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How to Synergize Hecarim and Neeko

based on 2,749 Hecarim with Neeko pairs
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Hecarim has gone into battle with Neeko in 2749 recently played, competitive games. By gathering so much complete data from the hosts of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can present to you high-quality, usable builds to help Hecarim play with Neeko. It is relatively rare for Hecarim to play with Neeko as teammates. This pairing has only happened in approximately 2.9% of rounds with Hecarim.

Hecarim Neeko Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Hecarim has done a poor job of fighting on the same side as Neeko. Normally, he wins an acceptable 48.8% of the time the champs appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Hecarim when playing alongside Neeko by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Hecarim vs Neeko 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

OpportunitySerylda's GrudgeEclipseProfane Hydra

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
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Last skill for Hecarim to max oute

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakCelerityWaterwalking
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
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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Guide to Synergizing Hecarim and Neeko

Tips for Playing as Hecarim with Neeko

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 Neeko Will Play

You can set her passive to use hotkeys in the options menu. The default is Shift+F1~F5

Try to use Inherent Glamour sparingly, ineffective uses will put enemies on the alert.

Hecarim Neeko Synergy Stats

Hecarim Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Neeko Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.9
6
< Deaths >
6.1
7.9
< Assists >
8.1
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
34
< Minions Killed >
35
1.62
< Dragons Killed >
1.55
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.35
14,150
< Physical Damage >
14,271
2,622
< Magic Damage >
2,668
783
< True Damage >
776
17,556
< Damage Dealt >
17,715
41,415
< Damage Taken >
41,147
12,262
< Gold Earned >
12,215
1.14
< Towers >
1.19
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
21,588
< Total Healing >
21,274
14,229
< Experience >
14,150
20
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
5
232
< Time Dealing CC >
233

How to Play with Neeko as Hecarim in LoL

The Hecarim Neeko synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Neeko, 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 Neeko. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Neeko helps Hecarim perform worse in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Hecarim tries to synergize with Neeko, he gets a little drop in his complete damage dealt. This change could demonstrate that Neeko doesn't help protection for him to deal more damage or that her presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Hecarim is played together with Neeko on the same side, 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 with Neeko.

Moreover, when Hecarim plays with Neeko on the same team, he typically receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Neeko does a poor job of protecting Hecarim during team fights.

Synergies between Hecarim and Neeko

Damage Types Compared

Hecarim
Neeko
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Hecarim
Neeko

Is Hecarim better when played alongside Neeko?

There is no top companion for Hecarim that will always be his ideal ally. Yet, overall, Neeko is a very typical companion for Hecarim. By locking into the same team as Hecarim, she raises their win rate by 0.3% to 48.8%. This proves that there is a weak synergy between Hecarim and Neeko that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.

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

Fighting together, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by bringing Hecarim and Neeko together, you probably will not be giving your side very much engage. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that offsets this hole in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Neeko ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Hecarim Players

How We Calculated Our Hecarim Neeko Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Hecarim and Neeko, we analyzed 2,749 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 Neeko 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Hecarim to synergize with Neeko during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to build first in your Hecarim and Neeko synergy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Spear of Shojin. When Hecarim incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Neeko than with most other common item sets. In fact, Hecarim had an average win rate of 48.8% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Neeko with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of crushing your oponents, you should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for this team composition, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Neeko with Hecarim are shown for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.