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How to Win Kalista vs Hecarim Counter MatchupKalista is in the b tier of champions

Kalista vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Kalista

based on 872 Kalista vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Kalista fought Hecarim 872 times. Having so many matchups for Kalista versus Hecarim provides us faith in our capability to provide informative stats and a solid build to wreck your foe. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Kalista has to counter Hecarim in only 2.6% of her games.

Kalista vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Kalista has done a average job of beating Hecarim. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.5% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Kalista against Hecarim rounds, Kalista’s team is 0.2% more expected to get first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood versus Hecarim.

Best Kalista vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanTerminusRunaan's HurricaneKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kalista to level upe
>
Second ability for Kalista to level upq
>
Last skill for Kalista to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kalista's passive ability p
Kalista's q ability q
Kalista's w ability w
Kalista's e ability e
Kalista's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Hecarim

Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.

Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.

Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.

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.

Kalista vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Hecarim Image
8.2
< Kills >
6.7
6.5
< Deaths >
6
6
< Assists >
8.5
1.84
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
172
< Minions Killed >
34
0.39
< Dragons Killed >
1.4
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.33
17,539
< Physical Damage >
13,857
2,758
< Magic Damage >
2,634
509
< True Damage >
778
20,806
< Damage Dealt >
17,270
21,991
< Damage Taken >
39,383
12,494
< Gold Earned >
11,944
2.33
< Towers >
1.17
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
6,397
< Total Healing >
20,280
12,076
< Experience >
13,670
18
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
5
178
< Time Dealing CC >
238

How to Counter Hecarim with Kalista in LoL

The stats provided here show several important Kalista vs. Hecarim counter stats that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Hecarim’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Hecarim..

Kalista usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Hecarim. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kalista and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Hecarim

Who is Better, Kalista or Hecarim?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kalista usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Hecarim, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Kalista makes an ok counter to Hecarim.

While Kalista does have a higher win rate compared to Hecarim, when facing one another, Kalista also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kalista into Hecarimas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kalista has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hecarim. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Kalista is a decent counter to Hecarim. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kalista against Hecarim.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kalista

Kalista Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner38.2% winrateZyraZyra40.6% winrateTaricTaric41.7% winrateTeemoTeemo42.6% winrate

Kalista Wins Against

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Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Kalista, we analyzed 872 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 Kalista 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 truly master Kalista to counter Hecarim during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista often accumulates much more CS relative to Hecarim. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Kalista versus Hecarim build include Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better versus Hecarim than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kalista had an average winrate of 50.5% when playing against Hecarim with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Hecarim as Kalista, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Kalista vs Hecarim LoL games, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.5% win rate overall.

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