Hecarim with Shen
How to Synergize Hecarim and Shen
based on 1,580 Hecarim with Shen pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Hecarim Shen Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Hecarim and Shen
Tips for Playing as Hecarim with Shen
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 Shen Will Play
Leverage your Energy to get a long-term advantage over Mana users.
Keep an eye on allies and be ready to save them with your teleport.
Hecarim Shen Synergy Stats
How to Play with Shen as Hecarim in LoL
The Hecarim Shen synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Shen, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Shen. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Shen helps Hecarim perform worse in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Hecarim tries to synergize with Shen, he sees a little increase in his full damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Shen supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Hecarim is played alongside Shen on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Shen.
Additionally, when Hecarim plays with Shen on the same side, he on average receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Shen does a decent job of protecting Hecarim during teamfights.
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Is Hecarim better when played alongside Shen?
There is no perfect companion for Hecarim that will no matter what be his top synergy. However, Shen is a very typical companion for Hecarim. By locking into the same side as Hecarim, he raises their win rate by 0.2% to 48.7%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak bond between Hecarim and Shen that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.
Shen has a lower difficulty than Hecarim. That means you don't need to be careful when lining up Shen teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.
When playing on the same side, Hecarim players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to soak up damage. Combined, these two will be able to tank for the rest of their team.
Although, by bringing Hecarim and Shen together, you may not be granting your side much AP. We recommend you have other champs on your team that helps cover this hole in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of the skill of your Shen teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Hecarim to work well with Shen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The top finished items to build first in your Hecarim and Shen synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Spear of Shojin. When Hecarim incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Shen than with many other typical builds. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average winrate of 48.7% helping carry Shen with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of crushing your oponents, Hecarim players should take 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 that we analyzed for Hecarim and Shen pairings, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.7% winrate overall.
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