[League of Legends / LoL] Hecarim Champion Guide

This page contains a champion character strategy guide for Hecarim in League of Legends (LoL), including stats, skills, and abilities.

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Hecarim

Basic Information

Hecarim – the Shadow of War
Class	581	Role	2111
IP	4800	RP	880

Champion Stats

	Lv1	Per Lv	Lv18
Health	581	+90	2111
Health Regen	7	+0.75	19.8
Mana	277	+40	957
Mana Regen	6.5	+0.6	16.7
Attack Damage	58	+3.2	112
Armor	26.7	+4	94.7
Attack Speed	0.67	+2.5%	–
Magic Resist	32.1	+1.25	53.4
Movement Speed	345	–	–
Melee	175	–	–

Lore

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Hecarim is an armored colossus who charges from the Shadow Isles at the head of a deathly host of spectral horsemen to hunt the living. A monstrous fusion of man and beast, cursed to ride for eternity, Hecarim revels in slaughter and crushing souls beneath his armored hooves.
Born into an empire long since gone to dust and forgotten, Hecarim was squired to a legendary company of knights known as the Iron Order, a brotherhood sworn to defend their king’s land. There he endured the harshest training imaginable, a punishing regime that schooled him to be a formidable warrior.
As Hecarim grew to manhood, he mastered every form of combat and war-stratagem with ease. He quickly outstripped his fellow squires in mounted warfare, and the Knight Commander of the Iron Order saw greatness within the young man and recognized a potential successor. But as the years passed and Hecarim won victory after victory from the back of his mighty warhorse, the Knight Commander finally recognized a growing darkness within his lieutenant. Hecarim’s thirst for wholesale slaughter and obsessive hunger for glory was eroding his honor and the Knight Commander knew the young knight must never become the master of the Iron Order. In his private chambers, he told Hecarim that he would not be his successor and though his lieutenant was furious, he bit back on his anger and returned to his duties.
When the Order next rode to war, the Knight Commander found himself surrounded by enemies and isolated from his fellow knights. Only Hecarim could ride to his aid, but in a moment of rancor, he turned his mount away and left the Knight Commander to die. At battle’s end, the surviving knights, oblivious to what Hecarim had done, knelt on the bloody ground and swore to follow him as their master.
Hecarim rode to the capital, and met with Kalista, the king’s general. Kalista recognized his exceptional nature, and when the king’s wife was wounded by the poisoned blade of an assassin, she tasked the Iron Order with staying at the king’s side while she sought a cure. Hecarim accepted, but being given what he perceived to be a menial task planted a seed of resentment.
Hecarim remained with the king as he descended into grief-induced madness. Gripped by paranoia, the king raged at those who sought to separate him from his dying wife and despatched the Iron Order to quell what he saw as dissent throughout his kingdom. Hecarim led the Iron Order in bloody suppressions of discontent, earning a dreadful reputation as a ruthless enforcer of the king’s will. Villages burned and the riders of the Iron Order put hundreds to the sword. The kingdom was in darkness, and when the queen died, Hecarim spun falsehoods around the king, speaking of how he had uncovered the truth behind her death, seeking sanction to lead the Iron Order to foreign lands and earn yet more dark renown.
Before he rode out, Kalista returned from her quest. She had found a cure for the queen’s malady upon the legendary Blessed Isles, but was too late to save her. Horrified at what had become of the kingdom, Kalista refused to share what she had discovered and was imprisoned for her defiance. Hecarim saw an opportunity to win yet more favor and visited Kalista’s cell. Promising to keep the king from any rash actions, Hecarim persuaded Kalista to reveal what she knew. Kalista reluctantly agreed and guided the king’s fleet through the glamours veiling the Blessed Isles from sight.
Hecarim led the ruined form of the king to the center of the magical island, where he met with its guardians and demanded their aid. The guardians offered their sympathies, but told the king his wife was beyond their help. Enraged, the king ordered Kalista to kill the guardians one by one until they relented. Kalista refused and stood between the king and the island’s inhabitants.
Hecarim recognized a crossroads in his life and made a decision that would damn him for eternity. Instead of supporting Kalista, he drove a spear through her back and commanded the Iron Order to slay the inhabitants of the Blessed Isles. Hecarim and his warriors slaughtered the guardians until a lantern-bearing wretch finally led the king to what he sought – the secret to resurrecting his wife.
But when the queen returned to life she was a horror of decayed meat and maggot-ridden flesh who begged to be allowed to die once more. Repulsed at what he had done to his beloved wife, the king enacted a spell to end their lives and bind them together for all eternity. His conjuration was successful, but unwittingly empowered by the many potent magical artifacts stored on the island, its power was increased a hundredfold.
A hurricane of black mist surrounded the king, spreading across the island and killing everything it touched. Hecarim abandoned the king to his doom and led the Iron Order back to their ships, killing all in their path as the spirits of those slain by the black mist arose as undying wraiths. One-by-one, the knights were dragged down into undeath until only Hecarim remained. As uncontrolled sorcery filled him, he and his mighty steed were fused together in a monstrous abomination that reflected the true darkness of his soul.
Howling in rage, the titanic beast known as the Shadow of War was wrought in an agonizing transformation, a brazen monster of fury and spite. The sins of his former life were heightened by the maelstrom of dark magic, birthing a creature of endless malice and terrifying power.
Now Hecarim is bound to the Shadow Isles, patrolling its nightmare shores and killing all before him in a mockery of his former duty. And when the Black Mist reaches beyond the Shadow Isles, he and the spectral host of the Iron Order ride with him to slaughter the living in the memory of glories long passed. (Source: http://gameinfo.na.leagueoflegends.com/en)

