Hecarim vs Viego JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Hecarim vs Viego

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Use Hecarim's superior clear speed and high mobility to maintain jungle tempo and pressure lanes that overextend.
Prioritize contesting river control and objective fights where your ultimate can reach carries from fog to force favorable engagements.

Jungle Plan

Cycle camps quickly and path toward lanes that overextend to punish Viego's slower clear and medium invade resistance.
Use river control and Scuttle vision to set up counter-ganks and force Viego into unfavorable fights.
Reset tempo before major objectives like dragon or Rift Herald to leverage your speed and ultimate threat for teamfights and objective control.

Danger windows

Beware early river fights where (E) camouflage and (W) stun can catch you off-guard without lane support.
Avoid low-health clears or forced smite fights where Viego's reset execute can turn the tide.
Respect moments when lanes lack priority, as Viego can use these to invade or force unfavorable skirmishes.

Early game

Start with a full clear path toward lanes likely to push forward to maximize tempo and level advantage.
Fight for first Scuttle only when nearby lanes have priority to secure vision and objective control.
Avoid early isolated fights before reaching your power spikes; use mobility to counter-gank predictable Viego ganks.

Power spikes

At level 6, use (R) fear engage to initiate objective fights where you can hit carries from fog and force team resets.
Exploit your fast clear speed and movement to reach item spikes earlier, increasing mid-game dueling and gank threat.
Respect Viego's level 6 (R) reset potential and first fighter item timing by avoiding extended fights without lane or vision advantage.

Win conditions

Convert your faster camp cycling and superior gank angles into early objective control and lane snowball.
Use your ultimate to initiate fights from fog and catch carries to force team resets and secure dragons or Rift Herald.
Deny Viego the first takedown to prevent his reset chain, then leverage your speed to counter-jungle and pressure his jungle pathing.