Hecarim with Nasus
How to Synergize Hecarim and Nasus
based on 2,500 Hecarim with Nasus pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Hecarim Nasus Synergy Summary
Best Hecarim vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Hecarim and Nasus
Tips for Playing as Hecarim with Nasus
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 Nasus Will Play
Paying attention to last hitting with Siphoning Strike will have a large impact at the end of a game.
If you're solo, Spirit Fire is a great way to farm a lane. It can be bad if you're in a lane with 2 and you push too far. Find the right balance between Siphoning Strike last hits and AoE farming.
If you have low defenses, people will focus you down even during your ultimate. Try buying some survivability items even in your DPS builds.
Hecarim Nasus Synergy Stats
How to Play with Nasus as Hecarim in LoL
The Hecarim Nasus synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Nasus, 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 Nasus. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Nasus helps Hecarim perform worse in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Hecarim plays on the same team as Nasus, he sees a little increase in his total damage output. This change may demonstrate that Nasus provides cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Hecarim is played alongside Nasus on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Nasus. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Nasus.
Additionally, when Hecarim plays with Nasus on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Nasus does a poor job of protecting Hecarim during teamfights.
Synergies between Hecarim and Nasus
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Is Hecarim better when played alongside Nasus?
There is no one best ally for Hecarim that will no matter what be his #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Nasus is a very typical companion for Hecarim. By being on the same team as Hecarim, he improves their win rate by 0.6% to 49.1%. This proves that there is a weak bond between Hecarim and Nasus that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.
Nasus has a lower difficulty than Hecarim. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Nasus teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to do well with you.
Fighting alongside, Hecarim players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Combined, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
In contrast, by aligning Hecarim and Nasus together, you may not be providing your team much utility. Make sure to have other champs on your team that fills this disparity in their kit.
Regardless of your Nasus ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hecarim in order to pair well with Nasus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to gather some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The top finished items to include in your Hecarim and Nasus synergy build include Spear of Shojin, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Hecarim used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Nasus than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Hecarim had an average win rate of 49.1% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Nasus with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Hecarim and Nasus pairings, this mix of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.1% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Nasus with Hecarim are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.