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How to Win Taric vs Hwei Counter MatchupTaric is in the s tier of champions

Taric vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Taric in LoLTaric is in the b tier of champions
SupportFighter
Mage

How to Beat Hwei as Taric

based on 1,778 Taric vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
54.4 %
K/D/A
2.88
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. In our database, Taric engaged Hwei in 1778 matches. With so many matchups for Taric versus Hwei gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide informative statistics and a solid build to destroy your foe. This particular matchup is fairly uncommon. Taric encounters Hwei in only 4.7% of his games.

Taric vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Taric has done a great job of beating Hwei. Normally, he wins a fantastic 54.4% of games the champs battle each other in. In Taric versus Hwei games, Taric’s team is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Hwei.

Best Taric vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Taric Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowFimbulwinterSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Frozen HeartThornmailBloodsongZeke's Convergence

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveConditioningRevitalize
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Taric's passive ability p
Taric's q ability q
Taric's w ability w
Taric's e ability e
Taric's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
E
6
R
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E
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E
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E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Taric

Tips for Playing as Taric against Hwei

The cooldown reducing component of Bravado makes Cooldown Reduction items like Frozen Heart, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Spirit Visage exceptionally powerful on Taric.

Using Starlight's Touch at lower charges makes its healing less Mana efficient, but can greatly increase Taric's sustained damage via Bravado.

Rather than saving Cosmic Radiance for the last moment and risking someone dying during the delay, it can be more beneficial to cast it as soon as you know a teamfight is guaranteed to start.

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.

Taric vs Hwei Counter Stats

Taric Image
Win Rate
54.4 %
VS
Win Rate
45.6 %
Hwei Image
2
< Kills >
5.5
5.7
< Deaths >
5.7
14.4
< Assists >
8.9
0.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
36
< Minions Killed >
142
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,970
< Physical Damage >
1,010
4,407
< Magic Damage >
23,140
736
< True Damage >
608
7,113
< Damage Dealt >
24,759
23,988
< Damage Taken >
17,496
8,698
< Gold Earned >
10,868
2.21
< Towers >
1.95
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,254
< Total Healing >
1,626
10,880
< Experience >
13,387
48
< Vision Score >
26
20
< Wards Placed >
12
366
< Time Dealing CC >
583

How to Counter Hwei with Taric in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several important Taric versus Hwei counter stats that may help you explain the differences between the two. As an example, Taric’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Taric may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Hwei. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Taric often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Hwei. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Taric and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Taric
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taric
Hwei

Who is Better, Taric or Hwei?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Taric usually wins when taking on Hwei, with a 54.4% win rate. Thus, Taric makes a great counter for Hwei.

While Taric does have a much higher win rate compared to Hwei, when they face off with one another, Taric also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Taric into Hwei.

Furthermore, Taric has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hwei. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Taric is a great counter to Hwei. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Taric against Hwei.

Additional Information for Taric Players

How We Calculated Our Taric vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Taric, we analyzed 1,778 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 Taric 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Taric in order to counter Hwei during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taric on average accumulates a lot less CS relative to Hwei. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Taric versus Hwei build include Knight's Vow, Fimbulwinter, and Solstice Sleigh. When Taric bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Hwei than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Taric had an average win rate of 54.4% battling Hwei with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Hwei as Taric, you should use the Glacial Augment, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Taric vs Hwei counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 54.4% winrate overall.

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