Champion Roundtable: Hecarim, The Shadow of War

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Josh, Lucas and Hollander dive for cover as the wicked horseman Hecarim charges into League of Legends this week with ghostly scythe and debatable usefulness. See what we think of this new high-mobility, high-damage champion in this week's Champion Roundtable.

As always, you can download League of Legends for free on the game's official site . If you do, add me (summoner name: Nereus) as a friend and we'll get some games in!

Josh Augustine
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