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How to Win Lee Sin vs Hwei Counter MatchupLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Hwei as Lee Sin

based on 5,346 Lee Sin vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.58
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Hwei as Lee Sin resulted from an evaluation of 5346 ranked games where both champions clashed against one another. This particular counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Lee Sin is forced to battle against Hwei in only 4.7% of his rounds.

Lee Sin vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Lee Sin has done a good job of beating Hwei. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.2% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Lee Sin versus Hwei rounds, Lee Sin’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Hwei.

Best Lee Sin vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Guardian AngelThe CollectorMaw of MalmortiusDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
>
Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
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Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Hwei

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

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.

Lee Sin vs Hwei Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Hwei Image
7.4
< Kills >
5.4
6
< Deaths >
6.1
8.1
< Assists >
8.7
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
34
< Minions Killed >
141
1.55
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
13,670
< Physical Damage >
995
2,755
< Magic Damage >
21,984
969
< True Damage >
576
17,395
< Damage Dealt >
23,556
36,240
< Damage Taken >
18,376
11,902
< Gold Earned >
10,861
1.42
< Towers >
1.87
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
17,388
< Total Healing >
1,617
13,447
< Experience >
13,371
25
< Vision Score >
28
12
< Wards Placed >
13
438
< Time Dealing CC >
561

How to Counter Hwei with Lee Sin in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some valuable Lee Sin vs. Hwei matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hwei’s ratio of NaN, showing that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Hwei..

Lee Sin often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Hwei. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lee Sin and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Hwei

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Hwei?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lee Sin usually wins when playing against Hwei, with a 52.2% win rate. Thus, Lee Sin makes a good counter to Hwei.

While Lee Sin does have a higher winrate compared to Hwei, when on opposite teams, Lee Sin also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Lee Sin into Hwei.

Moreover, Lee Sin has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hwei. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Hwei matchups, Lee Sin is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Lee Sin is an above average counter to Hwei. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Lee Sin against Hwei.

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Lee Sin, we analyzed 5,346 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 Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin on average racks up a lot less CS compared to Hwei. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Lee Sin versus Hwei build include Sterak's Gage, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Lee Sin combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Hwei than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Lee Sin boasted an average win rate of 52.2% when playing against Hwei with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Hwei as Lee Sin, Lee Sin players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Lee Sin vs Hwei LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.2% win rate overall.

If you want to view Lee Sin x Hwei tips and counter builds for a a specific rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are computed using all matches run with both champs.