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How to Win Vayne vs Hwei Counter MatchupVayne is in the s tier of champions

Vayne vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Vayne in LoLVayne is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Hwei as Vayne

based on 9,612 Vayne vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
55.2 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Hwei as Vayne came out of an evaluation of 9612 ranked rounds where both champions engaged one another. This particular champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Vayne encounters Hwei in only 4.6% of her matches.

Vayne vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Vayne does a great job of countering Hwei. Normally, she wins a terrific 55.2% of the time the champs face each other in. In Vayne against Hwei rounds, Vayne’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Hwei.

Best Vayne vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsVampiric Scepter

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeMercurial ScimitarBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

BloodthirsterGuardian AngelVoltaic CycloswordInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Vayne's passive ability p
Vayne's q ability q
Vayne's w ability w
Vayne's e ability e
Vayne's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Hwei

Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.

Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.

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.

Vayne vs Hwei Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
55.2 %
VS
Win Rate
44.8 %
Hwei Image
7.8
< Kills >
5.4
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
5.4
< Assists >
8.7
1.8
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
168
< Minions Killed >
141
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.46
15,127
< Physical Damage >
987
1,615
< Magic Damage >
21,517
4,387
< True Damage >
557
21,130
< Damage Dealt >
23,061
22,287
< Damage Taken >
18,494
12,444
< Gold Earned >
10,938
2.38
< Towers >
1.92
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,447
< Total Healing >
1,619
13,336
< Experience >
13,611
18
< Vision Score >
27
9
< Wards Placed >
13
71
< Time Dealing CC >
567

How to Counter Hwei with Vayne in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some significant Vayne against Hwei counter stats that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. As an example, Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Hwei..

Vayne usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Hwei. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vayne and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Hwei

Who is Better, Vayne or Hwei?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vayne usually wins when trying to fight Hwei, with a 55.2% win rate. Therefore, Vayne makes a fantastic counter to Hwei.

While Vayne does have a much higher win rate compared to Hwei, when they face off with one another, Vayne also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Vayne into Hweias her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Vayne has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hwei. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vayne vs Hwei matchups, Vayne 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 late stage team fights.

Vayne is a great counter to Hwei. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Vayne against Hwei.

Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Vayne, we analyzed 9,612 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 Vayne 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 truly master Vayne in order to counter Hwei during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Hwei. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Vayne versus Hwei build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Mercurial Scimitar, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Vayne bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs Hwei than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Vayne boasted an average winrate of 55.2% when countering Hwei with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Hwei as Vayne, Vayne players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Vayne vs Hwei counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 55.2% winrate overall.

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