
Best Hecarim Jungle Build Guide - Season 15 Patch 5 Meta
Here's your concise, valuable guide to Hecarim Jungle:
Core Build Stats (51.5% WR, 26,531 matches)
Summoner Spells:
- Ghost
- Smite
Runes:
- Primary: Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking
- Secondary: Legend: Haste, Triumph
- Shards: Adaptive Force (x2), Health Scaling
Core Items:
- Eclipse
- Ionian Boots of Lucidity
- Black Cleaver
- Death's Dance
- Sterak's Gage
- Zeke's Convergence
Skill Order: Q > W > E
Key Tips:
- Use Ultimate (R) aggressively for ganks rather than holding it
- Excel in early game duels - consider enemy jungle invades
- Flank during teamfights to avoid poke damage
- Maximize movement speed for devastating engages
Strong Against:
- Skarner (59.8% WR)
- Zed (53.8% WR)
- Zac (53.3% WR)
Weak Against:
- Darius (44.9% WR)
- Nunu & Willump (46.2% WR)
- Ivern (47.1% WR)
Best Synergies:
- Zilean (58.3% WR)
- Singed (56.1% WR)
- Heimerdinger (55.9% WR)
Alternative Build (55.4% WR, 3,528 matches):
- First Item: Youmuu's Ghostblade
- Core: Ionian Boots > Spear of Shojin > Serylda's Grudge
- Finish: Death's Dance > Maw of Malmortius
Situational Items:
- Against AP: Maw of Malmortius
- Heavy AD: Death's Dance
- Need Survivability: Sterak's Gage
- More Damage: Spear of Shojin
- Armor Pen: Serylda's Grudge
Remember to adjust your build based on team composition and match dynamics. Focus on maintaining high movement speed and looking for opportunistic ganks while scaling into a powerful team fighter.
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