Skills

Icon	Description
	Warpath INNATE: Hecarim gains Attack Damage equal to a percentage of his bonus Movement Speed.
	Rampage (Effect Radius: 350, Cost: 32/34/36/38/40 Mana, Cooldown: 4) Hecarim cleaves nearby enemies dealing physical damage. Hecarim cleaves nearby enemies for 50/85/120/155/190 (+60% bonus Attack Damage) physical damage. (66% damage to minions)If Hecarim damages at least one enemy with this attack he gains a stack of Rampage, reducing the base cooldown of this skill by 1 second for a short duration. This effect can stack up to 2 times.
	Spirit of Dread (Effect Radius: 575, Cost: 50/60/70/80/90 Mana, Cooldown: 22/21/20/19/18) Hecarim deals magic damage to nearby enemies for a short duration. Hecarim gains Health equal to a percentage of any damage those enemies suffer. Hecarim deals 80/120/160/200/240 (+80% Ability Power) magic damage over 4 seconds to all nearby enemies. Hecarim is healed for 20% of the damage these enemies take from any source.Hecarim cannot heal more than 90/120/150/180/210 Health from minions or monsters.
	Devastating Charge (Cost: 60 Mana, Cooldown: 24/22/20/116) Hecarim gains increasing Movement Speed and can move through units for a short duration. His next attack knocks the target back and deals additional physical damage based on the distance he has traveled since activating the ability. Hecarim gains increasing Movement Speed and can move through units for 4 seconds. His next attack knocks the target back dealing 40/75/110/145/180 (+50% bonus Attack Damage) to 80/150/220/290/360 (+100% bonus Attack Damage) physical damage based on how far Hecarim has traveled during Devastating Charge (knockback distance also scales).
	Onslaught of Shadows (Target Range: 1000, Cost: 100 Mana, Cooldown: 140/120/100) Hecarim summons spectral riders and charges forward, dealing magic damage in a line. Hecarim creates a shockwave when he finishes his charge, causing nearby enemies to flee in terror. Hecarim summons spectral riders and charges forward, dealing 150/250/350 (+100% Ability Power) magic damage to enemies hit. Hecarim releases a shockwave when he finishes his charge, causing nearby enemies to flee from him for 1 second.Hecarim himself will only move to the targeted location. The riders will always move the full distance.

Strategy

Building movement speed items are very important when playing Hecarim as his passive Warpath gives him more damage equal to the percentage of his movement speed.
Time your (R) Onslaught of Shadows when the enemy champions are clumped together as to deal maximum damage and instill fear on a number of enemies.
(E) Devastating Charge is best used when you are behind an enemy champion by knocking them near your team mates. Activate the skill as early as possible to maximize the distance traveled and increase the damage dealt.
(R) Onslaught of Shadows is also a surprise skill since it can traverse through walls. Use this skill for escaping by casting your ultimate in passable walls.
(W) Spirit of the Dread is best used in team fights where enemies are taking massive amounts of damage.

