Vladimir with Hecarim
How to Synergize Vladimir and Hecarim
based on 3,221 Vladimir with Hecarim pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Vladimir Hecarim Synergy Summary
Best Vladimir vs Hecarim Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Vladimir and Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Vladimir with Hecarim
Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.
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.
Vladimir Hecarim Synergy Stats
How to Play with Hecarim as Vladimir in LoL
The Vladimir 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, Vladimir sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Hecarim. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Hecarim helps Vladimir perform poorer in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Vladimir plays on the same team as Hecarim, he gets a small increase in his complete damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Hecarim supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Vladimir is played together with Hecarim on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Hecarim.
Moreover, when Vladimir plays with Hecarim on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Hecarim does a decent job of covering Vladimir during team fights.
Synergies between Vladimir and Hecarim
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Is Vladimir better when played alongside Hecarim?
There is no top champion pairing for Vladimir that will no matter what be his top ally. Yet, overall, Hecarim is a below average ally for Vladimir. By locking into the same team as Vladimir, he decreases their win rate by -1.1% to 48.9%. This demonstrates that there is a harmful bond between Vladimir and Hecarim that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.
Hecarim has a lower difficulty than Vladimir. That means Vladimir players don't need to be very careful when finding Hecarim comrades to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Working cooperatively, Vladimir players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. When paired, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.
In contrast, by bringing Vladimir and Hecarim together, you will not be granting your other allies much utility. Make sure to include other champions on your team that neutralizes this disparity in this pairing's abilities.
Regardless of the skill of your Hecarim teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, 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 Vladimir to pair well with Hecarim during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The most important items to build first in your Vladimir and Hecarim synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Shadowflame. When Vladimir combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Hecarim than with many other typical builds. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average winrate of 48.9% when playing alongside Hecarim with this build.
To have the best probability of defeating your oponents, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for this team composition, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.9% win rate overall.
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