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How to Win Maokai vs Hecarim Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Maokai

based on 3,849 Maokai vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
54.4 %
K/D/A
2.82
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League games every week. Within our database, Maokai battled Hecarim in 3849 games. Having so many matchups for Maokai vs Hecarim provides us faith in our capacity to prepare useful statistics and a solid build to crush Hecarim. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Maokai is forced to battle against Hecarim in only 2.5% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a great job of countering Hecarim. On average, he wins a terrific 54.4% of matches the champs face one another in. In Maokai versus Hecarim games, Maokai’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Hecarim.

Best Maokai vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Spirit VisageJak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic RookernIceborn Gauntlet

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Adaptive ForceArmorArmor
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai's q ability q
Maokai's w ability w
Maokai's e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Hecarim

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.

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.

Maokai vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
54.4 %
VS
Win Rate
45.6 %
Hecarim Image
2.8
< Kills >
6.6
5.5
< Deaths >
6.2
12.7
< Assists >
8.3
0.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
49
< Minions Killed >
34
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
1.51
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.34
1,771
< Physical Damage >
14,583
11,428
< Magic Damage >
2,829
1,025
< True Damage >
818
14,225
< Damage Dealt >
18,231
28,681
< Damage Taken >
41,672
9,289
< Gold Earned >
12,159
1.54
< Towers >
1.15
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
9,603
< Total Healing >
21,592
11,445
< Experience >
14,071
46
< Vision Score >
19
19
< Wards Placed >
5
424
< Time Dealing CC >
236

How to Counter Hecarim with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some critical Maokai vs. Hecarim matchup stats that can help you understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hecarim’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Hecarim. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Maokai usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Hecarim. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Hecarim

Who is Better, Maokai or Hecarim?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when facing off against Hecarim, with a 54.4% win rate. Thus, Maokai makes a great counter to Hecarim.

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

Furthermore, Maokai also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hecarim. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Hecarim matchups, Maokai is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Maokai is a great counter to Hecarim. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Maokai against Hecarim.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

SwainSwain47.6% winrateLilliaLillia48.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser48.4% winrateNilahNilah48.4% winrate

Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Maokai, we analyzed 3,849 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 Maokai 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

Maokai Build Hecarim Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Maokai to counter Hecarim during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Hecarim. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Maokai versus Hecarim build consist of Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Hecarim than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Maokai boasted an average win rate of 54.4% when playing against Hecarim with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Hecarim as Maokai, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Maokai vs Hecarim fights, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 54.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Hecarim as Maokai are given for all ranked divisions. To filter the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.