A powerful jungler known for high mobility and teamfight presence, Hecarim excels at ganking and engaging team fights. Here's the optimal way to build and play him in the current meta.

Core Build

• First Item: Eclipse
• Boots: Ionian Boots of Lucidity
• Core Items: Black Cleaver, Death's Dance, Sterak's Gage
• Final Item: Zeke's Convergence

Optimal Runes

• Primary: Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking
• Secondary: Legend: Haste, Triumph
• Shards: Adaptive Force (x2), Health Scaling

Skill Order: Q > W > E

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)

Key Tips:

• Use Ultimate (R) aggressively for ganks rather than holding it
• Invade weak early-game junglers to establish dominance
• Flank in teamfights to avoid poke damage
• Best synergy with Zilean (58.3% WR) and Singed (56.1% WR)

Alternative Build: For a more aggressive playstyle, consider Youmuu's Ghostblade first item with Spear of Shojin and Serylda's Grudge, maintaining a 55.4% win rate.

This build has proven most effective with a 51.5% overall win rate across 26,531 matches in Emerald+ rankings.

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