GravesVSHecarim
What decides the jungle matchup: Graves vs Hecarim in League of Legends
What decides the jungle
A tactical read of the jungle matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Graves
jungle · Jungle invader
Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing.
He wins early jungle fights. Never face-check, and light your buff entrances by three minutes.
Window: before three minutes
Graves out-duels nearly every jungler pre-6 and invades off it; brush control turns his auto-reset burst against him.
Hecarim
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up.
Window: before four minutes
Hecarim's E ganks come from the flank at high speed, not the river mouth; lane-side vision beats river vision against him.
Graves vs Hecarim: Common Questions
- Who wins Graves vs Hecarim?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Graves against Hecarim to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Graves: He wins early jungle fights. Never face-check, and light your buff entrances by three minutes. Hecarim: He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up.
- How do you play the Graves Hecarim matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between a jungle invader and an early ganker. Graves out-duels nearly every jungler pre-6 and invades off it; brush control turns his auto-reset burst against him. Hecarim's E ganks come from the flank at high speed, not the river mouth; lane-side vision beats river vision against him.
- What should I know about Hecarim vs Graves?
- Hecarim is an early ganker: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Graves is a jungle invader: Starts the fight inside your own jungle, so tracking and numbers matter more than pathing. Hecarim: He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up. Graves: He wins early jungle fights. Never face-check, and light your buff entrances by three minutes.
- How do I beat Hecarim as Graves?
- Hecarim's E ganks come from the flank at high speed, not the river mouth; lane-side vision beats river vision against him. He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Hecarim you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.