Hecarim with Leona
How to Synergize Hecarim and Leona
based on 3,047 Hecarim with Leona pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Hecarim Leona Synergy Summary
Best Hecarim vs Leona Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Hecarim and Leona
Tips for Playing as Hecarim with Leona
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 Leona Will Play
Shield of Daybreak and Zenith Blade form a powerful offensive combo.
Lead the charge and mark your foes with Sunlight before your allies deal damage.
You can absorb a huge amount of damage using Eclipse, but you must stay near enemies to gain the bonus duration.
Hecarim Leona Synergy Stats
How to Play with Leona as Hecarim in LoL
The Hecarim Leona synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Leona, 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 Leona. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Leona helps Hecarim perform poorer in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Hecarim is an ally to Leona, he gets a barely noticable drop in his full damage output. This could indicate that Leona does not provide protection for him to deal more damage or that her support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Hecarim is played with Leona on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Leona. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Leona.
Moreover, when Hecarim plays with Leona on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Leona does a decent job of protecting Hecarim in team fights.
Synergies between Hecarim and Leona
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Is Hecarim better when played alongside Leona?
There is no ideal champion pairing for Hecarim that will no matter what be his best teammate. Yet, overall, Leona is a decent companion for Hecarim. By locking into the same side as Hecarim, she increases their win rate by 1.5% to 50.0%. This signals that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Hecarim and Leona that results in them performing better together than alone.
Leona has a lower difficulty than Hecarim. That means you don't need to be very careful when finding Leona teammates to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.
When playing on the same side, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to cover for your other teammates. Together, these two will be able to tank for the rest of their team.
Conversely, by bringing Hecarim and Leona together, you may not be providing your side enough magical damage output. We recommend you include other champions on your team that nullifies this disparity in their capabilities.
Regardless of the ability of your Leona teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hecarim in order to work well with Leona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly.
The best items to include in your Hecarim and Leona synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Eclipse. When Hecarim bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Leona than with most other typical builds. In fact, Hecarim had an average win rate of 50.0% helping carry Leona with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, Hecarim players should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for this team composition, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.0% win rate overall.
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