Hecarim,the Shadow of War

Stats: health: Health625+99, resource: Mana280+40, health regen: Health regen. (per 5s)7+0.75, resource regen: Mana regen. (per 5s)7+0.8, armor: Armor32+5.45, attack damage: Attack damage66+3.7, attack speed: Base AS0.67, gameplay radius: Gameplay radius80, selection radius: Selection radius140, release: 2012-04-18, changed: V13.21, role: Diver, position: Jungle, rangetype: Melee, adaptivetype: Physical, cost: 4800|880

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HecarimMainCurrentHumanRuinationTitlesAlias(es)The Shadow of WarThe HorsemanThe Conqueror of HeliaGrand Master of the Iron OrderKnight Commander HecarimCharacteristicsSpeciesWraithHumanHorsePronoun(s)He/HimTimelineBorn:75 BN - 50 BNWeapon(s)GlaiveThe Black SpearPersonal statusStatusUndeadPlace of originKingdom of CamavorCurrent residenceShadow IslesFamilyKalista(Ex-Fiancée)Professional statusOccupation(s)Black Mist VanguardIron Order Knight CommanderRegion(s)Shadow IslesCamavorRelated character(s)ViegoKalistaNecritIsoldeYorickThreshMiss FortuneLucianIllaoiLedros

Hecarim

• Main
• Current
• Human
• Ruination
Titles

Alias(es)

• The Shadow of War
• The Horseman
• The Conqueror of Helia
• Grand Master of the Iron Order
• Knight Commander Hecarim
Characteristics

Species

• Wraith
• Human
• Horse
Pronoun(s)

Timeline

• Born:75 BN - 50 BN
Weapon(s)

• Glaive
• The Black Spear
Personal status

Status

Place of origin

Current residence

Family

• Kalista(Ex-Fiancée)
Professional status

Occupation(s)

• Black Mist Vanguard
• Iron Order Knight Commander
Region(s)

• Shadow Isles
• Camavor
Related character(s)

Hecarimis a spectral fusion of man and beast, cursed to ride down the souls of the living for all eternity. When theBlessed Islesfell intoshadow, this proud knight was undone by the destructive energies of theRuination, along with all his cavalry and their mounts. Now, wheneverThe Black Mistreaches out acrossRuneterra, he leads its devastating charge, reveling in the slaughter and crushing foes beneath his armored hooves.



Contents

• 1Background1.1Early life1.2Ruination of Helia
• 2Appearance
• 3Personality
• 4Abilities
• 5Relations5.1Viego5.2Kalista5.3Miss Fortune&Illaoi
• 6Read More6.1Biography6.2Starring Champion6.3Mentioned Champion6.4Alternate Universes
• 7Trivia
• 8Change log
• 9References
• 10See also
• 1.1Early life
• 1.2Ruination of Helia
• 5.1Viego
• 5.2Kalista
• 5.3Miss Fortune&Illaoi
• 6.1Biography
• 6.2Starring Champion
• 6.3Mentioned Champion
• 6.4Alternate Universes
Background[]

Early life[]

In life, Hecarim had been a lieutenant of the Iron Order, charged with protecting the lands owned byKing ViegoofCamavor.  Due to his many victories in battle, the Knight-Commander of the Order had considered Hecarim as a potential candidate to succeed him and lead the Order some day, but when the Commander realized Hecarim's growing darkness and lust for personal glory, he concluded that Hecarim should never lead the Order.  On being told of this decision by the Commander, Hecarim was furious, but returned to his duties with the Order.

During the Order's next battle, Hecarim found the Commander surrounded by enemies and cut off from reinforcements.  Hecarim chose to turn away and leave his commander to die.  After the battle, the Iron Order swore allegiance to Hecarim, unaware of his involvement in their fallen commander's death.

Ruination of Helia[]

On his way to be officially sworn in as the new Knight-Commander of the Iron Order, Hecarim met GeneralKalista.  The General was on a desperate mission to find a cure for the Queen, who had been poisoned by an assassin.  The King, overcome by paranoia and seeing traitors everywhere, sent the Iron Order and its new Commander to quell all dissent within Camavor.  The Order put hundreds to death and burned entire towns.  Eventually, the Queen died, presenting a new opportunity for Hecarim to advance his brutal reputation.  He proposed that the King should deploy the Order to attack Camavor's foreign enemies to avenge the murdered Queen.

The King agreed, but while the Order was preparing to ride against the kingdom's enemies, General Kalista returned, having found the antidote to the poison on theBlessed Isles.  Furious that his general had come too late to save his wife, the King had Kalista thrown in a cell.  Hecarim, curious about her journey, went to visit the general.  He learned of the Blessed Isles, concealed by thick, white mist and home to incredible riches — including the Waters of Life, which may yet be able to heal the Queen.

