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How to Win Hwei vs Akali Counter MatchupHwei is in the b tier of champions

Hwei vs Akali

How to Beat Akali as Hwei in LoLHwei is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Akali as Hwei

based on 10,776 Hwei vs Akali matchups
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our dataset, Hwei battled Akali in 10776 matches. Including so many matchups for Hwei versus Akali provides us a lot of faith in our capability to produce enlightening data and a pro build to shatter your enemy. This champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Hwei encounters Akali in only 6.0% of their rounds.

Hwei vs Akali Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei has done a pathetic job of countering Akali. Normally, they wins a lowly 46.3% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Hwei versus Akali rounds, Hwei’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that they probably will get first blood versus Akali.

Best Hwei vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Banshee's VeilRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Hwei to level upq
>
Second ability for Hwei to level upe
>
Last skill for Hwei to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Hwei's passive ability p
Hwei's q ability q
Hwei's w ability w
Hwei's e ability e
Hwei's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Akali as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Akali

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Akali

Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.

Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.

Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.

Hwei vs Akali Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Akali Image
5.2
< Kills >
9.2
6.4
< Deaths >
5.9
8.7
< Assists >
4.9
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
2.07
138
< Minions Killed >
155
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,070
< Physical Damage >
1,266
21,603
< Magic Damage >
21,324
566
< True Damage >
731
23,240
< Damage Dealt >
23,322
18,683
< Damage Taken >
27,510
10,830
< Gold Earned >
11,875
1.81
< Towers >
1.51
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,518
< Total Healing >
3,552
13,538
< Experience >
14,682
27
< Vision Score >
18
13
< Wards Placed >
8
551
< Time Dealing CC >
73

How to Counter Akali with Hwei in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several important Hwei versus Akali matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akali’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Akali..

Hwei normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than their foe does. On average, they receives less damage than Akali. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Hwei and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Akali

Who is Better, Hwei or Akali?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Hwei usually loses when facing off against Akali, with a 46.3% win rate. Thus, Hwei makes a bad counter for Akali.

While Hwei does have a lower win rate compared to Akali, when facing one another, Hwei also has a greater level of difficulty that makes them a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Hwei into Akalias their relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Hwei has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akali. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Akali matchups, Akali is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Hwei is a garbage counter to Akali. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Hwei against Akali.

Other Champion Matchups Against Hwei

Hwei Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.5% winrateFizzFizz41.8% winrateZyraZyra42.4% winrateTeemoTeemo42.9% winrate

Hwei Wins Against

YuumiYuumi51.7% winrateSivirSivir50.9% winrateSejuaniSejuani50.6% winrateCorkiCorki50.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei vs Akali Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akali as Hwei, we analyzed 10,776 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Akali as Hwei comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Hwei Build Akali Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Hwei to counter Akali during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Akali. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Hwei versus Akali build consist of Cryptbloom, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Hwei incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better vs. Akali than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Hwei boasted an average win rate of 46.3% when playing against Akali with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Akali as Hwei, Hwei players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cosmic Insight, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Hwei vs Akali counters, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.3% winrate overall.

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