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How to Win Syndra vs Hecarim Counter MatchupSyndra is in the a tier of champions

Syndra vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Syndra in LoLSyndra is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Syndra

based on 2,127 Syndra vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our dataset, Syndra battled Hecarim 2127 times. Having so many matchups for Syndra vs Hecarim provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare informative data and a recommended build to obliterate your opposition. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Syndra is forced to battle against Hecarim in only 2.5% of her games.

Syndra vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Syndra has done a poor job of countering Hecarim. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.4% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Syndra versus Hecarim games, Syndra’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that she probably won't get first blood versus Hecarim.

Best Syndra vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Syndra Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Void StaffSeraph's EmbraceZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Syndra's passive ability p
Syndra's q ability q
Syndra's w ability w
Syndra's e ability e
Syndra's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Syndra

Tips for Playing as Syndra against Hecarim

To maximize your ultimate's damage use it when there are many spheres on the battlefield.

After you hit an enemy champion with Force of Will follow up with Dark Sphere, they'll be slowed and have a hard time avoiding it.

Get one of your spells to rank 5 as quickly as possible, they gain powerful bonus effects at max rank.

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.

Syndra vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Syndra Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Hecarim Image
6.3
< Kills >
7.2
5.9
< Deaths >
6
6.4
< Assists >
7.9
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
182
< Minions Killed >
35
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.64
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.37
893
< Physical Damage >
14,364
19,928
< Magic Damage >
2,778
1,773
< True Damage >
769
22,596
< Damage Dealt >
17,912
17,965
< Damage Taken >
41,829
12,061
< Gold Earned >
12,477
1.8
< Towers >
1.29
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
1,656
< Total Healing >
21,834
14,502
< Experience >
14,469
20
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
5
373
< Time Dealing CC >
240

How to Counter Hecarim with Syndra in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some valuable Syndra against Hecarim matchup stats that can help you figure out the differences between the pair. Syndra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hecarim’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Syndra may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Hecarim..

Syndra often has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Hecarim. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Syndra and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Syndra
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Syndra
Hecarim

Who is Better, Syndra or Hecarim?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Syndra usually loses when facing off against Hecarim, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Syndra makes a poor counter for Hecarim.

While Syndra does have a lower winrate than Hecarim, when they face off with one another, Syndra also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Syndra into Hecarimas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Syndra has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hecarim. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Syndra vs Hecarim matchups, Hecarim is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Syndra is a somewhat poor counter to Hecarim. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Syndra against Hecarim.

Additional Information for Syndra Players

How We Calculated Our Syndra vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Syndra, we analyzed 2,127 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 Syndra 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 truly master Syndra to counter Hecarim during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Syndra typically racks up much more CS compared to Hecarim. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They 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 require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Syndra versus Hecarim build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Syndra used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs. Hecarim than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Syndra had an average winrate of 48.4% when playing against Hecarim with this build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Hecarim as Syndra, Syndra players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Syndra vs Hecarim face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.4% win rate overall.

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