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Hecarim vs Katarina

How to Beat Katarina as Hecarim in LoLHecarim is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Katarina as Hecarim

based on 3,343 Hecarim vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Katarina as Hecarim came out of an examination of 3343 ranked matches where both champs opposed one another. This pairing is relatively rare. Hecarim has to counter Katarina in only 3.5% of his matches.

Hecarim vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Hecarim does a average job of beating Katarina. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of matches the champions face each other in. In Hecarim against Katarina games, Hecarim’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Katarina.

Best Hecarim vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Hecarim Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Death's DanceBlack CleaverProfane HydraSterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Hecarim to level upq
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Second ability for Hecarim to level upw
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Last skill for Hecarim to max oute

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Hecarim's passive ability p
Hecarim's q ability q
Hecarim's w ability w
Hecarim's e ability e
Hecarim's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Hecarim

Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Hecarim vs Katarina Counter Stats

Hecarim Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Katarina Image
6.9
< Kills >
9.3
6.1
< Deaths >
6.7
8.1
< Assists >
5.6
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
2.06
33
< Minions Killed >
155
1.51
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.34
14,144
< Physical Damage >
2,171
2,644
< Magic Damage >
20,722
762
< True Damage >
965
17,550
< Damage Dealt >
23,859
40,074
< Damage Taken >
24,168
12,058
< Gold Earned >
11,994
1.23
< Towers >
1.47
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
20,569
< Total Healing >
3,276
13,880
< Experience >
13,889
19
< Vision Score >
16
5
< Wards Placed >
7
223
< Time Dealing CC >
36

How to Counter Katarina with Hecarim in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several vital Hecarim against Katarina matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences between these two champions. For instance, Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Katarina..

Hecarim often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Katarina. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Hecarim and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Hecarim
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hecarim
Katarina

Who is Better, Hecarim or Katarina?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Hecarim usually fairs equally well when playing against Katarina, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Hecarim makes an ok counter for Katarina.

While Hecarim does have a lower winrate than Katarina, when facing one another, Hecarim also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Hecarim into Katarina.

Moreover, Hecarim has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Katarina. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Hecarim is a somewhat poor counter for Katarina. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Hecarim against Katarina.

Other Champion Matchups Against Hecarim

Hecarim Loses Against

SingedSinged43.9% winrateBraumBraum44% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44% winrateTaricTaric44.1% winrate

Hecarim Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.6% winrateZoeZoe54.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee53.6% winrateHeimerdingerHeimerdinger53.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

CassiopeiaCassiopeia+ 52.2% 977 GamesDianaDiana+ 52.7% 2131 GamesShyvanaShyvana+ 55.4% 224 GamesBel'VethBel'Veth+ 56% 91 Games

Additional Information for Hecarim Players

How We Calculated Our Hecarim vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Hecarim, we analyzed 3,343 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 Katarina as Hecarim 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

Hecarim Build Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hecarim to counter Katarina during both the early game 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 listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hecarim typically accumulates a lot less CS compared to Katarina. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need 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, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Hecarim versus Katarina build consist of Spear of Shojin, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Hecarim incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Katarina than with many other common item sets. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average win rate of 49.6% battling Katarina with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Katarina as Hecarim, you should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Hecarim vs Katarina counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.6% win rate overall.

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