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How to Win Illaoi vs Hwei Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the b tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Beat Hwei as Illaoi

based on 3,231 Illaoi vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
1.42
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our database, Illaoi faced Hwei in 3231 rounds. Using so many matchups for Illaoi versus Hwei provides us faith in our capability to provide informative stats and a solid build to suppress Hwei. This particular counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Illaoi has to counter Hwei in only 4.5% of her matches.

Illaoi vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Illaoi does a good job of countering Hwei. Normally, she wins a whopping 53.5% of games the champions face each other in. In Illaoi vs Hwei matches, Illaoi’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Hwei.

Best Illaoi vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageDeath's DanceIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

HullbreakerJak'Sho, The ProteanSpear of ShojinSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Illaoi to level upe
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Second ability for Illaoi to level upq
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Last skill for Illaoi to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Hwei

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Advice to Win Against Hwei

After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.

Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.

Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.

Illaoi vs Hwei Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Hwei Image
5.2
< Kills >
5.6
6.7
< Deaths >
5.8
4.3
< Assists >
9.1
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
193
< Minions Killed >
142
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.44
24,168
< Physical Damage >
978
834
< Magic Damage >
23,497
403
< True Damage >
658
25,406
< Damage Dealt >
25,134
37,041
< Damage Taken >
19,127
12,208
< Gold Earned >
11,082
2.85
< Towers >
1.8
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,173
< Total Healing >
1,954
15,635
< Experience >
14,071
17
< Vision Score >
27
8
< Wards Placed >
13
441
< Time Dealing CC >
585

How to Counter Hwei with Illaoi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several critical Illaoi vs. Hwei matchup statistics that can help us grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Hwei..

Illaoi often has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Typically, she receives more damage than Hwei. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Illaoi and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Hwei

Who is Better, Illaoi or Hwei?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually wins when taking on Hwei, with a 53.5% win rate. As a result, Illaoi makes a great counter for Hwei.

While Illaoi does have a higher win rate compared to Hwei, when on opposite teams, Illaoi also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Illaoi into Hwei.

Moreover, Illaoi also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hwei. 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 Illaoi vs Hwei matchups, Illaoi is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Illaoi is a great counter for Hwei. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Illaoi against Hwei.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Illaoi, we analyzed 3,231 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 Hwei as Illaoi 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

Illaoi Build Hwei Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Illaoi to counter Hwei during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Hwei. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Illaoi versus Hwei build include Sterak's Gage, Death's Dance, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting Hwei than with many other typical builds. In fact, Illaoi had an average win rate of 53.5% when countering Hwei with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Hwei as Illaoi, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Illaoi vs Hwei battles, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Hwei as Illaoi are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.