Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.
Phosphorus Bomb can be used to reveal enemy units that might be hiding in a nearby patch of brush.
Corki can continue to attack while using Gatling Gun. Maximizing Gatling Gun is key to mastering Corki.
After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.
Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.
Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.
The stats shown on this page feature some significant Corki against Hwei counter stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Corki’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Corki may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Hwei..
Corki normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Hwei. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Corki usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Hwei, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Corki makes an ok counter to Hwei.
While Corki does have a lower win rate compared to Hwei, when facing one another, Corki also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Corki into Hwei.
Additionally, Corki also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hwei. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Corki vs Hwei matchups, Hwei is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Corki is a somewhat poor counter to Hwei. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Corki against Hwei.
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Corki to counter Hwei during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Corki often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Hwei. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Corki versus Hwei build consist of Muramana, Trinity Force, and Rapid Firecannon. When Corki used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Hwei than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Corki boasted an average win rate of 49.7% battling Hwei with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating Hwei as Corki, Corki players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Corki vs Hwei fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.7% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Hwei as Corki are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.