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How to Win Hwei vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupHwei is in the b tier of champions

Hwei vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Hwei in LoLHwei is in the b tier of champions
Mage
Fighter

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Hwei

based on 966 Hwei vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Hwei came out of an evaluation of 966 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Hwei has to counter Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of their rounds.

Hwei vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei has done a terrible job of countering Rek'Sai. Normally, they wins a lowly 46.7% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Hwei versus Rek'Sai matches, Hwei’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, indicating that they probably won't get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Hwei vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentSeraph's EmbraceZaz'Zak's RealmspikeMalignance

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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
12
E
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E
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W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Rek'Sai

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Hwei vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Rek'Sai Image
5.3
< Kills >
7.6
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
9
< Assists >
7.7
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
141
< Minions Killed >
33
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.46
975
< Physical Damage >
14,256
21,814
< Magic Damage >
78
569
< True Damage >
3,560
23,359
< Damage Dealt >
17,895
18,499
< Damage Taken >
36,508
10,860
< Gold Earned >
12,102
1.81
< Towers >
1.49
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
1,583
< Total Healing >
17,674
13,447
< Experience >
13,753
29
< Vision Score >
22
13
< Wards Placed >
6
560
< Time Dealing CC >
289

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Hwei in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several important Hwei against Rek'Sai counter stats that can help you figure out the differences between the two. Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Rek'Sai..

Hwei often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than their counter does. On average, they takes less damage than Rek'Sai. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Hwei and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Hwei or Rek'Sai?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Hwei usually loses when playing against Rek'Sai, with a 46.7% win rate. As a result, Hwei makes a bad counter for Rek'Sai.

While Hwei does have a lower win rate compared to Rek'Sai, when they face off with one another, Hwei also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more complex champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Hwei into Rek'Saias their relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Hwei also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. 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 one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Rek'Sai matchups, Rek'Sai is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Hwei is a terribly counter for Rek'Sai. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Hwei against Rek'Sai.

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 Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Hwei, we analyzed 966 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hwei to counter Rek'Sai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei typically racks up much more CS as Rek'Sai. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Hwei versus Rek'Sai build consist of Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Hwei bought at least these three pieces in their build, they did a lot better against Rek'Sai than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Hwei had an average winrate of 46.7% battling Rek'Sai with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Rek'Sai as Hwei, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Hwei vs Rek'Sai LoL games, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.7% win rate overall.

If you want to get Hwei versus Rek'Sai tips and counter builds for a a particular player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are computed using every game with data with these champions.