Hecarim: Best Jungle Builds for Season 15.5 and Optimal Matchups

Hecarim: Best Jungle Builds for Season 15.5 and Optimal Matchups

By Marcus Chen

March 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM

Hecarim is a powerful jungle champion in League of Legends, currently maintaining a 51.5% win rate based on 26,479 matches. Here's the optimal way to play him:

Most Popular Build (51.5% WR)

  • Summoner Spells: Ghost, Smite
  • Runes: Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking + Legend: Haste, Triumph
  • Core Items: Eclipse > Ionian Boots > Black Cleaver > Death's Dance > Sterak's Gage > Zeke's Convergence
  • Skill Order: Q > W > E

Alternative Build (55.4% WR)

  • Same Summoners
  • Same Runes
  • Core Items: Youmuu's Ghostblade > Ionian Boots > Spear of Shojin > Serylda's Grudge > Death's Dance > Maw of Malmortius

Key Tips:

  • Use Ultimate (R) actively for ganks rather than holding it
  • Excel in early game duels - consider enemy jungle invasion
  • In teamfights, flank from unwarded areas to avoid poke

Strong Against:

  • Skarner (59.8% WR)
  • Zed (53.8% WR)
  • Zac (53.3% WR)

Weak Against:

  • Darius (44.9% WR)
  • Nunu & Willump (46.1% WR)
  • Ivern (47.1% WR)

Best Synergies:

  • Zilean (58.3% WR)
  • Singed (56.2% WR)
  • Heimerdinger (56.0% WR)

Situational itemization should be considered based on enemy team composition and game state. For matchup-specific builds, consider armor or magic resist rune shards depending on your opponent.

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