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

Hwei vs Zed

How to Beat Zed as Hwei in LoLHwei is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zed as Hwei

based on 6,495 Hwei vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL games each week. Within our dataset, Hwei did battle with Zed in 6495 rounds. Having so many games with Hwei vs Zed provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce actionable stats and a recommended build to shatter your opponent. This pairing is relatively rare. Hwei encounters Zed in only 3.6% of their games.

Hwei vs Zed Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei has done a dismal job of countering Zed. Typically, they wins a lowly 47.5% of games the champs fight one another in. In Hwei versus Zed rounds, Hwei’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that they probably will get first blood against Zed.

Best Hwei vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomVoid StaffSeraph's Embrace

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
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
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
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Zed as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Zed

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Zed

Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.

After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.

Hwei vs Zed Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Zed Image
5.3
< Kills >
9.3
6.7
< Deaths >
6.5
8.9
< Assists >
5.4
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
2.14
138
< Minions Killed >
160
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.38
948
< Physical Damage >
22,717
20,610
< Magic Damage >
1,278
551
< True Damage >
1,220
22,110
< Damage Dealt >
25,216
19,822
< Damage Taken >
24,016
10,945
< Gold Earned >
12,840
1.82
< Towers >
1.63
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
1,712
< Total Healing >
3,989
13,722
< Experience >
15,301
28
< Vision Score >
18
13
< Wards Placed >
8
549
< Time Dealing CC >
148

How to Counter Zed with Hwei in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some influential Hwei against Zed matchup statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Zed..

Hwei typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than their foe does. Typically, they takes less damage than Zed. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Hwei and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Zed

Who is Better, Hwei or Zed?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Hwei usually loses when trying to fight Zed, with a 47.5% win rate. As a result, Hwei makes a bad counter for Zed.

While Hwei does have a lower win rate compared to Zed, when on opposite teams, Hwei also has a greater difficulty level that makes them a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Hwei into Zedas their relative depth means you may not be able to reach their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Hwei also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zed. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Zed matchups, Zed is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Hwei is a bad counter to Zed. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Hwei against Zed.

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 Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Hwei, we analyzed 6,495 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 Zed 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Hwei to counter Zed during both the laning 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 mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Zed. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Hwei versus Zed build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Hwei used at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better against Zed than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Hwei had an average win rate of 47.5% when playing against Zed with these items in their kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing Zed as Hwei, Hwei players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Hwei vs Zed face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.5% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Hwei versus Zed tips and builds for a a specific rank, please select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and build suggestions shown are calculated using every game with data with these champs.