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

Hwei vs Shen

How to Beat Shen as Hwei in LoLHwei is in the a tier of champions
Mage
Tank

How to Beat Shen as Hwei

based on 3,102 Hwei vs Shen matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. In our dataset, Hwei faced Shen 3102 times. With so many matchups for Hwei versus Shen gives us confidence in our capacity to provide useful data and a solid build to shatter your foe. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Hwei encounters Shen in only 1.7% of their games.

Hwei vs Shen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei does a dismal job of countering Shen. Normally, they wins a lowly 47.3% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Hwei versus Shen games, Hwei’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This indicates that they most likely won't be able to get first blood against Shen.

Best Hwei vs Shen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteLost Chapter

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
StormsurgeLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Horizon FocusRabadon's DeathcapShadowflameMalignance

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
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Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Shen as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Shen

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Shen

Be ready to dodge Shen's taunt and punish him if he misses.

Once Shen reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, which can turn fights quickly.

Hwei vs Shen Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Shen Image
5.2
< Kills >
4.1
6.1
< Deaths >
4.9
8.5
< Assists >
10.3
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
0.96
142
< Minions Killed >
127
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
981
< Physical Damage >
7,792
22,692
< Magic Damage >
6,773
534
< True Damage >
1,142
24,208
< Damage Dealt >
15,708
18,612
< Damage Taken >
30,914
10,889
< Gold Earned >
10,232
1.9
< Towers >
1.81
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,637
< Total Healing >
4,169
13,408
< Experience >
14,182
27
< Vision Score >
22
13
< Wards Placed >
11
582
< Time Dealing CC >
319

How to Counter Shen with Hwei in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several significant Hwei against Shen matchup stats that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shen’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Shen..

Hwei normally has a similar longest kill spree as their counter does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Shen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Hwei and Shen

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Shen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Shen

Who is Better, Hwei or Shen?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Hwei usually loses when trying to fight Shen, with a 47.3% win rate. Therefore, Hwei makes a bad counter for Shen.

While Hwei does have a lower win rate than Shen, when facing one another, Hwei also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more complex champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Hwei into Shenas their relative depth means you may not be able to reach their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Hwei also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shen. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Shen matchups, Shen is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Hwei is a garbage counter to Shen. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Hwei against Shen.

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

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Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei vs Shen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shen as Hwei, we analyzed 3,102 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 Shen 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 Shen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Hwei to counter Shen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Shen. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Hwei versus Shen build include Stormsurge, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Hwei incorporated at least these three items in their build, they performed much better countering Shen than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Hwei had an average win rate of 47.3% battling Shen with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Shen 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. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Hwei vs Shen clashes, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.3% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Hwei x Shen tips and counter stats for a an individual division, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and strategies displayed are computed using every match finished with these champions.