Hecarim vs Kalista
How to Beat Kalista as Hecarim
based on 872 Hecarim vs Kalista matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Hecarim vs Kalista Matchup Summary
Best Hecarim vs Kalista Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kalista as Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Kalista
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 Kalista
Kalista's mobility is dependent upon attacking. This means it is low when she is outside of her attack range and that Attack Speed slows reduce the amount of distance she can cover in an engagement.
If you can break line of sight from Kalista, including through brush, her basic attacks will miss you, falling harmlessly to the ground.
Kalista cannot cancel her basic attack wind up. While she is very mobile, this offers a window to land spells on her if you anticipate when she will begin attacking.
Hecarim vs Kalista Counter Stats
How to Counter Kalista with Hecarim in LoL
The stats shown here show some important Hecarim versus Kalista counter statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kalista’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kalista..
Hecarim usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Kalista. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Hecarim and Kalista
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Who is Better, Hecarim or Kalista?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Hecarim usually fairs equally well when playing against Kalista, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Hecarim makes an ok counter for Kalista.
While Hecarim does have a lower winrate than Kalista, when facing one another, Hecarim also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Hecarim into Kalista.
Additionally, Hecarim also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kalista. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Kalista matchups, Kalista is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Hecarim is a somewhat poor counter for Kalista. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Hecarim against Kalista.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Hecarim in order to counter Kalista during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Hecarim often picks up a lot less CS relative to Kalista. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Hecarim versus Kalista build consist of Spear of Shojin, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Hecarim included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Kalista than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Hecarim had an average win rate of 49.5% battling Kalista with this build.
To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Kalista 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. Of all the rune sets players used for Hecarim vs Kalista LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.5% win rate overall.
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