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

Hwei vs Gnar

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

based on 1,789 Hwei vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. In our data, Hwei faced Gnar 1789 times. With so many games with Hwei vs Gnar provides us faith in our ability to produce informative stats and a recommended build to suppress your opponent. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Hwei has to counter Gnar in only 1.0% of their rounds.

Hwei vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei does a dismal job of beating Gnar. On average, they wins a lowly 47.0% of games the champs fight each other in. In Hwei against Gnar rounds, Hwei’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that they probably will get first blood versus Gnar.

Best Hwei vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameLiandry's TormentSeraph's EmbraceRabadon's Deathcap

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
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W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Gnar

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Hwei vs Gnar Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Gnar Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.3
6.2
< Deaths >
5.9
8.7
< Assists >
6.1
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
138
< Minions Killed >
168
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.52
961
< Physical Damage >
18,345
21,951
< Magic Damage >
3,470
549
< True Damage >
478
23,462
< Damage Dealt >
22,294
18,905
< Damage Taken >
30,733
10,863
< Gold Earned >
11,642
1.88
< Towers >
2.52
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,726
< Total Healing >
6,488
13,481
< Experience >
15,172
27
< Vision Score >
19
13
< Wards Placed >
9
557
< Time Dealing CC >
430

How to Counter Gnar with Hwei in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some important Hwei vs. Gnar counter statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between this pair of champs. Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Gnar..

Hwei often has a similar longest kill spree as their matchup does. On average, they receives less damage than Gnar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Hwei and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Gnar

Who is Better, Hwei or Gnar?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Hwei usually loses when trying to fight Gnar, with a 47.0% win rate. As a result, Hwei makes a poor counter to Gnar.

While Hwei does have a lower winrate than Gnar, when facing one another, Hwei also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Hwei into Gnaras their relative depth means you may not be able to reach their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Hwei also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gnar. 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 in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Gnar matchups, Gnar is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Hwei is a bad counter for Gnar. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Hwei against Gnar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Hwei

Hwei Loses Against

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Hwei Wins Against

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Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei vs Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Hwei, we analyzed 1,789 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 Gnar 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 Gnar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hwei to counter Gnar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Gnar. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Hwei versus Gnar build include Malignance, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Hwei bought at least these three pieces in their build, they did significantly better when facing Gnar than with many other common builds. In fact, Hwei had an average win rate of 47.0% battling Gnar with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Gnar as Hwei, Hwei players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Hwei vs Gnar counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gnar as Hwei are displayed for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.