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How to Win Kayle vs Hecarim Counter MatchupKayle is in the s tier of champions

Kayle vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Kayle in LoLKayle is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Kayle

based on 2,799 Kayle vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
1.88
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Hecarim as Kayle resulted from an examination of 2799 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Kayle fights Hecarim in only 2.5% of her rounds.

Kayle vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Kayle does a good job of countering Hecarim. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.1% of games the champs fight one another in. In Kayle vs Hecarim rounds, Kayle’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't get first blood versus Hecarim.

Best Kayle vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneNashor's Tooth

Optional Items

ShadowflameTerminusBlade of The Ruined KingRiftmaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kayle's passive ability p
Kayle's q ability q
Kayle's w ability w
Kayle's e ability e
Kayle's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Hecarim

Kayle benefits greatly from Attack Damage and Ability Power, making hybrid items like Nashor's Tooth and Hextech Gunblade very effective on her.

Using Divine Judgment on a high-DPS ally can turn the tides of battle by giving your ally free reign to attack.

Kayle's attacks become incredibly powerful once she gains attack range from Divine Ascent. Play safe until then.

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.

Kayle vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Hecarim Image
5.6
< Kills >
6.8
5.9
< Deaths >
5.9
5.5
< Assists >
7.9
1.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
195
< Minions Killed >
33
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
1.64
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.4
7,142
< Physical Damage >
13,560
13,698
< Magic Damage >
2,563
536
< True Damage >
720
21,376
< Damage Dealt >
16,843
22,755
< Damage Taken >
40,700
12,377
< Gold Earned >
12,227
2.74
< Towers >
1.27
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
7,097
< Total Healing >
21,281
15,449
< Experience >
14,234
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
5
240
< Time Dealing CC >
237

How to Counter Hecarim with Kayle in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some significant Kayle vs. Hecarim matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hecarim’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Hecarim..

Kayle often has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Typically, she receives less damage than Hecarim. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayle and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Hecarim

Who is Better, Kayle or Hecarim?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayle usually wins when facing off against Hecarim, with a 52.1% win rate. Therefore, Kayle makes a good counter for Hecarim.

While Kayle does have a higher win rate compared to Hecarim, when on opposite teams, Kayle also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Kayle into Hecarimas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kayle also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hecarim. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Hecarim matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Kayle is a good counter to Hecarim. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kayle against Hecarim.

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Kayle, we analyzed 2,799 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 Kayle 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kayle to counter Hecarim during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle most often accumulates much more CS relative to Hecarim. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Kayle versus Hecarim build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Kayle included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Hecarim than with most other common builds. In fact, Kayle had an average win rate of 52.1% when countering Hecarim with this counter build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Hecarim as Kayle, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Kayle vs Hecarim matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.1% winrate overall.

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