Hecarim with Skarner
How to Synergize Hecarim and Skarner
based on 42 Hecarim with Skarner pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Hecarim Skarner Synergy Summary
Best Hecarim vs Skarner Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Hecarim and Skarner
Tips for Playing as Hecarim with Skarner
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 Skarner Will Play
Impale is extremely powerful when you use it to position an enemy so your allies can attack them.
Basic attacks reduce the cooldown of Crystal Slash. Use them as often as possible for maximum damage.
Capturing Crystal Spires before attempting neutral objectives or team fights around them improves Skarner's performance in said fights dramatically.
Hecarim Skarner Synergy Stats
How to Play with Skarner as Hecarim in LoL
The Hecarim Skarner synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Skarner, 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 Skarner. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Skarner helps Hecarim perform worse in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Hecarim is paired with Skarner, he observes a great improvement in his full damage output. This could signal that Skarner helps provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Hecarim is played together with Skarner 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 alongside Skarner.
Moreover, when Hecarim plays with Skarner on the same team, he usually takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Skarner does a poor job of protecting Hecarim during teamfights.
Synergies between Hecarim and Skarner
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Is Hecarim better when played alongside Skarner?
There is no top companion for Hecarim that will always be his #1 teammate. Yet, Skarner is a pretty good ally for Hecarim. By playing on the same side as Hecarim, he raises their win rate by 1.5% to 50.0%. This clearly indicates that there is pretty good strategic relationship between Hecarim and Skarner that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.
Skarner has a lower difficulty than Hecarim. That means you don't need to be cautious when lining up Skarner teammates to play with, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to cooperate well with you.
Working alongside, Hecarim players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Together, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
Although, by pairing Hecarim and Skarner together, you may not be providing your side much crowd control. Plan to bring other champions on your team that offsets this disparity in their playstyle.
Regardless of your Skarner ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, 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 to pair well with Skarner during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial finished items to prioritize in your Hecarim and Skarner synergy build include Eclipse, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Hecarim bought at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Skarner than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Hecarim had an average winrate of 50.0% when playing alongside Skarner with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Eyeball Collection, and Ingenious Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for this team composition, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.0% winrate overall.
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