Ideal Hecarim boot enchantment?

MrPerson10·Mar 16, 2015·1 votes·1,071 views

I've recently picked up Hecarim jungle because I wanted something different. I've performed relatively well and consistently with him both in normals and high platinum, though I've come to one small snag: which boot enchantments are generally prefered for the pony boy?

gives you a little more constant AD (I believe about 6 AD) grants the bursts of damage and mobility to ghost more often could scale well with him as well with though i've never tried it.

I've been using Alacrity for the consistent boost in mobility and damage, but I'm curious if anyone has tried Furor or Distortion and found success?

9 Comments

KidSpectreMar 16, 20152 votes

If you're not using item 3270 with summoner 6 + summoner 12 combined with item 3800 item 3142 item 3172 item 3031 item 3078 and item 2140 , then you aren't doing it right.

turtlecoonMar 16, 20151 votes

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If you're not using with + combined with and, then you aren't doing it right.

Going IE without Shiv or PD kind of blows on Hecarim. His E can't crit, so IE is only relevant if you have the attackspeed and critchance to proc it on autos.

If you do want the IE, I'd pick up Mercs and drop GB/Zephyr/RG in favor of Bork/Shiv/PD or LW.

If all you're going for is fat burst on the initial hit, honestly just drop the IE for Hydra or something.

KidSpectreMar 16, 20151 votes

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His E can't crit

An oversight on my part, you're right.

turtlecoonMar 16, 20151 votes

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An oversight on my part, you're right.

I've been playing Hecarim for three seasons and I just found out a week ago.

I was sad.

MrPerson10Mar 16, 20151 votes

I'm going to disregard this post entirely as he obviously doesn't have half a clue how to read. 1. I specified jungle, therefore would not be taking TP. 2. I didn't reveal my full build at all. This was 100% about the boot enchantment and different boot options are not up for debate.

To elaborate before you think this is a personal vendetta as most people on board do, not only are Mobi boots terrible on Hecarim given that his AD scales with active MS - so is the homeguard enchantment.

Homeguard is only active for X period to the edge of base, no other time and falls off afterward, giving him zero combat AD and provides only utility - which he has his E for if requires, which also doesn't crit.
Mobility boots lose their extra + MS when entering combat - where he uses MS to stick to targets, you're better off taking if you're going to use anything other than swifties. Clearly you didn't think that through at all.

S H A Y C 0Mar 17, 20151 votes

how do mobi boots help you during combat....?

KidSpectreMar 16, 20151 votes

Still, 45% crit chance isn't terrible, especially when factoring in the attack speed from Youmuu's active, Zephyr, and Tri-Force. Maybe a BT would be more beneficial.

KidSpectreMar 17, 20151 votes

I suppose it is rude to go into someone's topic, who's expecting a serious answer, and make silly suggestions which derail the OP. So, apologies for that. (It's not like anyone thinks full movespeed Hecarim is competetively viable.) Down to business then.

Your choice of Swifties is a good pick; obviously, this helps Hecarim immensely. However, since the green enchantment no longer has Tenacity, if the enemy has longer lasting slows (or hard CC in general), you're going to run into problems with your passive unless you also run . Situational, but a solid pick. If you can't afford Zephyr, and you need tenacity urgently, Merc treads are clearly the way to go.
The actual enchantment. Also situational, but I am very fond of Furor.** If you can stick to the target**, Furor is going to serve you well with Swifties. If you don't plan on constantly being on top of people, though, and instead focus on flanking and ganking, take Distortion. The only time I take Alacrity is when I just need that little extra ms to catch someone who's somehow faster than me without E.
The one situation where homeguards would be appropriate in a competetive setting, imo, is if you are pushed into your base and need to get a pick or make a hard flank to set up a winning teamfight. (Tip: Homeguards DOES last beyond the base boundaries if you are fast enough, E.G. you could run straght out to lane and loop back around through a base gate before you lose it completely.)

TL;DR: Situational stuff aside, Swifties+Distortion should be a good pick for the occasional ganking and late game gives the strongest viable boost.

MrPerson10Mar 17, 20151 votes

There we go, ty for an actual answer.

I find I can stick to most targets (aside from Udyr and Kalista) extremely well; there's just not much I can do without Alacrity against those two.