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Akali vs Hecarim

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How to Beat Hecarim as Akali

based on 5,516 Akali vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Hecarim as Akali resulted from an examination of 5516 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against each other. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Akali has to counter Hecarim in only 2.4% of her rounds.

Akali vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Akali does a average job of countering Hecarim. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.8% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Akali vs Hecarim rounds, Akali’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Hecarim.

Best Akali vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Ring

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Akali Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffZhonya's HourglassShadowflameHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akali to level upq
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Second ability for Akali to level upe
>
Last skill for Akali to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityCoup de Grace
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Akali's passive ability p
Akali's q ability q
Akali's w ability w
Akali's e ability e
Akali's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Akali

Tips for Playing as Akali against Hecarim

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Advice to Win Against Hecarim

Hecarim's ultimate causes opponents to flee in terror. Spread out to reduce his power in fights.

Hecarim gains life from nearby enemies with Spirit of Dread but lacks durability, use burst damage.

Akali vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Akali Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Hecarim Image
8.7
< Kills >
6.9
6
< Deaths >
6.3
4.9
< Assists >
8.1
1.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
155
< Minions Killed >
34
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,364
< Physical Damage >
14,709
21,380
< Magic Damage >
2,722
761
< True Damage >
771
23,505
< Damage Dealt >
18,202
26,227
< Damage Taken >
41,056
11,552
< Gold Earned >
12,219
1.47
< Towers >
1.19
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
3,176
< Total Healing >
21,020
14,184
< Experience >
14,103
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
5
71
< Time Dealing CC >
227

How to Counter Hecarim with Akali in LoL

The stats shown here show several significant Akali vs. Hecarim counter stats that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hecarim’s ratio of NaN, showing that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Hecarim..

Akali often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Hecarim. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Akali and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Akali
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akali
Hecarim

Who is Better, Akali or Hecarim?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Akali usually fairs equally well when taking on Hecarim, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Akali makes an ok counter to Hecarim.

While Akali does have a lower win rate compared to Hecarim, when they face off with one another, Akali also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Akali into Hecarimas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Akali also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hecarim. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Akali vs Hecarim matchups, Hecarim is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Akali is a somewhat poor counter for Hecarim. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Akali against Hecarim.

Other Champion Matchups Against Akali

Akali Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.1% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.2% winrateTaricTaric45.7% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.8% winrate

Akali Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.5% winrateHweiHwei53.7% winrateOriannaOrianna53.2% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 52.5% 2290 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.1% 10960 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 53.2% 13190 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.3% 30791 Games

Additional Information for Akali Players

How We Calculated Our Akali vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Akali, we analyzed 5,516 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Hecarim as Akali comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Akali to counter Hecarim during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akali most often accumulates much more CS relative to Hecarim. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Akali versus Hecarim build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Akali incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better against Hecarim than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Akali had an average winrate of 49.8% when countering Hecarim with this counter build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Hecarim as Akali, you should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Akali vs Hecarim clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.8% win rate overall.

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