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Hecarim with Zac

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How to Synergize Hecarim and Zac

based on 724 Hecarim with Zac pairs
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.63
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each week. Hecarim has been on the same team as Zac in 724 recent, ranked games. By accumulating so much relevant data from the developers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with robust, insightful builds to help Hecarim synergize with Zac. It is very rare for Hecarim to play alongside Zac as teammates. This has only occurred in about 0.8% of rounds with Hecarim.

Hecarim Zac Synergy Summary

Hecarim has done a average job of teaming up with Zac. Typically, he wins an acceptable 50.8% of the time the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Hecarim when playing with Zac by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Hecarim vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Hecarim Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

Profane HydraEclipseOpportunitySterak's Gage

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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Q
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W
3
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 Zac

Tips for Playing as Hecarim with Zac

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 Zac Will Play

Picking up goo chunks is very important to staying alive.

When Cell Division is ready, try to die in a position that makes it difficult for the enemy team to kill your bloblets.

Charging Elastic Slingshot from the fog of war will give opponents less time to react.

Hecarim Zac Synergy Stats

Hecarim Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Zac Image
7.7
< Kills >
6.9
6
< Deaths >
6.1
8.1
< Assists >
8.1
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
36
< Minions Killed >
35
1.52
< Dragons Killed >
1.55
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.35
15,222
< Physical Damage >
14,271
2,700
< Magic Damage >
2,668
763
< True Damage >
776
18,686
< Damage Dealt >
17,715
40,112
< Damage Taken >
41,147
12,362
< Gold Earned >
12,215
1.27
< Towers >
1.19
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
21,025
< Total Healing >
21,274
14,041
< Experience >
14,150
19
< Vision Score >
19
5
< Wards Placed >
5
221
< Time Dealing CC >
233

How to Play with Zac as Hecarim in LoL

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

When Hecarim is paired with Zac, he sees a marginal improvement in his full damage output. This change could demonstrate that Zac helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Hecarim is played alongside Zac on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Zac.

Additionally, when Hecarim plays with Zac on the same side, he typically receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Zac does a decent job of protecting Hecarim during teamfights.

Synergies between Hecarim and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Hecarim
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Hecarim
Zac

Is Hecarim better when played alongside Zac?

There is no perfect ally for Hecarim that will 100% of the time be his #1 synergy. However, Zac is a pretty good companion for Hecarim. By being on the same team as Hecarim, he raises their win rate by 2.3% to 50.8%. This proves that there is a potentially meaningful strategic relationship between Hecarim and Zac that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Zac has a greater difficulty than Hecarim. That means Hecarim players need to be very careful when lining up Zac comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Working together, Hecarim players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to tank a lot of damage. Combined, these two will be a great protective duo.

Conversely, by grouping Hecarim and Zac together, you will not be granting your team enough utility. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that neutralizes this disparity in their kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Zac teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Hecarim Players

How We Calculated Our Hecarim Zac Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Hecarim and Zac, we analyzed 724 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 Zac 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 truly master Hecarim to work well with Zac during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The best items to use in your Hecarim and Zac synergy build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Spear of Shojin. When Hecarim combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Zac than with most other typical builds. In fact, Hecarim had an average win rate of 50.8% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Zac with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating your oponents, you should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Hecarim and Zac pairings, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.8% winrate overall.

If you need to view Hecarim with Zac synergy tips and stats for a an individual division, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and tips and suggestions shown are calculated using all games played with both champs.