Rakan with Hecarim
How to Synergize Rakan and Hecarim
based on 2,775 Rakan with Hecarim pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Rakan Hecarim Synergy Summary
Best Rakan vs Hecarim Counter Build
Items
Starter Items
Early Items
Core Rakan Items
Optional Items
Summoner Spells
Skill Order
Runes
Guide to Synergizing Rakan and Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Rakan with Hecarim
Rakan's dash speeds increase with his Move Speed. Use the extra speed to surprise your enemies!
Danger is as fun as you let it be.
Rakan requires allies near him to make the most out of his tools.
Advice to Understand How Hecarim Will Play
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.
Rakan Hecarim Synergy Stats
How to Play with Hecarim as Rakan in LoL
The Rakan Hecarim synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Hecarim, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Rakan sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Hecarim. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Hecarim helps Rakan perform poorer in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Rakan plays on the same team as Hecarim, he gets a little drop in his complete damage dealt. This could indicate that Hecarim doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Rakan is played alongside Hecarim 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 alongside Hecarim.
Moreover, when Rakan plays with Hecarim on the same team, he often receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Hecarim does a decent job of covering Rakan in teamfights.
Synergies between Rakan and Hecarim
Damage Types Compared
Champion Playstyles Contrasted
Is Rakan better when played alongside Hecarim?
There is no one best synergy for Rakan that will no matter what be his #1 teammate. Yet, Hecarim is a very typical ally for Rakan. By playing on the same team as Rakan, he drops their win rate by -0.7% to 49.9%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak bond between Rakan and Hecarim that results in them performing worse together than without each other.
Hecarim has a greater difficulty than Rakan. That means you need to be careful when arranging Hecarim allies to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.
Playing together, Rakan players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.
In contrast, by bringing Rakan and Hecarim together, you may not be providing your other allies a great deal of anti-tank damage dealing potential. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that helps cover this relative hole in this pairing's capabilities.
Regardless of the skill of your Hecarim ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.
Other Champion Matchups Against Rakan
Other Top Synergies by Role
Additional Information for Rakan Players
How We Calculated Our Rakan Hecarim Synergy Build and Stats
Other Useful Resources
Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Rakan in order to pair well with Hecarim during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The ideal finished items to focus on in your Rakan and Hecarim synergy build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Hecarim than with most other common builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average win rate of 49.9% helping carry Hecarim with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Rakan players should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Ultimate Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for this team composition, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.9% winrate overall.
If you would like to get Rakan with Hecarim synergy tips and builds for a a distinct rank, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are computed using all rounds run with both champs.