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How to Win Kayle vs Hwei Counter MatchupKayle is in the s tier of champions

Kayle vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Kayle in LoLKayle is in the b tier of champions
FighterSupport
Mage

How to Beat Hwei as Kayle

based on 5,394 Kayle vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
55.7 %
K/D/A
1.92
Pick Rate
4.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Hwei as Kayle came out of an evaluation of 5394 ranked games where both champs faced one another. This champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Kayle fights Hwei in only 4.8% of her matches.

Kayle vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Kayle does a great job of countering Hwei. Typically, she wins a fantastic 55.7% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Kayle vs Hwei rounds, Kayle’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Hwei.

Best Kayle vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneNashor's Tooth

Optional Items

ShadowflameRylai's Crystal ScepterTerminusVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryCelerityGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kayle's passive ability p
Kayle's q ability q
Kayle's w ability w
Kayle's e ability e
Kayle's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
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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Guide to Countering Hwei as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Hwei

Kayle benefits greatly from Attack Damage and Ability Power, making hybrid items like Nashor's Tooth and Hextech Gunblade very effective on her.

Using Divine Judgment on a high-DPS ally can turn the tides of battle by giving your ally free reign to attack.

Kayle's attacks become incredibly powerful once she gains attack range from Divine Ascent. Play safe until then.

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.

Kayle vs Hwei Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
55.7 %
VS
Win Rate
44.3 %
Hwei Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.5
5.9
< Deaths >
5.9
5.7
< Assists >
8.4
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
197
< Minions Killed >
142
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.49
6,730
< Physical Damage >
963
13,504
< Magic Damage >
21,761
531
< True Damage >
528
20,766
< Damage Dealt >
23,253
24,079
< Damage Taken >
18,509
12,688
< Gold Earned >
11,033
2.88
< Towers >
1.97
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,856
< Total Healing >
1,754
15,922
< Experience >
13,720
18
< Vision Score >
28
9
< Wards Placed >
13
250
< Time Dealing CC >
567

How to Counter Hwei with Kayle in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some strategic Kayle versus Hwei matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hwei’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Hwei..

Kayle typically has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. On average, she takes more damage than Hwei. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayle and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Hwei

Who is Better, Kayle or Hwei?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayle usually wins when facing off against Hwei, with a 55.7% win rate. Therefore, Kayle makes a fantastic counter to Hwei.

While Kayle does have a much higher win rate than Hwei, when they face off with one another, Kayle also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Kayle into Hweias her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kayle also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hwei. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Hwei matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Kayle is a great counter for Hwei. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kayle against Hwei.

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Kayle, we analyzed 5,394 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 Kayle 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 truly master Kayle in order to counter Hwei during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle usually racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Hwei. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Kayle versus Hwei build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Kayle combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Hwei than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Kayle had an average win rate of 55.7% when playing against Hwei with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of beating Hwei as Kayle, you should equip the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Kayle vs Hwei LoL games, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 55.7% winrate overall.

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