Kayn vs Hwei
How to Beat Hwei as Kayn
based on 8,538 Kayn vs Hwei matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Hwei Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Hwei Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Hwei
Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.
Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.
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.
Kayn vs Hwei Counter Stats
How to Counter Hwei with Kayn in LoL
The stats shown here highlight some vital Kayn against Hwei matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hwei’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Hwei..
Kayn usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Hwei. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kayn and Hwei
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Who is Better, Kayn or Hwei?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayn usually wins when facing off against Hwei, with a 54.0% win rate. As a result, Kayn makes a great counter for Hwei.
While Kayn does have a much higher winrate than Hwei, when on opposite teams, Kayn also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Kayn into Hweias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Kayn also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hwei. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Hwei matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Kayn is a great counter to Hwei. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayn against Hwei.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kayn in order to counter Hwei during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn on average gets a lot less CS relative to Hwei. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Kayn versus Hwei build include Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Serylda's Grudge. When Kayn used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Hwei than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kayn had an average win rate of 54.0% when playing against Hwei with this build.
To have the greatest probability of beating Hwei as Kayn, Kayn players should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Kayn vs Hwei matchups, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 54.0% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Hwei as Kayn are presented for every ranked division. To narrow the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.