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

Hwei vs Zyra

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

based on 7,711 Hwei vs Zyra matchups
Win Rate
42.4 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Zyra as Hwei came out of an evaluation of 7711 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This particular pairing is somewhat uncommon. Hwei fights Zyra in only 4.3% of their games.

Hwei vs Zyra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei does a awful job of beating Zyra. Normally, they wins a lowly 42.4% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Hwei against Zyra matches, Hwei’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that they probably won't get first blood versus Zyra.

Best Hwei vs Zyra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomVoid StaffZhonya's HourglassHorizon 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
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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
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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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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Zyra as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Zyra

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Advice to Win Against Zyra

Moving closer to Zyra can be a smart move if she places plants too far away from herself.

Moving the fight to a different area will deprive Zyra of accumulated seeds.

Plants take fixed damage from attacks and effects, similar to wards. They also expire quickly on their own.

Seeds placed by Zyra's W are larger, a different color, and grant a small amount of vision to her team.

Zyra's seeds can be destroyed by stepping on them. If she tries to grow them as you do, dodge back at the last moment.

Hwei vs Zyra Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
42.4 %
VS
Win Rate
57.6 %
Zyra Image
5.5
< Kills >
3.8
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
8.4
< Assists >
10.8
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
0.83
146
< Minions Killed >
58
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.51
881
< Physical Damage >
962
22,026
< Magic Damage >
20,141
571
< True Damage >
1,045
23,478
< Damage Dealt >
22,149
19,941
< Damage Taken >
19,312
11,184
< Gold Earned >
9,944
1.68
< Towers >
1.83
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,963
< Total Healing >
2,266
14,152
< Experience >
11,852
28
< Vision Score >
61
13
< Wards Placed >
26
591
< Time Dealing CC >
281

How to Counter Zyra with Hwei in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several important Hwei versus Zyra matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zyra’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Zyra..

Hwei often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their matchup does. On average, they receives a similar amount of damage to Zyra. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Hwei and Zyra

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Zyra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Zyra

Who is Better, Hwei or Zyra?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Hwei usually loses when trying to fight Zyra, with a 42.4% win rate. Therefore, Hwei makes a bad counter for Zyra.

While Hwei does have a much lower win rate than Zyra, when they face off with one another, Hwei also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Hwei into Zyraas their relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Hwei is a trash counter for Zyra. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Hwei against Zyra.

Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei vs Zyra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zyra as Hwei, we analyzed 7,711 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 Zyra 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 Zyra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Hwei on average picks up more CS as Zyra. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Hwei versus Zyra build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Hwei included at least these three pieces in their build, they did a lot better vs Zyra than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Hwei had an average winrate of 42.4% when playing against Zyra with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Zyra as Hwei, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Gathering Storm, and Manaflow Band runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Hwei vs Zyra fights, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 42.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zyra as Hwei are given for every ranked division. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.