Zilean with Hecarim
How to Synergize Zilean and Hecarim
based on 1,509 Zilean with Hecarim pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Zilean Hecarim Synergy Summary
Best Zilean vs Hecarim Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Zilean and Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Zilean with Hecarim
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
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.
Zilean Hecarim Synergy Stats
How to Play with Hecarim as Zilean in LoL
The Zilean 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, Zilean sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Hecarim. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Hecarim helps Zilean perform poorer in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Zilean plays on the same team as Hecarim, he observes a small decrease in his total damage output. This difference could indicate that Hecarim does not provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Zilean is played with Hecarim on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Hecarim. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Hecarim.
Additionally, when Zilean plays with Hecarim on the same side, he often takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Hecarim does a decent job of covering Zilean during teamfights.
Synergies between Zilean and Hecarim
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Is Zilean better when played alongside Hecarim?
There is no perfect companion for Zilean that will always be his #1 synergy. However, Hecarim is a very typical companion for Zilean. By playing on the same team as Zilean, he improves their win rate by 0.4% to 51.1%. This demonstrates that there is only a small synergy between Zilean and Hecarim that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.
Hecarim has a lower difficulty than Zilean. That means Zilean players don't need to be careful when enlisting Hecarim comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.
Playing together, Zilean players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
Conversely, by grouping Zilean and Hecarim together, you may not be providing your team a lot of anti-tank damage dealing potential. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that fills this gap in this pairing's potential.
Regardless of the ability of your Hecarim teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Zilean in order to pair well with Hecarim during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.
The most important items to build first in your Zilean and Hecarim synergy build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Hecarim than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Zilean boasted an average win rate of 51.1% helping carry Hecarim with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Zilean players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for this team composition, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.1% win rate overall.
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