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

Hwei vs Shaco

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

based on 6,383 Hwei vs Shaco matchups
Win Rate
46.4 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Shaco as Hwei came out of an evaluation of 6383 ranked matches where both champs clashed against each other. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Hwei is forced to battle against Shaco in only 3.6% of their games.

Hwei vs Shaco Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei does a terrible job of countering Shaco. Typically, they wins a lowly 46.4% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Hwei vs Shaco matches, Hwei’s team is 0.2% less likely to earn first blood, implying that they most likely won't be able to get first blood against Shaco.

Best Hwei vs Shaco 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
Seraph's EmbraceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Horizon FocusRabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomLiandry'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 BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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
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Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Shaco as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Shaco

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Shaco

If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.

If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.

Hwei vs Shaco Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
46.4 %
VS
Win Rate
53.6 %
Shaco Image
5.5
< Kills >
7.4
6.6
< Deaths >
6.2
8.5
< Assists >
8.2
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
145
< Minions Killed >
37
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.08
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.41
952
< Physical Damage >
7,989
21,531
< Magic Damage >
9,799
526
< True Damage >
1,592
23,010
< Damage Dealt >
19,381
19,998
< Damage Taken >
26,558
11,229
< Gold Earned >
11,644
1.8
< Towers >
1.16
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
1,805
< Total Healing >
9,071
14,042
< Experience >
13,437
28
< Vision Score >
33
13
< Wards Placed >
11
586
< Time Dealing CC >
602

How to Counter Shaco with Hwei in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several critical Hwei versus Shaco matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shaco’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Shaco..

Hwei normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than their counter does. On average, they receives less damage than Shaco. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Hwei and Shaco

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Shaco
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Shaco

Who is Better, Hwei or Shaco?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Hwei usually loses when trying to fight Shaco, with a 46.4% win rate. Thus, Hwei makes a bad counter to Shaco.

While Hwei does have a lower win rate than Shaco, when on opposite teams, Hwei also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more time consuming champion to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Hwei into Shacoas their relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Hwei also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shaco. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Shaco matchups, Shaco is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Hwei is a garbage counter to Shaco. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Hwei against Shaco.

Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei vs Shaco Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shaco as Hwei, we analyzed 6,383 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 Shaco 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 learn all of the intricacies of Hwei in order to counter Shaco during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei usually gets much more CS relative to Shaco. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Hwei versus Shaco build include Seraph's Embrace, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Hwei incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better vs. Shaco than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Hwei boasted an average winrate of 46.4% when playing against Shaco with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Shaco 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 players used for Hwei vs Shaco counters, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.4% winrate overall.

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