Kalista with Hecarim
How to Synergize Kalista and Hecarim
based on 822 Kalista with Hecarim pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Kalista Hecarim Synergy Summary
Best Kalista vs Hecarim Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Kalista and Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Kalista with Hecarim
Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.
Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.
Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.
Advice to Understand How Hecarim Will Play
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.
Kalista Hecarim Synergy Stats
How to Play with Hecarim as Kalista in LoL
The Kalista Hecarim synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Hecarim, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Kalista sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Hecarim. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Hecarim helps Kalista perform poorer in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Kalista is an ally to Hecarim, she gets a small decrease in her total damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Hecarim does not support by providing protection for her to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Kalista is played with Hecarim on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Hecarim.
Moreover, when Kalista plays with Hecarim on the same side, she typically takes a little less damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Hecarim does a decent job of covering Kalista in team fights.
Synergies between Kalista and Hecarim
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Is Kalista better when played alongside Hecarim?
There is no universally accepted best ally for Kalista that will 100% of the time be her top synergy. However, overall, Hecarim is a very typical companion for Kalista. By locking into the same team as Kalista, he drops their win rate by -0.1% to 47.3%. This signals that there is only a small synergy between Kalista and Hecarim that results in them performing worse together than alone.
Hecarim has a lower difficulty than Kalista. That means you don't need to be cautious when lining up Hecarim comrades to play with, as they will require a lower level of skill to play well with you.
Playing together, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
Although, by grouping Kalista and Hecarim together, you probably will not be giving your other allies a great deal of support. We recommend you have other champions on your team that fills this disparity in their capabilities.
Regardless of your Hecarim ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Kalista to work well with Hecarim during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The ideal finished items to build first in your Kalista and Hecarim synergy build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista bought at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better as an ally of Hecarim than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kalista had an average win rate of 47.3% when playing alongside Hecarim with this build.
To have the best probability of annihilating your oponents, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for this team composition, this set of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.3% win rate overall.
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