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Playing Against Hecarim
JunglePatch 16.2.1
What They Do
High-mobility diver that scales AD through movement speed via . He wants to power-farm, stack for max DPS, and use or to flank and displace your carries.
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| Wind trails behind him as he speeds up | He gains bonus AD based on his bonus Move Speed from . Fast Hecarim = Lethal Hecarim. | |
| A circular cleave around his model | Damaging an enemy reduces the cooldown and increases damage for the next . At 3 stacks, he becomes a DPS machine. Don't let him keep these stacks up. | |
| A green circular aura of swirling spirits | He gains resistances and heals from ALL damage enemies take inside the circle. If your team focuses someone else while he has up, he'll heal to full. | |
| He glows and begins galloping faster and faster | A ramping move speed buff that ends in a knockback. The further he runs, the harder hits. He can use this to kick you into his team or away from safety. | |
| A line of ghost riders charging forward | A massive AOE fear. The fear duration scales with the distance he travels. He will use to initiate from over walls or from a flank. |
Respect
- !Full speed ganks→He can bypass standard river wards in seconds. If you see him on a ward, you have roughly 2 seconds to get to safety before the knockback lands.
- !3-Stack →At max stacks, his cooldown is extremely low. He wins almost every extended 1v1 if he starts the fight with these stacks active.
- !Flank →If he hits your backline with the 'Terror' effect from , your carries will walk helplessly toward his team while he follows up with a heavy kick.
- !sustain in skirmishes→He is baiting you when he's low HP. If he presses and his teammates land a big spell, he will instantly regenerate half his health bar.
Punish
- +is on cooldown (18s early)→He has no other way to gap close or escape. If he uses to farm or misses a gank, invade him or all-in him immediately.
- +Level 1 and 2→He is very weak until he has both and . Strong early junglers can kill him at his first or second buff easily.
- +is on cooldown (22-14s)→He loses all his bonus resistances and his only source of sustain. This is the only time he is actually squishy enough to burst down.
- +When he loses stacks→If he has to stop attacking for a few seconds (due to CC or kiting), his stacks reset. Re-engage once the stacks drop to severely cut his DPS.
Laning Tips
- •Deep ward his camps (Raptors/Wolves) rather than the river brushes. You need more lead time to react to .
- •If he is charging at you with , stand near a wall so his knockback just hits you into the terrain instead of deeper into the lane.
- •Pick champions with 'stop' mechanics like Poppy's W or Thresh's E to cancel his dash mid-air.
- •Buy Executioner's Calling or Bramble Vest early. His healing is his primary survival tool in 2v2s.
- •Don't waste your flash before he uses or ; he will easily catch up to you with his passive move speed.
- •Steal his Blue Buff if possible. He is extremely mana-hungry because he has to spam to clear and fight.
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠Do not group tight in chokepoints; a 3-man usually results in a lost teamfight.
- ⚠Save your hard CC for the moment he lands his . If you let him follow up with spam, he will drain-tank your whole team.
- ⚠Watch for the flank. Hecarim players rarely charge from the front; they want to use to kick a carry into their own team.
- ⚠Ignore him while is active if you can't kill him instantly. Damaging his teammates while he is nearby actually heals him.
- ⚠Use Exhaust the moment he finishes his charge to negate his burst and the AD he gets from speed items.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached