Cho'Gath with Hecarim
How to Synergize Cho'Gath and Hecarim
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Cho'Gath Hecarim Synergy Summary
Best Cho'Gath vs Hecarim Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Cho'Gath and Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath with Hecarim
Using Rupture on creeps in combination with Carnivore is a good way to gain Health and Mana.
If you're having difficulty feasting upon champions, try eating minions until you're larger.
Try to line up your attacks with Vorpal Spikes so that they kill minions and harass enemy champions at the same time.
Advice to Understand How Hecarim Will Play
Devastating Charge deals more damage based on the distance traveled. Try using Onslaught of Shadows or Summoner Spells such as Ghost or Flash to maximize this damage.
Spirit of Dread restores Health when nearby enemies take damage, including damage dealt by allies. Cast this during a large fight to maximize Hecarim's survivability.
Cho'Gath Hecarim Synergy Stats
How to Play with Hecarim as Cho'Gath in LoL
The Cho'Gath Hecarim synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Hecarim, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Cho'Gath sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Hecarim. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Hecarim helps Cho'Gath perform poorer in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Cho'Gath is an ally to Hecarim, he sees a small decrease in his total damage output. This difference could signal that Hecarim doesn't help protection for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Cho'Gath is played alongside Hecarim on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Hecarim.
Moreover, when Cho'Gath plays with Hecarim on the same side, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Hecarim does a decent job of covering Cho'Gath in team fights.
Synergies between Cho'Gath and Hecarim
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Is Cho'Gath better when played alongside Hecarim?
There is no one best champion pairing for Cho'Gath that will 100% of the time be his best ally. However, Hecarim is a relatively poor ally for Cho'Gath. By playing on the same side as Cho'Gath, he decreases their win rate by -2.7% to 46.8%. This proves that there is a negative bond between Cho'Gath and Hecarim that results in them performing worse together than alone.
Hecarim has a greater difficulty than Cho'Gath. That means Cho'Gath players need to be careful when finding Hecarim comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to work well with you.
Playing on the same side, Cho'Gath players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to soak up damage. When paired, these two might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.
In contrast, by grouping Cho'Gath and Hecarim together, you probably will not be granting your team enough support. Make sure to include other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of your Hecarim ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Cho'Gath in order to pair well with Hecarim during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.
The best items to have in your Cho'Gath and Hecarim synergy build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Cho'Gath bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Hecarim than with most other common item sets. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average win rate of 46.8% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Hecarim with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of defeating your oponents, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Cho'Gath and Hecarim pairings, this mix of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.8% winrate overall.
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