Hecarim vs Azir
How to Beat Azir as Hecarim
based on 1,633 Hecarim vs Azir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Hecarim vs Azir Matchup Summary
Best Hecarim vs Azir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Azir as Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Azir
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.
Advice to Win Against Azir
Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire.
Azir relies on his soldiers to deal damage and can only move them so often. Try to capitalize on windows of time when his soldiers are stationary.
Azir has immense damage over a prolonged amount of time but lacks the upfront burst of other mages. Try to burst him out before he can turn a confrontation around.
Hecarim vs Azir Counter Stats
How to Counter Azir with Hecarim in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature some significant Hecarim against Azir counter stats that may help you explain the differences between the two. Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Azir’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Azir..
Hecarim normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Azir. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Hecarim and Azir
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Who is Better, Hecarim or Azir?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Hecarim usually fairs equally well when playing against Azir, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Hecarim makes an ok counter for Azir.
While Hecarim does have a lower winrate compared to Azir, when they face off with one another, Hecarim also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Hecarim into Azir.
Moreover, Hecarim has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Azir. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Azir matchups, Azir is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Hecarim is a somewhat poor counter for Azir. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Hecarim against Azir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Hecarim in order to counter Azir during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Hecarim usually accumulates a lot less CS as Azir. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Hecarim versus Azir build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Spear of Shojin. When Hecarim combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Azir than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average winrate of 49.8% when playing against Azir with this counter build.
To have the best chance of annihilating Azir as Hecarim, you should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Hecarim vs Azir counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.8% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Azir as Hecarim are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.