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

Hwei vs Vi

How to Beat Vi as Hwei in LoLHwei is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Vi as Hwei

based on 4,975 Hwei vs Vi matchups
Win Rate
45.1 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Vi as Hwei resulted from an analysis of 4975 ranked games where both champions battled one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Hwei is forced to battle against Vi in only 2.8% of their games.

Hwei vs Vi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei does a terrible job of beating Vi. Normally, they wins a lowly 45.1% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Hwei versus Vi games, Hwei’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that they probably will be able to get first blood against Vi.

Best Hwei vs Vi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTear of the Goddess

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceZaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceShadowflameCryptbloom

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

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotGhost PoroUltimate Hunter
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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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Vi as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Vi

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Vi

Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.

A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.

Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.

Hwei vs Vi Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
45.1 %
VS
Win Rate
54.9 %
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5.4
< Kills >
6.6
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
8.8
< Assists >
7.8
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
141
< Minions Killed >
34
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
1.74
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.45
962
< Physical Damage >
16,304
21,956
< Magic Damage >
83
583
< True Damage >
874
23,502
< Damage Dealt >
17,261
18,864
< Damage Taken >
31,061
10,973
< Gold Earned >
11,962
1.86
< Towers >
1.42
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.38
1,681
< Total Healing >
11,857
13,673
< Experience >
13,994
28
< Vision Score >
23
13
< Wards Placed >
6
571
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Vi with Hwei in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several influential Hwei versus Vi counter statistics that may help us distinguish the differences between the two. For instance, Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vi’s ratio of NaN, showing that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Vi..

Hwei typically has a similar longest kill spree as their enemy does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Vi. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Hwei and Vi

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Vi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Vi

Who is Better, Hwei or Vi?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Hwei usually loses when playing against Vi, with a 45.1% win rate. As a result, Hwei makes a bad counter to Vi.

While Hwei does have a much lower win rate than Vi, when facing one another, Hwei also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more challenging champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Hwei into Vias their relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

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

Hwei is a bad counter to Vi. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Hwei against Vi.

Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei vs Vi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vi as Hwei, we analyzed 4,975 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 Vi 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 to counter Vi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei most often picks up much more CS relative to Vi. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost 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 Vi build consist of Malignance, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Stormsurge. When Hwei combined at least these three pieces in their build, they did a lot better against Vi than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Hwei boasted an average win rate of 45.1% battling Vi with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Vi as Hwei, Hwei players should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Ghost Poro, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Manaflow Band runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Hwei vs Vi battles, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 45.1% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Hwei x Vi tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual skill level, please select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and guides given are computed using all games played with these champions.