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Sylas vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Sylas in LoLSylas is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Sylas

based on 3,553 Sylas vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League games each week. Within our database, Sylas fought Hecarim in 3553 games. With so many matchups for Sylas versus Hecarim provides us faith in our ability to provide actionable data and a supported build to shatter your opposition. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Sylas has to counter Hecarim in only 2.8% of his games.

Sylas vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Sylas has done a good job of countering Hecarim. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.4% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Sylas versus Hecarim rounds, Sylas’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Hecarim.

Best Sylas vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Sylas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Optional Items

CryptbloomLich BaneStormsurgeShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Sylas's passive ability p
Sylas's q ability q
Sylas's w ability w
Sylas's e ability e
Sylas's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Sylas

Tips for Playing as Sylas against Hecarim

Clever use of enemy ultimates can open up new possibilities to approach teamfights.

Wait for you or your enemy to reach low health before using Kingslayer for maximum effect.

Space out your ability usage to get maximum effect from Petricite Burst.

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.

Sylas vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Sylas Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Hecarim Image
8.2
< Kills >
6.8
6.9
< Deaths >
6.3
6.6
< Assists >
8.1
1.87
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
128
< Minions Killed >
34
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
1.43
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.32
487
< Physical Damage >
14,430
22,438
< Magic Damage >
2,703
825
< True Damage >
749
23,751
< Damage Dealt >
17,882
29,840
< Damage Taken >
40,532
11,493
< Gold Earned >
12,019
1.63
< Towers >
1.2
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
7,842
< Total Healing >
20,803
13,600
< Experience >
13,785
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
5
281
< Time Dealing CC >
220

How to Counter Hecarim with Sylas in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several significant Sylas against Hecarim counter stats that can help us realize the differences between these two champions. Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hecarim’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Hecarim..

Sylas often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Hecarim. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sylas and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Sylas
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sylas
Hecarim

Who is Better, Sylas or Hecarim?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually wins when taking on Hecarim, with a 52.4% win rate. As a result, Sylas makes a good counter for Hecarim.

While Sylas does have a higher win rate compared to Hecarim, when they face off with one another, Sylas also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Sylas into Hecarim.

Additionally, Sylas also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hecarim. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Sylas is a good counter for Hecarim. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Sylas against Hecarim.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sylas

Sylas Loses Against

CassiopeiaCassiopeia44.5% winrateLilliaLillia45.1% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.3% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.4% winrate

Sylas Wins Against

MalphiteMalphite54.8% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.8% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.4% winrateZiggsZiggs53.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KledKled+ 53.2% 1441 GamesBardBard+ 53.4% 3585 GamesIvernIvern+ 53.6% 1305 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.6% 5383 Games

Additional Information for Sylas Players

How We Calculated Our Sylas vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Sylas, we analyzed 3,553 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 Sylas 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

Sylas Build Hecarim Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sylas to counter Hecarim during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sylas often racks up much more CS compared to Hecarim. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Sylas versus Hecarim build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Hecarim than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 52.4% when countering Hecarim with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Hecarim as Sylas, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Sylas vs Hecarim LoL games, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.4% winrate overall.

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