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Hecarim with Kassadin

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How to Synergize Hecarim and Kassadin

based on 1,441 Hecarim with Kassadin pairs
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Hecarim has been on the same team as Kassadin in 1441 recent, competitive games. By pooling so much relevant data directly from the hosts of League, we are sure that we can provide you with robust, insightful builds to help Hecarim synergize with Kassadin. It is relatively rare for Hecarim to play with Kassadin on the same team. This pairing has only happened in about 1.5% of matches with Hecarim.

Hecarim Kassadin Synergy Summary

Hecarim has done a decent job of synergizing with Kassadin. Normally, he wins an acceptable 51.4% of the time the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Hecarim when playing with Kassadin by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Hecarim vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Hecarim Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusEclipseDeath's DanceOpportunity

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
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Q
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E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Hecarim and Kassadin

Tips for Playing as Hecarim with Kassadin

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 Kassadin Will Play

Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.

Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.

Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.

Hecarim Kassadin Synergy Stats

Hecarim Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Kassadin Image
6.7
< Kills >
6.9
6
< Deaths >
6.1
8.2
< Assists >
8.1
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
35
< Minions Killed >
35
1.47
< Dragons Killed >
1.55
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.35
14,107
< Physical Damage >
14,271
2,615
< Magic Damage >
2,668
746
< True Damage >
776
17,468
< Damage Dealt >
17,715
41,111
< Damage Taken >
41,147
12,220
< Gold Earned >
12,215
1.28
< Towers >
1.19
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
21,433
< Total Healing >
21,274
14,301
< Experience >
14,150
19
< Vision Score >
19
5
< Wards Placed >
5
232
< Time Dealing CC >
233

How to Play with Kassadin as Hecarim in LoL

The Hecarim Kassadin synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kassadin, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kassadin. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Kassadin helps Hecarim perform poorer in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Hecarim is an ally to Kassadin, he observes a little decrease in his total damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Kassadin does not provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Hecarim is played together with Kassadin on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Kassadin.

Moreover, when Hecarim plays with Kassadin on the same team, he typically receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Kassadin does a decent job of covering Hecarim during teamfights.

Synergies between Hecarim and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Hecarim
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Hecarim
Kassadin

Is Hecarim better when played alongside Kassadin?

There is no top ally for Hecarim that will 100% of the time be his top ally. Yet, Kassadin is a good teammate for Hecarim. By locking into the same side as Hecarim, he raises their win rate by 2.9% to 51.4%. This demonstrates that there is pretty good synergy between Hecarim and Kassadin that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Kassadin has a greater difficulty than Hecarim. That means you should be cautious when lining up Kassadin comrades to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Playing alongside, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Conversely, by bringing Hecarim and Kassadin together, you probably will not be giving your other teammates much support. Plan to pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Kassadin ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Hecarim Players

How We Calculated Our Hecarim Kassadin Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Hecarim and Kassadin, we analyzed 1,441 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 Kassadin 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 to work well with Kassadin during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most important items to include in your Hecarim and Kassadin synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Spear of Shojin. When Hecarim used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Kassadin than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average winrate of 51.4% when playing alongside Kassadin with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing your oponents, Hecarim players should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Hecarim and Kassadin pairings, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.4% winrate overall.

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