PASSIVE WARPATH
Hecarim gains Attack Damage equal to a percentage of his bonus Move Speed.
Hecarim Wild Rift champion guide
Champion guide
What the Rift Lab holds on this champion: the kit as Riot publishes it, the build the lab reviewed, and the matchups it has documented. Anything the dataset does not record is left out rather than filled in.
- In-game title
- The Shadow of War
- Official role
- FIGHTER
- Lane
- Jungle
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Source tier
- S+
Abilities
Riot's own text for each slot, in the order the champion learns them.
1 RAMPAGE
Hecarim cleaves nearby enemies dealing physical damage. If Hecarim damages at least one enemy, he increases the damage and lowers the cooldown of subsequent Rampages.
2 SPIRIT OF DREAD
Hecarim gains Armor and Magic Resist. Hecarim deals magic damage to nearby enemies, and gains Health equal to a percentage of any damage those enemies suffer.
3 DEVASTATING CHARGE
Hecarim gains increasing Move 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.
ULTIMATE ONSLAUGHT OF SHADOWS
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.
Reviewed build
The reviewed purchase order and rune page for this champion. Every entry that has a page of its own is linked to it; an item the catalogue holds no page for is printed as a name rather than pointed at a page that does not exist.
Core build order
Runes
- Phase Rush
- Axiom Arcanist
- Transcendence
- Nimbus Cloak
- Legend: Bloodline
Situational answers
One slot, changed when the enemy team changes the problem. These are answers, not automatic purchases.
- Enemy shieldsSerpent's Fang
Matchups
- 6reviewed counter links
- 5reviewed synergy links
Harder matchups
Useful alongside this pick
Ability text and the in-game title follow Riot's official Wild Rift champion pages. The tier letter is the external snapshot shown on the tier list, and the build is the Nexus reviewed snapshot — neither is a win rate.
Quick answers
Who counters Hecarim in Wild Rift?
In the matchup data documented in Rift Lab, these are the harder matchups for Hecarim: Rammus (Jungle), Morgana (Support), Janna (Support), Lillia (Jungle), Kindred (Jungle), Vi (Jungle). This is a documented matchup list, not a win rate: TheNexus does not publish win-rate or pick-rate figures it cannot source.
How do you play against Hecarim in Wild Rift?
Riot's ability text for Hecarim describes a dash, leap or blink in ONSLAUGHT OF SHADOWS (ultimate). Plan around those abilities before a trade or a fight. These notes are keyword matches over the ability text only, not a rating of how strong Hecarim is, so read the full descriptions on this page.
What is the best build for Hecarim in Wild Rift?
The Nexus-reviewed core build for Hecarim, in purchase order: Trinity Force then Manamune then Black Cleaver then Ionian Boots of Lucidity. Runes: Phase Rush, Axiom Arcanist, Transcendence, Nimbus Cloak, Legend: Bloodline. Situational swaps: against enemy shields: Serpent's Fang. This is a reviewed snapshot (patch 7.2b), not a build ranked by win rate.
Which lane and role does Hecarim play in Wild Rift?
Hecarim is a Fighter by Riot's classification and is played in Jungle. Riot rates the difficulty Medium. On our tier-list snapshot (patch 7.2b) it shows S+ tier from its external source, which is a snapshot letter and not a TheNexus win rate.
Every answer here is built from Rift Lab data and Riot's own ability text. Where the data is missing we say so instead of guessing.