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Irelia vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Irelia

based on 2,595 Irelia vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
1.81
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League matches each week. In our dataset, Irelia fought Hecarim 2595 times. With so many matchups for Irelia versus Hecarim gives us a lot of faith in our ability to produce actionable data and a recommended build to obliterate your opponent. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Irelia fights Hecarim in only 2.6% of her games.

Irelia vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Irelia has done a decent job of countering Hecarim. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.9% of matches the champions face one another in. In Irelia versus Hecarim games, Irelia’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Hecarim.

Best Irelia vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlade of The Ruined KingSundered Sky

Optional Items

Titanic HydraTerminusWit's EndDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Hecarim

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

Advice to Win Against Hecarim

Hecarim's ultimate causes opponents to flee in terror. Spread out to reduce his power in fights.

Hecarim gains life from nearby enemies with Spirit of Dread but lacks durability, use burst damage.

Irelia vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Hecarim Image
7.3
< Kills >
7
6.8
< Deaths >
6
5
< Assists >
8.2
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
206
< Minions Killed >
36
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.53
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.36
16,692
< Physical Damage >
14,282
6,205
< Magic Damage >
2,657
766
< True Damage >
868
23,664
< Damage Dealt >
17,807
30,753
< Damage Taken >
40,463
12,788
< Gold Earned >
12,201
2.34
< Towers >
1.21
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
10,780
< Total Healing >
21,033
14,904
< Experience >
14,046
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
5
111
< Time Dealing CC >
235

How to Counter Hecarim with Irelia in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several important Irelia versus Hecarim counter stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hecarim’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Hecarim..

Irelia often has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Typically, she receives less damage than Hecarim. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Irelia and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Hecarim

Who is Better, Irelia or Hecarim?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Irelia usually wins when taking on Hecarim, with a 51.9% win rate. Thus, Irelia makes a good counter to Hecarim.

While Irelia does have a higher win rate than Hecarim, when on opposite teams, Irelia also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Irelia into Hecarim.

Additionally, Irelia has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hecarim. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Hecarim matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Irelia is a decent counter to Hecarim. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Irelia against Hecarim.

Other Champion Matchups Against Irelia

Irelia Loses Against

TaricTaric43.5% winrateNilahNilah45.3% winrateTrundleTrundle45.4% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.8% winrate

Irelia Wins Against

ZeriZeri56.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.7% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.5% winrateHweiHwei55.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Irelia, we analyzed 2,595 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 Hecarim as Irelia 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

Irelia Build Hecarim Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Irelia to counter Hecarim during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia on average picks up much more CS compared to Hecarim. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Irelia versus Hecarim build consist of Sterak's Gage, Blade of The Ruined King, and Sundered Sky. When Irelia used at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better countering Hecarim than with most other common item sets. In fact, Irelia boasted an average winrate of 51.9% when playing against Hecarim with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Hecarim as Irelia, Irelia players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Irelia vs Hecarim matchups, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Hecarim as Irelia are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.