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Hecarim with Gragas

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How to Synergize Hecarim and Gragas

based on 1,117 Hecarim with Gragas pairs
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.54
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each week. Hecarim has gone into battle with Gragas in 1117 recently played, ranked games. By amassing so much complete data from the creators of League, we feel confident that we can provide you with high-quality, insightful builds to help Hecarim play with Gragas. It is very rare for Hecarim to play alongside Gragas on the same side. This has only taken place in about 1.2% of matches with Hecarim.

Hecarim Gragas Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Hecarim has done a dismal job of playing alongside Gragas. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.1% of matches the champs appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Hecarim when playing with Gragas by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Hecarim vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Hecarim Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Sterak's GageDeath's DanceProfane HydraOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Hecarim's passive ability p
Hecarim's q ability q
Hecarim's w ability w
Hecarim's e ability e
Hecarim's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
3
Q
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E
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Hecarim and Gragas

Tips for Playing as Hecarim with Gragas

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.

Advice to Understand How Gragas Will Play

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Hecarim Gragas Synergy Stats

Hecarim Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Gragas Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.9
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
8.1
< Assists >
8.1
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
36
< Minions Killed >
35
1.61
< Dragons Killed >
1.55
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.35
15,177
< Physical Damage >
14,271
2,701
< Magic Damage >
2,668
802
< True Damage >
776
18,681
< Damage Dealt >
17,715
41,437
< Damage Taken >
41,147
12,532
< Gold Earned >
12,215
1.23
< Towers >
1.19
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
21,557
< Total Healing >
21,274
14,444
< Experience >
14,150
20
< Vision Score >
19
5
< Wards Placed >
5
242
< Time Dealing CC >
233

How to Play with Gragas as Hecarim in LoL

The Hecarim Gragas synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Gragas, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Hecarim sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gragas. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Gragas helps Hecarim perform not as well in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Hecarim is paired with Gragas, he sees a marginal improvement in his complete damage dealt. This may signal that Gragas supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Hecarim is played together with Gragas on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Gragas.

Moreover, when Hecarim plays with Gragas on the same team, he on average receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage may mean that Gragas does a poor job of protecting Hecarim during teamfights.

Synergies between Hecarim and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Hecarim
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Hecarim
Gragas

Is Hecarim better when played alongside Gragas?

There is no top champion pairing for Hecarim that will no matter what be his #1 teammate. Yet, Gragas is a very typical companion for Hecarim. By being on the same side as Hecarim, he decreases their win rate by -0.4% to 48.1%. This proves that there is not really a strong synergy between Hecarim and Gragas that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Gragas has a lower difficulty than Hecarim. That means Hecarim players don't need to be careful when enlisting Gragas allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Playing together, Hecarim players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to cover for your other teammates. When paired, these champs might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

In contrast, by aligning Hecarim and Gragas together, you probably will not be giving your side enough support. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that helps cover this gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Gragas teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Hecarim Players

How We Calculated Our Hecarim Gragas Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Hecarim and Gragas, we analyzed 1,117 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Hecarim with Gragas comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Hecarim in order to work well with Gragas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The best items to have in your Hecarim and Gragas synergy build include Spear of Shojin, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Hecarim included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Gragas than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average win rate of 48.1% helping carry Gragas with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Hecarim and Gragas pairings, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Gragas with Hecarim are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.