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

Hwei vs Karthus

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

based on 2,339 Hwei vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games every week. Within our database, Hwei did battle with Karthus 2339 times. Using so many games with Hwei versus Karthus provides us faith in our capacity to provide actionable stats and a solid build to smash Karthus. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Hwei has to counter Karthus in only 1.3% of their matches.

Hwei vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei has done a below average job of beating Karthus. Typically, they wins a lowly 48.3% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Hwei against Karthus games, Hwei’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that they most likely will get first blood against Karthus.

Best Hwei vs Karthus 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 TormentZhonya's Hourglass

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 BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
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 Karthus as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Karthus

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Hwei vs Karthus Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Karthus Image
5.9
< Kills >
6.9
6.2
< Deaths >
7.5
9
< Assists >
9.5
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
148
< Minions Killed >
90
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.96
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.32
932
< Physical Damage >
230
22,684
< Magic Damage >
28,964
543
< True Damage >
2,032
24,160
< Damage Dealt >
31,227
20,764
< Damage Taken >
30,267
11,465
< Gold Earned >
12,958
1.94
< Towers >
1.13
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.26
2,264
< Total Healing >
9,510
14,354
< Experience >
15,211
28
< Vision Score >
20
13
< Wards Placed >
7
589
< Time Dealing CC >
219

How to Counter Karthus with Hwei in LoL

The stats provided here show several important Hwei vs. Karthus counter statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karthus’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Karthus..

Hwei usually has a similar longest killing spree as their foe does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Karthus. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Hwei and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Karthus

Who is Better, Hwei or Karthus?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Hwei usually loses when playing against Karthus, with a 48.3% win rate. Therefore, Hwei makes a poor counter to Karthus.

While Hwei does have a lower win rate compared to Karthus, when facing one another, Hwei also has a greater difficulty level that makes them a more time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Hwei into Karthusas their relative depth means you may not be able to reach their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Hwei is a somewhat poor counter to Karthus. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Hwei against Karthus.

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

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei vs Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Hwei, we analyzed 2,339 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 Karthus 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 Karthus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Hwei in order to counter Karthus 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 suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei on average racks up more CS relative to Karthus. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Hwei versus Karthus build include Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Hwei included at least these three items in their build, they did much better vs Karthus than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Hwei had an average win rate of 48.3% battling Karthus with these items in their kit.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Karthus as Hwei, Hwei players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Hwei vs Karthus LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.3% win rate overall.

If you want to view Hwei versus Karthus tips and counter stats for a a particular player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using every round finished with both champs.