Talk:Hecarim/@comment-94.243.246.17-20130314132534/@comment-71.194.43.67-20130315011831

hec clears just fine/sustained after you get spirit stone and some defense or offensive items on him.

Also his ganks can be very potent, but take some getting used to. His charge makes it very easy to pounce on the laner very quickly, especially with a loop gank, but his lack of sticking power (until gauntlet) means that you generally have a short window to kill the enemy.

Once you get ult it's easier, since you charge them from behind, chase for a bit, then ult in front of them, giving you more time to put some AA's and Q's on them.

Pre 6, you won't always be able to kill them, but might get them to blow a flash, or get them low, making a second gank much more likely to secure a kill.