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Hecarim vs Skarner

How to Beat Skarner as Hecarim in LoLHecarim is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Skarner as Hecarim

based on 342 Hecarim vs Skarner matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Skarner as Hecarim resulted from an evaluation of 342 ranked rounds where both champs battled one another. This matchup is somewhat rare. Hecarim encounters Skarner in only 0.4% of his games.

Hecarim vs Skarner Matchup Summary

Hecarim has done a good job of beating Skarner. On average, he wins a whopping 52.6% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Hecarim versus Skarner rounds, Hecarim’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Skarner.

Best Hecarim vs Skarner Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Hecarim Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

Profane HydraEclipse

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Hecarim

Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Skarner

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 Skarner

Skarner can't harm you very much outside of short range, so stay away from him!

Skarner is especially dangerous when inside Crystal Spire zones his team controls. Try to capture them ahead of time if a fight may break out around them.

Skarner's Move Speed is increased as long as his shield, Crystalline Exoskeleton, persists. Attack him to lower his speed.

Hecarim vs Skarner Counter Stats

Hecarim Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Skarner Image
6.5
< Kills >
4.2
6.1
< Deaths >
5.8
8.5
< Assists >
8
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1
32
< Minions Killed >
40
1.45
< Dragons Killed >
1.42
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.37
13,548
< Physical Damage >
8,754
2,607
< Magic Damage >
3,370
698
< True Damage >
711
16,854
< Damage Dealt >
12,836
40,774
< Damage Taken >
28,937
12,109
< Gold Earned >
10,640
1.24
< Towers >
1.27
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
21,105
< Total Healing >
10,068
13,910
< Experience >
13,054
18
< Vision Score >
20
5
< Wards Placed >
6
234
< Time Dealing CC >
863

How to Counter Skarner with Hecarim in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several significant Hecarim vs. Skarner matchup stats that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Skarner’s ratio of NaN, showing that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Skarner..

Hecarim normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Skarner. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Hecarim and Skarner

Damage Types Compared

Hecarim
Skarner
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hecarim
Skarner

Who is Better, Hecarim or Skarner?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Hecarim usually wins when facing off against Skarner, with a 52.6% win rate. Therefore, Hecarim makes a good counter for Skarner.

While Hecarim does have a higher winrate than Skarner, when facing one another, Hecarim also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Hecarim into Skarner.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Skarner matchups, Hecarim is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Hecarim is a good counter to Skarner. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Hecarim against Skarner.

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 Skarner Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Skarner as Hecarim, we analyzed 342 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 Skarner 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 Skarner Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hecarim to counter Skarner during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hecarim usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Skarner. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Hecarim versus Skarner build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Spear of Shojin. When Hecarim included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Skarner than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average winrate of 52.6% when countering Skarner with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Skarner 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 builds players chose for Hecarim vs Skarner counters, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.6% win rate overall.

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