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

Hwei vs Janna

How to Beat Janna as Hwei in LoLHwei is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Janna as Hwei

based on 4,673 Hwei vs Janna matchups
Win Rate
44.9 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League games each week. Within our data, Hwei faced off against Janna 4673 times. Including so many matchups for Hwei versus Janna provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare useful data and a pro build to crush Janna. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Hwei fights Janna in only 2.6% of their rounds.

Hwei vs Janna Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei has done a pathetic job of beating Janna. Normally, they wins a lowly 44.9% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Hwei versus Janna matches, Hwei’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that they probably will get first blood versus Janna.

Best Hwei vs Janna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceLiandry's TormentCryptbloom

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

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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Guide to Countering Janna as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Janna

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Janna

Janna's at her strongest when buffing another ally. If you can harass her ally, it will weaken her ability to fight you.

Save an interrupt ability for when Janna uses her ultimate.

Listen for the charge up sound on Howling Gale in case Janna is trying to hit you with it from off screen or from brush.

Hwei vs Janna Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
44.9 %
VS
Win Rate
55.1 %
Janna Image
5
< Kills >
1.5
5.7
< Deaths >
4.7
7.8
< Assists >
14.7
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
0.27
145
< Minions Killed >
27
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.61
946
< Physical Damage >
941
21,069
< Magic Damage >
6,246
468
< True Damage >
424
22,485
< Damage Dealt >
7,612
17,817
< Damage Taken >
17,545
10,682
< Gold Earned >
8,386
1.83
< Towers >
2.3
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,633
< Total Healing >
8,330
13,205
< Experience >
10,662
28
< Vision Score >
63
13
< Wards Placed >
27
573
< Time Dealing CC >
178

How to Counter Janna with Hwei in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several valuable Hwei versus Janna counter stats that may help us understand the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Janna’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Janna. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Hwei usually has a much larger longest kill spree than their opponent does. On average, they takes a similar amount of damage to Janna. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Hwei and Janna

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Janna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Janna

Who is Better, Hwei or Janna?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Hwei usually loses when taking on Janna, with a 44.9% win rate. As a result, Hwei makes a poor counter for Janna.

While Hwei does have a much lower win rate than Janna, when they face off with one another, Hwei also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more difficult character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Hwei into Jannaas their relative depth means you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Hwei has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Janna. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Janna matchups, Janna is the better champ 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 for Janna. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Hwei against Janna.

Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei vs Janna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Janna as Hwei, we analyzed 4,673 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 Janna 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Hwei in order to counter Janna during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei usually gets much more CS as Janna. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Hwei versus Janna build consist of Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Hwei included at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better versus Janna than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Hwei had an average winrate of 44.9% when playing against Janna with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Janna as Hwei, Hwei players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Gathering Storm, and Manaflow Band runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Hwei vs Janna face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 44.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Janna as Hwei are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.