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Kassadin with Hecarim

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How to Synergize Kassadin and Hecarim

based on 1,441 Kassadin with Hecarim pairs
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.58
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Kassadin has been on the same team as Hecarim in 1441 recent, ranked games. By gathering so much great data from the creators of LoL, we feel confident that we can present to you high-quality, usable builds to help Kassadin synergize with Hecarim. It is relatively rare for Kassadin to play alongside Hecarim as allies. This pairing has only occurred in about 2.8% of matches with Kassadin.

Kassadin Hecarim Synergy Summary

Kassadin has done a decent job of fighting on the same side as Hecarim. Normally, he wins an acceptable 51.4% of matches the champs try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Kassadin when fighting on the same team as Hecarim by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kassadin vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Kassadin Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceStormsurgeRod of Ages

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kassadin to level upe
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Second ability for Kassadin to level upq
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Last skill for Kassadin to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kassadin's passive ability p
Kassadin's q ability q
Kassadin's w ability w
Kassadin's e ability e
Kassadin's ultimate ability r
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Kassadin and Hecarim

Tips for Playing as Kassadin with Hecarim

Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.

Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.

Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.

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.

Kassadin Hecarim Synergy Stats

Kassadin Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Hecarim Image
8
< Kills >
7.7
5.3
< Deaths >
5.5
5.7
< Assists >
5.7
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
174
< Minions Killed >
170
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,710
< Physical Damage >
1,726
20,882
< Magic Damage >
20,251
603
< True Damage >
582
23,196
< Damage Dealt >
22,560
28,773
< Damage Taken >
29,444
12,225
< Gold Earned >
12,061
1.79
< Towers >
1.69
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,942
< Total Healing >
5,994
15,482
< Experience >
15,396
16
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
189
< Time Dealing CC >
187

How to Play with Hecarim as Kassadin in LoL

The Kassadin Hecarim synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Hecarim, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Kassadin sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Hecarim. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Hecarim helps Kassadin perform not as well in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kassadin is paired with Hecarim, he gets a little increase in his complete damage output. This may demonstrate that Hecarim supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Kassadin is played together with Hecarim on the same team, 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 synergisticly with Hecarim.

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

Synergies between Kassadin and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Kassadin
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kassadin
Hecarim

Is Kassadin better when played alongside Hecarim?

There is no top champion pairing for Kassadin that will always be his ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Hecarim is a pretty good companion for Kassadin. By playing on the same side as Kassadin, he raises their win rate by 1.4% to 51.4%. This clearly indicates that there is a potentially meaningful synergy between Kassadin and Hecarim that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Hecarim has a lower difficulty than Kassadin. That means Kassadin players don't need to be cautious when finding Hecarim teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a lower level of skill to work well with you.

Fighting on the same side, Kassadin players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Combined, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by pairing Kassadin and Hecarim together, you will not be providing your other allies enough support. We recommend you have other champs on your team that offsets this gap in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Hecarim teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kassadin Players

How We Calculated Our Kassadin Hecarim Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kassadin and Hecarim, we analyzed 1,441 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 Kassadin with Hecarim 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 Kassadin in order to pair well with Hecarim during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to learn some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to focus on in your Kassadin and Hecarim synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Stormsurge, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Hecarim than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kassadin boasted an average win rate of 51.4% when playing alongside Hecarim with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for this team composition, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.4% win rate overall.

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