Runes & Masteries

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Summoner Spells

Jungle

Flash	Smite

Item Builds

Jungle

Starter Items

Starter Items

Hunter’s Talisman	Refillable Potion	Warding Totem

Core Items

Core Items

Skirmisher’s Sabre: Cinderhulk	Boots of Swiftness	Trinity Force

Skirmisher’s Sabre: Cinderhulk – Cinderhulk provides Hecarim with tankiness and defensive stats that can help Hecarim survive when initiating a team fight

Boots of Swiftness – Boots of Swiftness is the best boots upgrade for Hecarim as it has the highest movement speed attribute compared to the other boots upgrade, increasing his damage as well.

Trinity Force – Trinity Force is a very versatile item for a lot of reasons. The item provides ton of offensive and defensive stats such as attack damage and cooldown reduction. Furthermore, Trinity Force also gives movement speed that also ramps up when you basic attack a unit.

Full Build

Full Build

Skirmisher’s Sabre – Cinderhulk	Trinity Force	Dead Man’s Plate

Banshee’s Veil	Righteous Glory	Boots of Swiftness

Dead Man’s Plate – Dead Man’s plate is a good defensive item for Hecarim. The passive allows him to generate momentum stacks, increasing his movement speed in the process. Moreover, he will also deal more damage and apply a slow when he attacks an enemy at full stack. On top of that, this item can be used along with (E) Devastating Charge.

Banshee’s Veil – Banshee’s Veil is a great magic resistance item for Hecarim. This item’s passive gives him a spell shield which blocks an ability. This allows him to fully use (E) Devastating Charge without the worry of being stunned.

Righteous Glory – The active of Righteous Glory increases your movement speed when moving towards an enemy, making this item very strong when ganking a lane or chasing critical enemies. The extra armor, health, and other additional stats in this item also helps him a lot defensively.

Situational Items

Situational Items

Iceborn Gauntlet	Randuin’s Omen	Frozen Heart

Warmog’s Armor

Iceborn Gauntlet – Substitute this with Trinity Force if you want to be more tanky and defensive.

Randuin’s Omen – Randuin’s Omen is a great item for Hecarim if the enemy has a lot of mobility.

Frozen Heart – Frozen Heart is a very situational item, as it can be only effective when most of your enemies rely on attack speed to deal damage.

Warmog’s Armor – Warmog’s Armor increases the overall survivability of Hecarim, as it gives him a huge amount of healing and health. Get this item if you want to be a major frontline in team fights.

Playing Against

Using Exhaust or skills that reduces movement speed will greatly reduce Hecarim’s attack damage.
Stun Hecarim right after he uses (E) Devastating Charge to decrease the damage output of the skill since it increases based on the distance he traveled since activating it.
Avoid sticking together in team fights so that he will have a hard time fearing multiple enemies with (R) Onslaught of Shadows.
Hecarim is a weak jungler early game when he doesn’t have his movement speed items yet. It’s best to counter jungle him early in the game and capitalize on his weakness before level 6.
Hecarim is a very agile champion that excels at close range encounters and chasing down enemies. As such, it’s best to counter-pick with champions that have a lot of crowd control such as stuns or slows.

Hard Counters

Nautilus – Nautilus is a very crowd control-focused champion that has a ton of ability that can immobilize his enemies. Staggering Blow can stop Hecarim when he uses Devastating Charge. Depth Charge can also catch him regardless of how far he has escaped. Furthermore, good Nautilus players can also displace Hecarim with Dredge Line.
Nasus – Nasus can cast Wither on Hecarim to greatly decrease his movement, therefore decreasing his damage in the process. Furthermore, the longer the game progresses, the stronger Nasus becomes. In fact, he can duel Hecarim once he gets his Siphoning Strike stacks up.
Dr. Mundo – Dr. Mundo excels at getting close to his enemies with his Infected Cleaver and Sadism. The damage output of Hecarim will decrease as Mundo can slow his movement speed with Infected Cleaver. The skill also has a very low cooldown, allowing Mundo to spam it against his enemies.

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