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Leona vs Hecarim

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How to Beat Hecarim as Leona

based on 3,396 Leona vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.58
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Hecarim as Leona resulted from an examination of 3396 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Leona is forced to battle against Hecarim in only 2.4% of her games.

Leona vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Leona does a good job of countering Hecarim. Normally, she wins a fantastic 52.2% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Leona versus Hecarim matches, Leona’s side is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood versus Hecarim.

Best Leona vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Force of NatureTrailblazerSunfire AegisThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Leona to level upw
>
Second ability for Leona to level upe
>
Last skill for Leona to max outq

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeSecond WindOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Leona's passive ability p
Leona's q ability q
Leona's w ability w
Leona's e ability e
Leona's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Leona

Tips for Playing as Leona against Hecarim

Shield of Daybreak and Zenith Blade form a powerful offensive combo.

Lead the charge and mark your foes with Sunlight before your allies deal damage.

You can absorb a huge amount of damage using Eclipse, but you must stay near enemies to gain the bonus duration.

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.

Leona vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Hecarim Image
2
< Kills >
6.7
6
< Deaths >
6.2
13.5
< Assists >
8.8
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
32
< Minions Killed >
34
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.52
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.36
2,887
< Physical Damage >
14,107
6,693
< Magic Damage >
2,661
965
< True Damage >
822
10,546
< Damage Dealt >
17,591
22,566
< Damage Taken >
40,712
8,496
< Gold Earned >
12,150
1.62
< Towers >
1.21
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
2,699
< Total Healing >
20,971
10,498
< Experience >
13,970
55
< Vision Score >
19
23
< Wards Placed >
5
220
< Time Dealing CC >
230

How to Counter Hecarim with Leona in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some critical Leona vs. Hecarim matchup statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between these two champions. Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hecarim’s ratio of NaN, showing that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Hecarim. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Leona often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Hecarim. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Leona and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Leona
Hecarim

Who is Better, Leona or Hecarim?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Leona usually wins when facing off against Hecarim, with a 52.2% win rate. Thus, Leona makes a good counter to Hecarim.

While Leona does have a higher winrate than Hecarim, when on opposite teams, Leona also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Leona into Hecarim.

Furthermore, Leona also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hecarim. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Leona vs Hecarim matchups, Leona is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Leona is a good counter for Hecarim. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Leona against Hecarim.

Other Champion Matchups Against Leona

Leona Loses Against

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Leona Wins Against

YuumiYuumi60.6% winrateNidaleeNidalee60.2% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa57.4% winrateGragasGragas56.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Leona, we analyzed 3,396 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 Leona 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 Leona to counter Hecarim during both the lane 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 above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Leona often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Hecarim. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Leona versus Hecarim build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Leona used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when facing Hecarim than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Leona boasted an average win rate of 52.2% when playing against Hecarim with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Hecarim as Leona, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Leona vs Hecarim fights, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.2% winrate overall.

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