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

Hwei vs Kennen

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

based on 1,890 Hwei vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Kennen as Hwei resulted from an examination of 1890 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Hwei is forced to battle against Kennen in only 1.1% of their games.

Hwei vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei does a awful job of beating Kennen. Normally, they wins a lowly 46.7% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Hwei vs Kennen games, Hwei’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that they most likely will get first blood against Kennen.

Best Hwei vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceMalignanceHorizon FocusStormsurge

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
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Kennen as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Kennen

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Kennen

Consider playing a bit more cautiously around Kennen when you have a Mark of the Storm debuff. If he hits you with 3 Marks of the Storm, you will get stunned.

Kennen is flimsy by nature - turn and attack him if he gets careless with Lightning Rush.

Hwei vs Kennen Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Kennen Image
5.7
< Kills >
6.8
6.4
< Deaths >
6.1
8.8
< Assists >
6.3
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
144
< Minions Killed >
164
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
908
< Physical Damage >
2,035
21,941
< Magic Damage >
21,597
508
< True Damage >
634
23,359
< Damage Dealt >
24,267
19,078
< Damage Taken >
23,099
11,174
< Gold Earned >
11,814
1.85
< Towers >
2.08
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,602
< Total Healing >
3,372
13,820
< Experience >
15,009
28
< Vision Score >
20
13
< Wards Placed >
9
568
< Time Dealing CC >
74

How to Counter Kennen with Hwei in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some strategic Hwei against Kennen matchup statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kennen’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Kennen..

Hwei usually has a similar longest killing spree as their matchup does. Commonly, they takes less damage than Kennen. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Hwei and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Kennen

Who is Better, Hwei or Kennen?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Hwei usually loses when facing off against Kennen, with a 46.7% win rate. Thus, Hwei makes a poor counter to Kennen.

While Hwei does have a lower winrate compared to Kennen, when facing one another, Hwei also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more complex character to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Hwei into Kennenas 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 CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kennen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Kennen matchups, Kennen 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 teamfights.

Hwei is a garbage counter for Kennen. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Hwei against Kennen.

Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Hwei, we analyzed 1,890 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 Kennen 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 to counter Kennen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Kennen. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Hwei versus Kennen build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Hwei combined at least these three items in their build, they performed much better countering Kennen than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Hwei boasted an average win rate of 46.7% when playing against Kennen with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Kennen 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 combinations players chose for Hwei vs Kennen battles, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kennen as Hwei are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.