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Hecarim vs Sylas

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

based on 3,553 Hecarim vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our dataset, Hecarim fought Sylas in 3553 rounds. Including so many games with Hecarim versus Sylas provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide informative stats and a solid build to obliterate your opposition. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Hecarim encounters Sylas in only 3.7% of his games.

Hecarim vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hecarim does a poor job of beating Sylas. On average, he wins a lowly 47.6% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Hecarim versus Sylas games, Hecarim’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Hecarim vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Hecarim Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeSterak's GageMaw of MalmortiusChempunk Chainsword

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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Guide to Countering Sylas as Hecarim

Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Hecarim vs Sylas Counter Stats

Hecarim Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Sylas Image
6.8
< Kills >
8.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6.9
8.1
< Assists >
6.6
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
34
< Minions Killed >
128
1.43
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.32
< Inhibitors >
0.4
14,430
< Physical Damage >
487
2,703
< Magic Damage >
22,438
749
< True Damage >
825
17,882
< Damage Dealt >
23,751
40,532
< Damage Taken >
29,840
12,019
< Gold Earned >
11,493
1.2
< Towers >
1.63
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
20,803
< Total Healing >
7,842
13,785
< Experience >
13,600
19
< Vision Score >
19
5
< Wards Placed >
9
220
< Time Dealing CC >
281

How to Counter Sylas with Hecarim in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several significant Hecarim against Sylas matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences between these two champs. For instance, Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sylas..

Hecarim normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Sylas. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Hecarim and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Hecarim
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hecarim
Sylas

Who is Better, Hecarim or Sylas?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Hecarim usually loses when facing off against Sylas, with a 47.6% win rate. Therefore, Hecarim makes a poor counter for Sylas.

While Hecarim does have a lower win rate compared to Sylas, when on opposite teams, Hecarim also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Hecarim into Sylas.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Sylas matchups, Sylas is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Hecarim is a garbage counter for Sylas. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Hecarim against Sylas.

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 Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Hecarim, we analyzed 3,553 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 Sylas 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hecarim to counter Sylas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hecarim on average racks up a lot less CS relative to Sylas. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Hecarim versus Sylas build include Spear of Shojin, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Hecarim included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Sylas than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average winrate of 47.6% when playing against Sylas with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Sylas as Hecarim, you should take 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 picked for Hecarim vs Sylas LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.6% winrate overall.

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