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Hecarim with Xayah

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How to Synergize Hecarim and Xayah

based on 1,433 Hecarim with Xayah pairs
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Hecarim has been on the same team as Xayah in 1433 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much accurate data directly from the publishers of LoL, we feel confident that we can showcase high-quality, usable builds to help Hecarim play with Xayah. It is relatively rare for Hecarim to play alongside Xayah on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 1.5% of rounds with Hecarim.

Hecarim Xayah Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Hecarim does a poor job of teaming up with Xayah. Typically, he wins a dismal 47.9% of rounds the champs play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Hecarim when playing with Xayah by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Hecarim vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Hecarim Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinEclipse

Optional Items

Death's DanceSterak's GageSundered SkyOpportunity

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
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
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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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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Guide to Synergizing Hecarim and Xayah

Tips for Playing as Hecarim with Xayah

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 Xayah Will Play

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

Hecarim Xayah Synergy Stats

Hecarim Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
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7
< Kills >
6.9
6.3
< Deaths >
6.1
8
< Assists >
8.1
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
35
< Minions Killed >
35
1.49
< Dragons Killed >
1.55
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.35
14,618
< Physical Damage >
14,271
2,752
< Magic Damage >
2,668
779
< True Damage >
776
18,149
< Damage Dealt >
17,715
41,606
< Damage Taken >
41,147
12,275
< Gold Earned >
12,215
1.15
< Towers >
1.19
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
21,262
< Total Healing >
21,274
14,187
< Experience >
14,150
19
< Vision Score >
19
5
< Wards Placed >
5
233
< Time Dealing CC >
233

How to Play with Xayah as Hecarim in LoL

The Hecarim Xayah synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xayah, 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 Xayah. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Xayah helps Hecarim perform poorer in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Hecarim is paired with Xayah, he sees a marginal improvement in his complete damage output. This difference could signal that Xayah helps provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that her support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Hecarim is played together with Xayah on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Xayah.

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

Synergies between Hecarim and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Hecarim
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Hecarim
Xayah

Is Hecarim better when played alongside Xayah?

There is no ideal ally for Hecarim that will always be his top teammate. Yet, Xayah is a very typical companion for Hecarim. By locking into the same side as Hecarim, she drops their win rate by -0.6% to 47.9%. This signals that there is only a small bond between Hecarim and Xayah that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

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

When playing cooperatively, Hecarim players should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Combined, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by aligning Hecarim and Xayah together, you may not be granting your other teammates enough support. We recommend you have other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Xayah ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Hecarim Players

How We Calculated Our Hecarim Xayah Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Hecarim and Xayah, we analyzed 1,433 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 Xayah 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hecarim in order to pair well with Xayah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The best items to have in your Hecarim and Xayah synergy build include Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Eclipse. When Hecarim used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Xayah than with many other common builds. In fact, Hecarim had an average winrate of 47.9% when playing alongside Xayah with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating 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 picked for this team composition, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.9% winrate overall.

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