Hecarim with Xerath
How to Synergize Hecarim and Xerath
based on 3,819 Hecarim with Xerath pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Hecarim Xerath Synergy Summary
Best Hecarim vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Hecarim and Xerath
Tips for Playing as Hecarim with Xerath
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 Xerath Will Play
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Hecarim Xerath Synergy Stats
How to Play with Xerath as Hecarim in LoL
The Hecarim Xerath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xerath, 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 Xerath. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Xerath helps Hecarim perform poorer in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Hecarim tries to synergize with Xerath, he gets a barely noticable drop in his complete damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Xerath doesn't help protection for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Hecarim is played together with Xerath on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Xerath. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Xerath.
Moreover, when Hecarim plays with Xerath on the same side, he on average takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Xerath does a poor job of covering Hecarim in teamfights.
Synergies between Hecarim and Xerath
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Is Hecarim better when played alongside Xerath?
There is no ideal synergy for Hecarim that will always be his #1 synergy. Yet, overall, Xerath is a pretty good teammate for Hecarim. By locking into the same team as Hecarim, he improves their win rate by 1.2% to 49.7%. This clearly indicates that there is pretty good bond between Hecarim and Xerath that results in them performing better together than without each other.
Xerath has a greater difficulty than Hecarim. That means you should be cautious when finding Xerath allies to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to play well with you.
Playing together, Hecarim players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. Combined, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
In contrast, by bringing Hecarim and Xerath together, you may not be providing your team enough support. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that neutralizes this hole in their capabilities.
Regardless of your Xerath ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Hecarim in order to pair well with Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.
The ideal items to build first in your Hecarim and Xerath synergy build consist of Trinity Force, Spear of Shojin, and Death's Dance. When Hecarim used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Xerath than with many other common builds. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average winrate of 49.7% helping carry Xerath with this build.
To have the highest probability of beating your oponents, you 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 builds players chose for Hecarim and Xerath pairings, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.7% winrate overall.
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