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

Hwei vs Gwen

How to Beat Gwen as Hwei in LoLHwei is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Gwen as Hwei

based on 3,662 Hwei vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League games each and every week. In our data, Hwei did battle with Gwen 3662 times. Having so many matchups for Hwei versus Gwen gives us faith in our capacity to provide actionable stats and a supported build to smash Gwen. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Hwei has to counter Gwen in only 2.0% of their rounds.

Hwei vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei does a poor job of beating Gwen. Normally, they wins a lowly 48.2% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Hwei vs Gwen games, Hwei’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that they most likely will get first blood versus Gwen.

Best Hwei vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Horizon FocusSeraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapLiandry's Torment

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
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Gwen

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Hwei vs Gwen Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Gwen Image
5.3
< Kills >
6.1
5.9
< Deaths >
6.1
8.5
< Assists >
4.6
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
142
< Minions Killed >
162
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.3
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.62
948
< Physical Damage >
2,985
20,760
< Magic Damage >
15,385
507
< True Damage >
3,704
22,216
< Damage Dealt >
22,075
18,149
< Damage Taken >
30,880
10,860
< Gold Earned >
12,247
1.91
< Towers >
2.76
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
1,648
< Total Healing >
8,114
13,550
< Experience >
15,216
27
< Vision Score >
18
13
< Wards Placed >
8
566
< Time Dealing CC >
152

How to Counter Gwen with Hwei in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several influential Hwei against Gwen counter statistics that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Gwen..

Hwei typically has a similar longest killing spree as their foe does. On average, they takes less damage than Gwen. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Hwei and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Gwen

Who is Better, Hwei or Gwen?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Hwei usually loses when taking on Gwen, with a 48.2% win rate. As a result, Hwei makes a poor counter for Gwen.

While Hwei does have a lower winrate than Gwen, when on opposite teams, Hwei also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Hwei into Gwenas their relative depth means you may not be able to reach their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Hwei also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Gwen matchups, Gwen is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Hwei is a somewhat poor counter to Gwen. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Hwei against Gwen.

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 Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Hwei, we analyzed 3,662 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 Gwen 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 Gwen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Hwei in order to counter Gwen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei on average gets a similar amount of CS relative to Gwen. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Hwei versus Gwen build include Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Hwei used at least these three items in their build, they performed much better vs Gwen than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Hwei had an average winrate of 48.2% when countering Gwen with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Gwen as Hwei, you should take 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 sets players chose for Hwei vs Gwen LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.2% winrate overall.

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