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

Hwei vs Xin Zhao

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

based on 5,991 Hwei vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our database, Hwei faced off against Xin Zhao in 5991 games. Including so many matchups for Hwei versus Xin Zhao gives us a lot of faith in our ability to produce useful statistics and a supported build to defeat your foe. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Hwei is forced to battle against Xin Zhao in only 3.3% of their games.

Hwei vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei has done a terrible job of beating Xin Zhao. Normally, they wins a lowly 45.6% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Hwei vs Xin Zhao matches, Hwei’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, implying that they probably won't get first blood against Xin Zhao.

Best Hwei vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameSeraph's EmbraceHorizon Focus

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
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Xin Zhao

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao relies heavily on his Three Talon Strikes for damage and cooldown resets, so preventing him from finishing his combo will have a dramatic effect.

Xin Zhao is a powerful initiator with both his charge and ultimate dealing damage to all units around him. Try having your team stay spread out until he's used his ultimate.

Hwei vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
Xin Zhao Image
5.3
< Kills >
6.8
6
< Deaths >
6.4
8.9
< Assists >
7.8
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
144
< Minions Killed >
43
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.57
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.48
959
< Physical Damage >
17,294
22,320
< Magic Damage >
1,428
538
< True Damage >
974
23,817
< Damage Dealt >
19,697
18,428
< Damage Taken >
41,494
10,893
< Gold Earned >
12,029
1.84
< Towers >
1.58
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
1,708
< Total Healing >
21,808
13,547
< Experience >
13,857
27
< Vision Score >
23
13
< Wards Placed >
6
575
< Time Dealing CC >
478

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Hwei in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some vital Hwei versus Xin Zhao counter statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xin Zhao’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Xin Zhao..

Hwei often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than their opponent does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Xin Zhao. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Hwei and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Hwei or Xin Zhao?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Hwei usually loses when facing off against Xin Zhao, with a 45.6% win rate. Thus, Hwei makes a bad counter for Xin Zhao.

While Hwei does have a much lower winrate compared to Xin Zhao, when on opposite teams, Hwei also has a much greater learning curve that makes them a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Hwei into Xin Zhaoas their relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Hwei also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Xin Zhao matchups, Xin Zhao 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 late stage team fights.

Hwei is a bad counter to Xin Zhao. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Hwei against Xin Zhao.

Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Hwei, we analyzed 5,991 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 Xin Zhao 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Hwei to counter Xin Zhao during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei most often picks up much more CS relative to Xin Zhao. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Hwei versus Xin Zhao build include Cryptbloom, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Hwei used at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better when facing Xin Zhao than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Hwei had an average winrate of 45.6% battling Xin Zhao with these items in their kit.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Xin Zhao 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 combinations players used for Hwei vs Xin Zhao matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.6% win rate overall.

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