Hecarim convinced the King to release Kalista so she could lead a fleet back to the Blessed Isles, as she was the only one who could find the way.  Soon, Kalista, Hecarim, the Iron Order, and King Viego himself all landed at the Blessed Isles' city ofHelia, along with the body of the dead Queen.  The expedition marched toward the city, but were was stopped by the city's leaders, who refused to help.  At this, the King ordered Kalista to kill the leaders of Helia.  When Kalista refused, Hecarim seized yet another opportunity.  He stabbed the general through the back with spear and gave the command for the Order to pillage and plunder the city.

In the ensuing havoc, acommon custodianagree to give access to the Waters, but Hecarim was too consumed by greed and bloodlust to listen. During the continued ransacking of Helia, an enormous magical shockwave exploded across the city, destroying every building.  After the explosion subsided, a whirling storm ofThe Black Misttore through the ruined city, engulfing all in its path.  Hecarim called for a retreat, but it was too late.  Every member of the Iron Order was consumed by the Mist, ending with Hecarim himself.  When the Mist took him, it permanently merged Hecarim with his warhorse.  He is. now anUndeadmonster; a living engine of wrath.  He is damned to endlessly patrol the now-renamedShadow Isles, unable to leave except during an event known as aHarrowing, when the Black Mist rolls out to find new souls to join the army of Undead.

Appearance[]

Hecarim is an armored centaur-like wraith with a humanoid upper half and an equine lower half, as a result of him fusing with his horse after transforming into a wraith. His body is composed of metallic armor, connected by a glowing spectral body with visible hooves and tail. His head is a samurai-like helmet with an axe-like crest and skull-like teeth on its mouth. His chestplate and horse armor have skull-like faces adorning them, and has a tattered banner beneath the horse's chest. He is often seen wielding his glaive.

As mentioned when touched by Nagakaboros' powers, Hecarim's appearance as a human was described as being tall and handsome, with silver and gold armor and having dark eyes.

Personality[]

Hecarim is a merciless, bloodthirsty warrior who enjoys raiding cities and killing their inhabitants, mainly to gain a reputation of being feared or simply pure sadism, shown when he was so caught up with slaughtering the Helians that the Ruination took him by surprise. He is obsessed with glory and has no problem with killing his own allies to further climb up the ranks. Hecarim can also be cunning and manipulative to get what he wants, pushing Viego's grief into becoming more unhinged so he could raid enemy settlements on his command, and persuading Kalista to reveal the Blessed Isles for him. After becoming a wraith, he now seeks to kill every mortal being he comes across with the Iron Order by his side.

Abilities[]

• Wraith:Hecarim is one of the Shadow Isles's wraiths, created when the Ruinations came to be. The Black Mist consumes one's original personality, leaving only a specter consumed by negative emotions and obsessions. Hecarim has been consumed by his bloodlust and was turned into horrific spirit of war.
Relations[]

Viego[]

Hecarim is a member of the Iron Order which vowed to protectthe king'sland, but he does not respect Viego and only follows him as he allows to pillage lands.

Kalista[]

Hecarim is being hunted byKalistafor his betrayal and for helping unleash the Ruination of the Blessed Isles, thus turning them into the Shadow Isles and its denizens intoUndeadabominations.

Miss Fortune&Illaoi[]

Hecarim facedMiss FortuneandIllaoiduring one of the Black Mist's attack onBilgewaterbut was driven back when Illaoi channeled her god's power.

Read More

Biography



Biography

The Shadow of War

ByGraham McNeill

Starring:Hecarim

Mentioned:Isolde,Kalista,Thresh,Viego

Starring Champion



Short Story • 3 Minute Read

No One Lives

ByGraham McNeill

Icy waves crashed on the bleak shore, red with the blood of the men Hecarim had already butchered. The mortals he had yet to kill were retreating over the beach in terror. Black rain doused them and stormclouds boiled in from the mourning heart of the island. He heard them shouting to one another. The words were a guttural battle-cant he did not recognize, but the meaning was clear; they actually thought they might live to reach their ship. True, they had some skill. They moved as one, wooden shields interlocked. But they were mortal and Hecarim savored the meat-stink of their fear.

Starring:Hecarim

Mentioned:Thresh,Viego



Short Story

Roots of Ruin

By Numerous creators

The end began with one man.

Starring:Gwen,Hecarim,Isolde,Kalista,Ledros,Thresh,Viego,Vladimir,Yorick



Short Story

Ruination (Novel)

ByAnthony Reynolds Lenné

Camavor is a brutal land with a bloody legacy. Where the empire’s knights go, slaughter follows. Kalista seeks to change that. When her young and narcissistic uncle, Viego, becomes king she vows to temper his destructive instincts as his loyal confidant, advisor, and military general. But her plans are thwarted when an assassin’s poisoned blade strikes Viego’s wife, Isolde, afflicting her with a malady for which there is no cure. As Isolde’s condition worsens, Viego descends into madness and grief, threatening to drag Camavor down with him. Kalisa makes a desperate gambit to save the kingdom: She searches for the long-lost Blessed Isles, rumored to hold the queen’s salvation if only Kalista can find them. But corruption grows in the Blessed Isle’s capital, where a vengeful warden seeks to ensnare Kalista in his cruel machinations. She will be forced to choose between her loyalty to Viego and doing what she knows is right–for even in the face of utter darkness, one noble act can shine a light that saves the world.

Starring:Hecarim,Isolde,Kalista,Ledros,Necrit,Ryze,Soraka,Thresh,Viego,Yorick



Short Story • 51 Minute Read

Shadow and Fortune: Chapter Four

ByGraham McNeill

She is not Dead, Strange Bedfellows, In Motion Again

Starring:Hecarim,Illaoi,Lucian,Miss Fortune,Olaf,Rafen,Thresh

Mentioned:Nagakabouros,Senna



Short Story • 51 Minute Read

Shadow and Fortune: Chapter Three

ByGraham McNeill

The Purifier, City of the Dead, Sanctuary

Starring:Hecarim,Lucian,Miss Fortune,Olaf,Rafen,Thresh

Mentioned:Gangplank,Senna



Video

Tales of the Black Mist

A ghastly puppet show recounts a tale familiar in Bilgewater, but tonight the fog's come down especially thick…

Starring:Hecarim



Short Story

The Despoiler of Havenfall

ByMichael Haugen Wieske

The fog had come in swiftly, eclipsing the afternoon sun over the crossroads.

Starring:Hecarim

Mentioned:Jarvan IV,Kayle,Viego

Mentioned Champion



Game

Ruined King

ByAirship Syndicate

Rise Against Ruin - Unite a party of League of Legends Champions, explore Bilgewater and set sail for the Shadow Isles to uncover the secrets of the deadly Black Mist in this immersive turn-based RPG.

Starring:Ahri,Braum,Gangplank,Illaoi,Maokai,Miss Fortune,Necrit,Pyke,Rafen,Thresh,Viego,Yasuo

Mentioned:Ashe,Elise,Fiddlesticks,Fizz,Gwen,Hecarim,Isolde,Ivern,Janna,Jarvan IV,Kalista,Ledros,Lucian,Nagakabouros,Nautilus,Olaf,Ornn,Rhasa,Riven,Senna,Swain,Tahm Kench,Taliyah,Twisted Fate,Udyr,Volibear,Yone,Yorick,Zed



Short Story • 51 Minute Read

Shadow and Fortune: Chapter Two

ByGraham McNeill

Something Stupid, The Red Shroud, The Shadow of War

Starring:Lucian,Miss Fortune,Olaf,Rafen

Mentioned:Hecarim,Morgana,Senna,Tahm Kench,Thresh



Short Story

The Echoes Left Behind

ByAnthony Reynolds Lenné

Blood pooled beneath him, bright crimson against pristine white stone. His sword lay nearby, its blade broken. His killers stood around him, shadows on the periphery, but he saw nothing except her.

Starring:Kalista,Ledros,Thresh

Mentioned:Hecarim,Ryze,Viego



Narration

The Princeling's Lament

ByGraham McNeill

Scrape the bench of sunless moss.

Starring: N/A

Mentioned:Hecarim,Isolde,Kalista,Karthus,Kindred,Maokai,Thresh,Viego,Yorick



Biography

The Spear of Vengeance

ByAnthony Reynolds Lenné

Starring:Kalista

Mentioned:Hecarim,Isolde,Viego

Alternate Universes



Short Story

With Hell Before Them

ByJared Rosen

June 7th, 1868

Starring:Ashe,Darius,Hecarim

Mentioned:Lucian,Thresh



Comic

A Fireside Frightener

ByLuchador Teemo,ZeOcelot



Starring:Darius,Draven,Jinx,Lucian,Tristana,Vi

Mentioned:Fiddlesticks,Hecarim,Karthus



Entries

First light after the Harrowing

ByPabro

Though the Black Mist fades and the souls it claimed will soon forget their past, the threat of the fell tide will not be forgotten. Worse than all previous years, those who lived are left to wonder where it will return, and whether anyone will survive when it does.

Starring: N/A

Mentioned:Gangplank,Hecarim,Miss Fortune,Mordekaiser,Nautilus



Short Story

The Spirit of Copperwood Glade

ByJared Rosen

It is common in these dark days to speak of the Elderwood with some deference, as both the young and old know it as a place of great danger, filled with tricks and traps laid by the last true children of the wilds.

Starring:Nocturne

Mentioned:Hecarim



Music Video

Worlds Collide

By Numerous creators

Two teams have risen above their peers. Ten warriors have laid claim to the Summoner’s Cup. Five champions will etch their names in history.

Starring: N/A

Mentioned:Ahri,Alistar,Draven,Fizz,Hecarim,Irelia,Kalista,LeBlanc,Nidalee,Shen,Sivir,Thresh,Vi,Viktor

Trivia[]

• Hecarim is between 1050 – 1060 years old, born inCamavorat some point before the Ruination of the Blessed Isles.
• Hecarim was Kalista's fiancé and betrayer as well as the one of the people resposible for the Ruination of the Blessed Isles and the spread of the Undead.The Black Spearshe uses to bind her Oathsworn is the one he used to run her through.Both of them were some of the first Undead created by The Black Mist right after the Ruination.
• As seen by Miss Fortune when Hecarim was touched by the power of Illaoi's god, he was "a tall rider, armored in silver and gold. A young man, handsome and proud with dark eyes and a future of glory ahead of him".
• The Black Spearshe uses to bind her Oathsworn is the one he used to run her through.Both of them were some of the first Undead created by The Black Mist right after the Ruination.
• Both of them were some of the first Undead created by The Black Mist right after the Ruination.
Change log[]

References[]



See also[]

Passive ability — Name: Warpath, Description: Innate: Hecarim gains bonus attack damage equal to 12% − 24% (based on level) of his bonus movement speed ., {'targeting_input': 'Targeting inputPassive', 'details': ['Hide', 'Details', "Warpath'sbonusattack damage will adjust itself to any temporary movement speedbuffsanddebuffsHecarimis affected by.Since this only affectsbonusvaluesHecarimwill not dip below his regular attack damage if he isslowedbelow hisbasemovement speed.", 'Since this only affectsbonusvaluesHecarimwill not dip below his regular attack damage if he isslowedbelow hisbasemovement speed.', 'The amount of movement speed scaling tobonusattack damage is refreshed every 0.25seconds.']}

Q ability — Name: Rampage, Description: Active: Hecarim cleaves his glaive around himself, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies, reduced to 60% against minions . Physical Damage: 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 / 160 (+ 90% bonus AD) Minion damage: 36 / 51 / 66 / 81 / 96 (+ 54% bonus AD) If this damages an enemy, Hecarim gains a stack of Rampage for 8 seconds,  refreshing on subsequent damage and stacking up to 3 times. Each stack increases Rampage's damage by 3% (+ 4% per 100 bonus AD) and reduces its base cooldown by 0. 75 seconds, up to a 9% (+ 12% per 100 bonus AD) damage increase and a 2. 25 -second reduction of the base cooldown at maximum stacks. Stacks expire by one every 1 second when the duration ends., {'targeting_input': 'Targeting inputAuto', 'damage_type': 'Physical', 'spell_shield': 'Blocked', 'details': ['Hide', 'Details', 'Map-Specific Differences', 'No additional notes.', 'Stacking cooldown reduction effect removed.*', 'Base damage changed to 80 / 105 / 130 / 155 / 180.']}

W ability — Name: Spirit of Dread, Description: Active: Hecarim surrounds himself with the Spirit of Dread for 5 seconds, dealing magic damage every second to nearby enemies. Magic Damage Per Tick: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 (+ 20% AP) Total Magic Damage: 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 (+ 100% AP) While active, Hecarim gains bonus armor and bonus magic resistance and is healed for 20% of the post-mitigation damage dealt to enemies within the area, halved to 10% for damage dealt by allies. The healing is capped against minions and monsters . Bonus Resistances: 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 Capped Healing: 120 / 150 / 180 / 210 / 240, {'targeting_input': 'Targeting inputAuto', 'damage_type': 'Magic', 'spell_shield': 'Not Blocked', 'details': ['Hide', 'Details', 'Map-Specific Differences', 'The healing cap against minions accounts for every single one regardless of how many are present and/or affected bySpirit of Dreadat the time of cast.', 'Base healing changed to 35% of damage dealt.', 'Healing bonus AD ratio changed to3% per 100bonusAD.']}

E ability — Name: Devastating Charge, Description: Active: Hecarim becomes ghosted and gains 25% − 65% (based on time active) bonus total movement speed for 4 seconds. During this time, Hecarim empowers his next basic attack to gain 50 − 250 (based on distance traveled) bonus range and cause him to dash in the target's direction, revealing them for 1 second. If the target remains nearby during the dash, the ghosting and bonus movement speed ends prematurely and Hecarim knocks them back 150 − 350 (based on distance traveled) units, though not through terrain, stuns them for 0. 25 seconds, and deals them modified physical damage , increased by 0% − 100% (based on distance traveled) . Minimum Physical Damage: 30 / 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 (+ 50% bonus AD) Maximum Physical Damage: 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+ 100% bonus AD) Devastating Charge can critically strike for (75% + 45% ) AD bonus physical damage . Devastating Charge resets Hecarim's basic attack timer. Hecarim can cast any of his abilities during the dash. Devastating Charge's duration is paused during Onslaught of Shadows ., {'targeting_input': 'Targeting inputAuto', 'damage_type': 'Physical', 'spell_shield': 'Blocked', 'parries': 'See Notes', 'details': ['Hide', 'Details', 'Map-Specific Differences', 'Hecarimcan cast any of hisabilitieswhiledashing.Onslaught of Shadowswill interrupt the dash.', 'Onslaught of Shadowswill interrupt the dash.', "If the target does not remain nearby during the dash,Devastating Charge'seffect will not be consumed.", 'Thebonusmovement speedstacks multiplicativelywith other sources of movement speed boosts.', 'The bonus attack range stacks additively withRapid Firecannon.', 'Devastating Chargewill still apply its effects to the target even if thedashisinterrupted, but not if he goes intoresurrection.', "Devastating Charge'sdamage will applylife stealand will affect structures.", '"Distance traveled"can be simple movement as well asdashingandblinking.', "Devastating Charge'sdamage will not bypassblockordodgebut theknock backwill still be applied.Devastating Chargewill still deal damage whileblinded.", 'Devastating Chargewill still deal damage whileblinded.', 'Whilegroundedorrooted,Hecarimloses thebonusattack rangefromDevastating Charge.Hecarimwill not use the empowered attack whilerooted.', 'Hecarimwill not use the empowered attack whilerooted.', "Thedashdoes not follow targets. The target's position at the time of the enhanced attack is the directionHecarimwill leap to.", 'Displacement immunitywill not resist the application of thestun.', 'Cooldown begins after the empowered attack is used or times out.*', 'Minimum base damage changed to 50 / 65 / 80 / 95 / 110.', 'Maximum base damage changed to 100 / 130 / 160 / 190 / 220.', 'Minimum bonus AD ratio changed to60%bonusAD.', 'Maximum bonus AD ratio changed to120%bonusAD.']}

R ability — Name: Onslaught of Shadows, Description: Active: Hecarim dashes with displacement immunity to the target location and summons 5 spectral riders in an arrow formation that charge alongside him in the target direction, dealing magic damage to all enemies in their path and revealing them for 2. 5 seconds. Magic damage: 150 / 250 / 350 (+ 100% AP) Upon arrival, he fears nearby enemies for 0. 75 − 1. 5 (based on distance traveled) seconds and slows them, ramping to 99% over the duration. The wave of spectral riders travels independently of Hecarim and will always charge at the same distance. The slow's strength cannot be reduced and is increased based on how far away the affected units are from Hecarim . Onslaught of Shadows will cast at max range if cast beyond that., {'targeting_input': 'Targeting inputLocation', 'damage_type': 'Magic', 'spell_shield': 'Blocked', 'details': ['Hide', 'Details', "The spectral rider missiles originate atHecarim'slocation, 145 units behind and 100 units to either side of him, and 290 units behind and 200 units to either side. They travel 1510 units forward parallel to Hecarim from their origin each.", 'Only the spectral riders deal damage to enemies they pierce,Hecarimonly dashes and fears enemies at the end of it.']}

Trivia:
Hecarim might have been inspired by theFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse(specifically War) and/orAssault RiderfromKingdom Hearts.
His dance references'Dope Zebra'by'rhettandlink'.A side-by-side comparison can be seenhere.
Warpath, along withTailwindis one of the only two abilities in the game that scale with movement speed.
Onslaught of Shadowsmight be referencing the fight withGanondorfinThe Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.The spectral riders used to be members of the Iron Order Hecarim was Knight Commander of and, together with him, became undead when the Ruination of the Blessed Isles was unleashed.
Hecarim was deemed overpowered inUltra Rapid Fire(2014 edition) and was ultimately disabled in non-custom games.