside Ahri?

There is no one best champion pairing for Hecarim that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. However, overall, Ahri is a relatively poor teammate for Hecarim. By being on the same side as Hecarim, she decreases their win rate by -1.2% to 47.3%. This signals that there is a harmful bond between Hecarim and Ahri that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Ahri has a lower difficulty than Hecarim. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Ahri allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Working on the same side, Hecarim players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. When paired, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by pairing Hecarim and Ahri together, you probably will not be giving your other allies enough support. We recommend you have other champs on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Ahri ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Hecarim Players

How We Calculated Our Hecarim Ahri Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Hecarim and Ahri, we analyzed 2,927 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Hecarim with Ahri comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Hecarim to synergize with Ahri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to use in your Hecarim and Ahri synergy build include Spear of Shojin, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Hecarim bought at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Ahri than with most other common builds. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average winrate of 47.3% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Ahri with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing your oponents, Hecarim players should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Hecarim and Ahri pairings, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Ahri with Hecarim are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.