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

Hwei vs Nami

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

based on 5,115 Hwei vs Nami matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Nami as Hwei came out of an analysis of 5115 ranked matches where both champions battled one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Hwei has to counter Nami in only 2.9% of their matches.

Hwei vs Nami Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei does a terrible job of countering Nami. Typically, they wins a lowly 46.9% of games the champs fight each other in. In Hwei against Nami games, Hwei’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that they probably won't be able to get first blood against Nami.

Best Hwei vs Nami Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
Horizon FocusStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassRabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceLiandry'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
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
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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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Nami as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Nami

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Nami

Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.

Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.

Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.

Hwei vs Nami Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Nami Image
5.3
< Kills >
1.8
6.1
< Deaths >
5.1
8.1
< Assists >
15.7
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
0.32
144
< Minions Killed >
24
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.62
949
< Physical Damage >
818
21,918
< Magic Damage >
8,281
520
< True Damage >
552
23,388
< Damage Dealt >
9,651
18,463
< Damage Taken >
16,816
10,924
< Gold Earned >
8,618
1.88
< Towers >
2.35
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,632
< Total Healing >
11,113
13,521
< Experience >
11,010
28
< Vision Score >
60
13
< Wards Placed >
26
572
< Time Dealing CC >
195

How to Counter Nami with Hwei in LoL

The stats shown here feature several important Hwei versus Nami matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nami’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Nami. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Hwei often has a much larger longest kill spree than their enemy does. On average, they receives a similar amount of damage to Nami. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Hwei and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Nami

Who is Better, Hwei or Nami?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Hwei usually loses when facing off against Nami, with a 46.9% win rate. As a result, Hwei makes a poor counter to Nami.

While Hwei does have a lower win rate than Nami, when on opposite teams, Hwei also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more challenging champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Hwei into Namias their relative depth means that you may not be able to reach their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Hwei has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nami. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Nami matchups, Nami 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 team fights.

Hwei is a garbage counter to Nami. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Hwei against Nami.

Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei vs Nami Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nami as Hwei, we analyzed 5,115 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 Nami 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

To truly master Hwei to counter Nami during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei usually picks up much more CS compared to Nami. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Hwei versus Nami build include Horizon Focus, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Hwei used at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better vs Nami than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Hwei had an average win rate of 46.9% when playing against Nami with these items in their kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Nami as Hwei, Hwei players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Hwei vs Nami LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.9% winrate overall.

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