Hecarim with Varus
How to Synergize Hecarim and Varus
based on 3,969 Hecarim with Varus pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Hecarim Varus Synergy Summary
Best Hecarim vs Varus Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Hecarim and Varus
Tips for Playing as Hecarim with Varus
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 Varus Will Play
Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.
An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.
During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full power.
Hecarim Varus Synergy Stats
How to Play with Varus as Hecarim in LoL
The Hecarim Varus synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Varus, 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 Varus. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Varus helps Hecarim perform worse in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Hecarim is an ally to Varus, he observes a marginal improvement in his total damage output. This change could indicate that Varus provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Hecarim is played alongside Varus 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 with Varus.
Moreover, when Hecarim plays with Varus on the same team, he on average receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Varus does a poor job of protecting Hecarim during teamfights.
Synergies between Hecarim and Varus
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Is Hecarim better when played alongside Varus?
There is no perfect ally for Hecarim that will 100% of the time be his #1 synergy. Yet, overall, Varus is a relatively poor ally for Hecarim. By playing on the same team as Hecarim, he drops their win rate by -2.4% to 46.1%. This proves that there is a bad bond between Hecarim and Varus that results in them performing worse together than without each other.
Varus has a much lower diffuclty than Hecarim. That means you don't need to be very careful when lining up Varus allies to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
Playing together, Hecarim players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
Although, by aligning Hecarim and Varus together, you may not be providing your side a great deal of utility. Plan to include other champs on your team that offsets this relative gap in their kit.
Regardless of your Varus ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Hecarim in order to work well with Varus during both the lane 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 shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The most important items to include in your Hecarim and Varus synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Spear of Shojin. When Hecarim included at least these three great items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Varus than with many other typical builds. In fact, Hecarim boasted an average winrate of 46.1% helping carry Varus with this build.
To have the best likelihood of beating 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. Out of all the runes players chose for this team composition, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.1% win rate overall.
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