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How to Win Soraka vs Hecarim Counter MatchupSoraka is in the a tier of champions

Soraka vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Soraka in LoLSoraka is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Soraka

based on 2,222 Soraka vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.7
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL games each week. Within our data, Soraka engaged Hecarim in 2222 rounds. Including so many games with Soraka versus Hecarim provides us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare enlightening statistics and a solid build to wreck your foe. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Soraka fights Hecarim in only 2.5% of her games.

Soraka vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Soraka does a below average job of countering Hecarim. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.3% of games the champions fight each other in. In Soraka against Hecarim games, Soraka’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Hecarim.

Best Soraka vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
Mikael's BlessingDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreStaff of Flowing WaterArdent CenserRedemption

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingRevitalize
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Soraka's passive ability p
Soraka's q ability q
Soraka's w ability w
Soraka's e ability e
Soraka's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Hecarim as Soraka

Tips for Playing as Soraka against Hecarim

Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.

You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.

Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.

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.

Soraka vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Hecarim Image
0.8
< Kills >
6.7
5.4
< Deaths >
5.6
13.8
< Assists >
7.7
0.09
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
26
< Minions Killed >
33
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
1.59
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.36
611
< Physical Damage >
14,918
4,595
< Magic Damage >
2,739
368
< True Damage >
789
5,575
< Damage Dealt >
18,447
15,710
< Damage Taken >
40,195
7,770
< Gold Earned >
12,060
2.02
< Towers >
1.24
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
22,276
< Total Healing >
21,450
10,151
< Experience >
13,915
53
< Vision Score >
19
23
< Wards Placed >
5
194
< Time Dealing CC >
232

How to Counter Hecarim with Soraka in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some vital Soraka against Hecarim counter statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hecarim’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Hecarim. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Soraka often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Hecarim. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Soraka and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Soraka
Hecarim

Who is Better, Soraka or Hecarim?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Soraka usually loses when trying to fight Hecarim, with a 48.3% win rate. Therefore, Soraka makes a poor counter for Hecarim.

While Soraka does have a lower winrate compared to Hecarim, when facing one another, Soraka also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Soraka into Hecarim.

Moreover, Soraka also has a lot 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 lot of burst damage.

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

Soraka is a somewhat poor counter for Hecarim. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Soraka against Hecarim.

Additional Information for Soraka Players

How We Calculated Our Soraka vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Soraka, we analyzed 2,222 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 Soraka 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Soraka to counter Hecarim during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Soraka often racks up a similar amount of CS as Hecarim. Champs who on average 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Soraka versus Hecarim build consist of Mikael's Blessing, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Soraka included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Hecarim than with many other common item sets. In fact, Soraka had an average winrate of 48.3% battling Hecarim with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Hecarim as Soraka, you should take the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Revitalize, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Soraka vs Hecarim battles, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Hecarim as Soraka are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a specific rank, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.