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Aphelios vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Aphelios in LoLAphelios is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Aphelios

based on 2,189 Aphelios vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Hecarim as Aphelios resulted from an evaluation of 2189 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Aphelios encounters Hecarim in only 2.5% of his matches.

Aphelios vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Aphelios does a ok job of beating Hecarim. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Aphelios vs Hecarim games, Aphelios’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Hecarim.

Best Aphelios vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeKraken SlayerThe Collector

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneBloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aphelios to level upq
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Second ability for Aphelios to level upe
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Last skill for Aphelios to max outq

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: BloodlineCut Down
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Aphelios's passive ability p
Aphelios's q ability q
Aphelios's w ability w
Aphelios's e ability e
Aphelios's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Hecarim

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

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.

Aphelios vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Hecarim Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.8
6.3
< Deaths >
5.8
5.9
< Assists >
8
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
175
< Minions Killed >
34
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
1.58
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.36
20,295
< Physical Damage >
13,876
1,345
< Magic Damage >
2,564
460
< True Damage >
752
22,102
< Damage Dealt >
17,193
18,473
< Damage Taken >
40,506
11,746
< Gold Earned >
12,135
2.36
< Towers >
1.19
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
5,147
< Total Healing >
21,244
12,393
< Experience >
14,070
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
5
135
< Time Dealing CC >
232

How to Counter Hecarim with Aphelios in LoL

The stats provided here show several vital Aphelios vs. Hecarim matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between the two. As an example, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hecarim’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Hecarim..

Aphelios usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Hecarim. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aphelios and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Hecarim

Who is Better, Aphelios or Hecarim?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Aphelios usually fairs equally well when facing off against Hecarim, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Aphelios makes an ok counter for Hecarim.

While Aphelios does have a lower win rate compared to Hecarim, when on opposite teams, Aphelios also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Aphelios into Hecarimas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Aphelios has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hecarim. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Hecarim matchups, Hecarim is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Aphelios is a somewhat poor counter to Hecarim. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Aphelios against Hecarim.

Other Champion Matchups Against Aphelios

Aphelios Loses Against

BraumBraum44.1% winrateIvernIvern44.5% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.1% winrateAniviaAnivia45.6% winrate

Aphelios Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.8% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.5% winrateZeriZeri54.2% winrateHweiHwei53.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Aphelios, we analyzed 2,189 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 Aphelios 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.

Other Useful Resources

Aphelios Build Hecarim Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Aphelios to counter Hecarim during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios most often picks up much more CS as Hecarim. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Aphelios versus Hecarim build consist of Infinity Edge, Kraken Slayer, and The Collector. When Aphelios combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Hecarim than with most other common item sets. In fact, Aphelios had an average win rate of 49.7% when playing against Hecarim with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Hecarim as Aphelios, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Aphelios vs Hecarim counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Hecarim as Aphelios are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.