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Hecarim with Nilah

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How to Synergize Hecarim and Nilah

based on 1,483 Hecarim with Nilah pairs
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.53
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each week. Hecarim has fought alongside Nilah in 1483 recently played, ranked games. By gathering so much complete data directly from the creators of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can give you robust, usable builds to help Hecarim play with Nilah. It is relatively rare for Hecarim to play with Nilah as allies. This has only happened in approx. 1.6% of rounds with Hecarim.

Hecarim Nilah Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Hecarim does a dismal job of synergizing with Nilah. Usually, he wins an acceptable 49.2% of games the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Hecarim when playing alongside Nilah by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with them, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Hecarim vs Nilah 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

EclipseSundered SkyProfane HydraOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Hecarim to level upq
>
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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Guide to Synergizing Hecarim and Nilah

Tips for Playing as Hecarim with Nilah

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.

Hecarim Nilah Synergy Stats

Hecarim Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
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6.7
< Kills >
6.9
5.9
< Deaths >
6.1
8.2
< Assists >
8.1
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
33
< Minions Killed >
35
1.53
< Dragons Killed >
1.55
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.35
14,050
< Physical Damage >
14,271
2,673
< Magic Damage >
2,668
762
< True Damage >
776
17,485
< Damage Dealt >
17,715
40,265
< Damage Taken >
41,147
12,014
< Gold Earned >
12,215
1.17
< Towers >
1.19
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
20,757
< Total Healing >
21,274
14,048
< Experience >
14,150
19
< Vision Score >
19
5
< Wards Placed >
5
231
< Time Dealing CC >
233

How to Play with Nilah as Hecarim in LoL

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

When Hecarim tries to synergize with Nilah, he sees a little drop in his total damage output. This difference could signal that Nilah does not help protection for him to dish out more damage or that their support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Hecarim is played with Nilah on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Nilah.

Moreover, when Hecarim plays with Nilah on the same team, he usually takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Nilah does a decent job of protecting Hecarim in team fights.

Synergies between Hecarim and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Hecarim
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Hecarim
Nilah

Is Hecarim better when played alongside Nilah?

There is no ideal synergy for Hecarim that will no matter what be his top synergy. Yet, overall, Nilah is a very typical teammate for Hecarim. By locking into the same team as Hecarim, they improves their win rate by 0.7% to 49.2%. This signals that there is only a small strategic relationship between Hecarim and Nilah that results in them performing better together than alone.

Nilah has a much greater difficulty compared to Hecarim. That means Hecarim players must be careful when lining up Nilah allies to play with, as they will have to have a much higher level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Playing cooperatively, you should expect to observe 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.

Although, by grouping Hecarim and Nilah together, you probably will not be granting your team much support. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Nilah ally, 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 anyway.

Additional Information for Hecarim Players

How We Calculated Our Hecarim Nilah Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Hecarim and Nilah, we analyzed 1,483 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 Nilah 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 Nilah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to learn some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to build first in your Hecarim and Nilah synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Spear of Shojin. When Hecarim included at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Nilah than with most other typical builds. In fact, Hecarim had an average win rate of 49.2% helping carry Nilah with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against 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 rune builds we have analyed for this team composition, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.2% win rate overall.

If you need to see Hecarim and Nilah collaboration tips and stats for a a distinct division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides given are computed using all matches with data with both champions.