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Hwei vs Samira

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

based on 8,446 Hwei vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Samira as Hwei came out of an evaluation of 8446 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This particular champion pairing is fairly uncommon. Hwei encounters Samira in only 4.7% of their games.

Hwei vs Samira Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei has done a below average job of beating Samira. Typically, they wins a lowly 47.9% of games the champs battle one another in. In Hwei against Samira games, Hwei’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that they most likely won't get first blood versus Samira.

Best Hwei vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Horizon FocusRabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomVoid Staff

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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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Samira as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Samira

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Hwei vs Samira Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Samira Image
5.5
< Kills >
9.6
6.2
< Deaths >
7
9.2
< Assists >
5.3
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
2.19
138
< Minions Killed >
171
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
989
< Physical Damage >
18,985
21,755
< Magic Damage >
2,541
565
< True Damage >
589
23,309
< Damage Dealt >
22,115
18,074
< Damage Taken >
24,673
10,835
< Gold Earned >
13,159
1.89
< Towers >
2.15
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
1,532
< Total Healing >
8,169
13,387
< Experience >
12,595
27
< Vision Score >
17
13
< Wards Placed >
8
555
< Time Dealing CC >
28

How to Counter Samira with Hwei in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several influential Hwei versus Samira matchup stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Samira’s ratio of NaN, showing that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Samira..

Hwei normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than their enemy does. Commonly, they takes less damage than Samira. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Hwei and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Samira

Who is Better, Hwei or Samira?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Hwei usually loses when playing against Samira, with a 47.9% win rate. As a result, Hwei makes a poor counter to Samira.

While Hwei does have a lower win rate than Samira, when facing one another, Hwei also has a much greater learning curve that makes them a more challenging champ to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Hwei into Samiraas their relative depth means that you may not be able to reach their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Samira matchups, Samira is the better champion with a 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 trash counter to Samira. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Hwei against Samira.

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 Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Hwei, we analyzed 8,446 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 Samira 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 Samira Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Hwei to counter Samira during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Samira. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Hwei versus Samira build include Seraph's Embrace, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Hwei included at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better against Samira than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Hwei boasted an average win rate of 47.9% battling Samira with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Samira as Hwei, you should equip 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 Samira fights, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.9% win rate overall.

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